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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 | Iowa State University |
|---|---|
| Assessment Year | 2000 |
| Principal Product | cardboard containers |
| NAICS | n/a |
| SIC | 2657 - Folding Paperboard Boxes |
| Sales | $5,000,000-$10,000,000 |
| # of Employees | 125 |
| Plant Area (Sq.Ft.) | 275,000 |
| Annual Production | 9,000 Tons |
| Production Hrs. Annual | 6,240 |
| Location (State) | MN |
| Source | Yearly Cost | Usage | Unit | Unit Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electricity Usage | $66,141 | 1,811,841 | kWh | $0.04 |
| Electricity Demand | $67,952 | 9,024 | kW-months/year | $7.53 |
| Natural Gas | $9,857 | 2,152 | MMBtu | $4.58 |
| TOTAL ENERGY COSTS | $144,577 | |||
| RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* | $47,381 | *Non-energy impacts included in savings. See recommendations below |
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| IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* | $8,858 | |||
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Savings Cost |
Status | Electricity Usage | Electricity Demand | Personnel Changes | Administrative Changes | Electricity Usage | Electricity Demand | Personnel Changes | Administrative Changes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 01: 4.3220 ELIMINATE OLD STOCK AND MODIFY INVENTORY CONTROL |
Savings: $19,500 Cost: $22,000 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | $19,500 | - |
- - kWh |
- - kW-months/year |
- - $ |
$19,500 - $ |
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| 02: 4.4410 INSTALL AUTOMATIC PACKING EQUIPMENT |
Savings: $18,200 Cost: $10,275 |
- | - | - | - | $18,200 | - | - | - |
- - kWh |
- - kW-months/year |
$18,200 - $ |
- - $ |
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| 03: 2.4133 USE MOST EFFICIENT TYPE OF ELECTRIC MOTORS |
Savings: $3,060 Cost: - |
$2,193 | 60,375 | $867 | 116 | - | - | - | - |
$2,193 60,375 kWh |
$867 116 kW-months/year |
- - $ |
- - $ |
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| 04: 2.4236 ELIMINATE LEAKS IN INERT GAS AND COMPRESSED AIR LINES/ VALVES |
Savings: $3,799 Cost: $202 |
$2,723 | 74,736 | $1,076 | 144 | - | - | - | - |
$2,723 74,736 kWh |
$1,076 144 kW-months/year |
- - $ |
- - $ |
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| 05: 2.7142 UTILIZE HIGHER EFFICIENCY LAMPS AND/OR BALLASTS |
Savings: $1,999 Cost: - |
$1,431 | 39,273 | $568 | 76 | - | - | - | - |
$1,431 39,273 kWh |
$568 76 kW-months/year |
- - $ |
- - $ |
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| 06: 2.4231 REDUCE THE PRESSURE OF COMPRESSED AIR TO THE MINIMUM REQUIRED |
Savings: $445 Cost: $25 |
$318 | 8,792 | $127 | 17 | - | - | - | - |
$318 8,792 kWh |
$127 17 kW-months/year |
- - $ |
- - $ |
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| 07: 2.4221 INSTALL COMPRESSOR AIR INTAKES IN COOLEST LOCATIONS |
Savings: $378 Cost: $56 |
$279 | 7,620 | $99 | 14 | - | - | - | - |
$279 7,620 kWh |
$99 14 kW-months/year |
- - $ |
- - $ |
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| TOTAL RECOMMENDED |
Savings: $47,381 Cost: $32,558 |
$6,944 | 190,796 | $2,737 | 367 | $18,200 | - | $19,500 | - | $6,944 190,796 kWh |
$2,737 367 kW-months/year |
$18,200 - $ |
$19,500 - $ |
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| TOTAL IMPLEMENTED |
Savings: $8,858 Cost: $202 |
$6,347 | 174,384 | $2,511 | 336 | - | - | - | - | $6,347 174,384 kWh |
$2,511 336 kW-months/year |
- - $ |
- - $ |
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