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Implementation Grant Funding Opportunity Open
Qualifying* small and medium-sized US manufacturers, that received IAC or Combined Heat and Power Technical Assistance Partnership assessments between 2018 and 2024, can now apply for grants for implementation of assessment recommendations up 50% of qualifying* project costs with a maximum of $300,000 per manufacturer.
IMPORTANT: The grant program now operates on a rolling basis and applications may be submitted at any time through the year, with quarterly reviews.
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| IAC Center | University of Delaware |
|---|---|
| Assessment Year | 2025 |
| Principal Product | Liquid and powdered sodium silicate |
| NAICS | 325998 - All Other Miscellaneous Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing |
| SIC | 2899 - Chemical Preparations, Nec |
| Sales | $50,000,000-$100,000,000 |
| # of Employees | 25 |
| Plant Area (Sq.Ft.) | 97,000 |
| Annual Production | 67,000 Tons |
| Production Hrs. Annual | 8,760 |
| Location (State) | PA |
| Source | Yearly Cost | Usage | Unit | Unit Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electricity Usage | $452,988 | 6,093,069 | kWh | $0.07 |
| Electricity Demand | $85,502 | 12,390 | kW-months/year | $6.90 |
| Electricity Fees | $5,462 | - | $ | - |
| Natural Gas | $2,055,198 | 454,465 | MMBtu | $4.52 |
| TOTAL ENERGY COSTS | $2,738,200 | |||
| RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* | $387,623 | *Non-energy impacts included in savings. See recommendations below |
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| IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* | - | |||
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Savings Cost |
Status | Electricity Usage | Electricity Demand | Natural Gas | One-time Revenue or Avoided Cost | Electricity Usage | Electricity Demand | Natural Gas | One-time Revenue or Avoided Cost | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| $ | kWh | $ | kW-months/year | $ | MMBtu | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 01: 2.7135 INSTALL OCCUPANCY SENSORS |
Savings: $3,259 Cost: $5,600 |
$3,259 | 43,449 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
$3,259 43,449 kWh |
- - kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
- - $ |
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| 02: 2.4146 USE ADJUSTABLE FREQUENCY DRIVE OR MULTIPLE SPEED MOTORS ON EXISTING SYSTEM |
Savings: $7,638 Cost: $17,000 |
$6,736 | 89,800 | $903 | 131 | - | - | - | - |
$6,736 89,800 kWh |
$903 131 kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
- - $ |
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| 03: 2.4146 USE ADJUSTABLE FREQUENCY DRIVE OR MULTIPLE SPEED MOTORS ON EXISTING SYSTEM |
Savings: $246,492 Cost: $36,000 |
$35,680 | 475,825 | $10,812 | 1,567 | - | - | $200,000 | - |
$35,680 475,825 kWh |
$10,812 1,567 kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
$200,000 - $ |
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| 04: 2.4146 USE ADJUSTABLE FREQUENCY DRIVE OR MULTIPLE SPEED MOTORS ON EXISTING SYSTEM |
Savings: $11,077 Cost: $15,000 |
$11,077 | 147,700 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
$11,077 147,700 kWh |
- - kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
- - $ |
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| 05: 2.4236 ELIMINATE LEAKS IN INERT GAS AND COMPRESSED AIR LINES/ VALVES |
Savings: $12,190 Cost: $5,500 |
$10,823 | 144,300 | $1,368 | 198 | - | - | - | - |
$10,823 144,300 kWh |
$1,368 198 kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
- - $ |
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| 06: 2.4231 REDUCE THE PRESSURE OF COMPRESSED AIR TO THE MINIMUM REQUIRED |
Savings: $18,300 Cost: $800 |
$18,300 | 243,900 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
$18,300 243,900 kWh |
- - kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
- - $ |
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| 07: 2.2441 PREHEAT BOILER MAKEUP WATER WITH WASTE PROCESS HEAT |
Savings: $3,100 Cost: $25,000 |
- | - | - | - | $3,100 | 686 | - | - |
- - kWh |
- - kW-months/year |
$3,100 686 MMBtu |
- - $ |
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| 08: 2.1116 IMPROVE COMBUSTION CONTROL CAPABILITY |
Savings: $76,162 Cost: $42,000 |
- | - | - | - | $76,162 | 16,850 | - | - |
- - kWh |
- - kW-months/year |
$76,162 16,850 MMBtu |
- - $ |
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| 09: 2.2523 REDUCE INFILTRATION TO REFRIGERATED AREAS; ISOLATE HOT EQUIPMENT FROM REFRIGERATED AREAS |
Savings: $9,008 Cost: - |
- | - | - | - | $9,008 | 1,993 | - | - |
- - kWh |
- - kW-months/year |
$9,008 1,993 MMBtu |
- - $ |
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| 10: 2.7232 REPLACE EXISTING HVAC UNIT WITH HIGH EFFICIENCY MODEL |
Savings: $397 Cost: $55,182 |
$345 | 4,604 | $52 | 8 | - | - | - | - |
$345 4,604 kWh |
$52 8 kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
- - $ |
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| TOTAL RECOMMENDED |
Savings: $387,623 Cost: $202,082 |
$86,219 | 1,149,578 | $13,134 | 1,903 | $88,270 | 19,529 | $200,000 | - | $86,219 1,149,578 kWh |
$13,134 1,903 kW-months/year |
$88,270 19,529 MMBtu |
$200,000 - $ |
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| TOTAL IMPLEMENTED |
Savings: - Cost: - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - - kWh |
- - kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
- - $ |
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