Implementation Grant Funding Opportunity Open
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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 Illinois, Chicago |
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| Assessment Year | 2002 |
| Principal Product | Non-Clay Refractories |
| NAICS | n/a |
| SIC | 3297 - Nonclay Refractories |
| Sales | $1,000,000-$5,000,000 |
| # of Employees | 32 |
| Plant Area (Sq.Ft.) | 56,000 |
| Annual Production | 875,000 Pounds |
| Production Hrs. Annual | 2,080 |
| Location (State) | IL |
| Source | Yearly Cost | Usage | Unit | Unit Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electricity Usage | $26,972 | 964,920 | kWh | $0.03 |
| Electricity Demand | $49,385 | 4,050 | kW-months/year | $12.19 |
| Electricity Fees | $4,160 | - | $ | - |
| Natural Gas | $66,005 | 20,011 | MMBtu | $3.30 |
| TOTAL ENERGY COSTS | $158,544 | |||
| RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* | $40,006 | *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 | Personnel Changes | Administrative Changes | Ancillary Material Cost | Electricity Usage | Electricity Demand | Personnel Changes | Administrative Changes | Ancillary Material Cost | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 01: 2.4236 ELIMINATE LEAKS IN INERT GAS AND COMPRESSED AIR LINES/ VALVES |
Savings: $3,084 Cost: $1,600 |
$963 | 30,132 | $2,121 | 174 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
$963 30,132 kWh |
$2,121 174 kW-months/year |
- - $ |
- - $ |
- - $ |
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| 02: 2.4231 REDUCE THE PRESSURE OF COMPRESSED AIR TO THE MINIMUM REQUIRED |
Savings: $624 Cost: - |
$174 | 5,431 | $450 | 37 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
$174 5,431 kWh |
$450 37 kW-months/year |
- - $ |
- - $ |
- - $ |
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| 03: 2.7142 UTILIZE HIGHER EFFICIENCY LAMPS AND/OR BALLASTS |
Savings: $1,369 Cost: $4,933 |
$492 | 15,375 | $721 | 59 | $120 | - | - | - | $36 | - |
$492 15,375 kWh |
$721 59 kW-months/year |
$120 - $ |
- - $ |
$36 - $ |
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| 04: 2.7142 UTILIZE HIGHER EFFICIENCY LAMPS AND/OR BALLASTS |
Savings: $4,993 Cost: $26,387 |
$1,370 | 42,806 | $3,011 | 247 | $112 | - | - | - | $500 | - |
$1,370 42,806 kWh |
$3,011 247 kW-months/year |
$112 - $ |
- - $ |
$500 - $ |
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| 05: 2.7135 INSTALL OCCUPANCY SENSORS |
Savings: $746 Cost: $1,370 |
$565 | 17,657 | $181 | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
$565 17,657 kWh |
$181 15 kW-months/year |
- - $ |
- - $ |
- - $ |
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| 06: 4.426 MODIFY WORKLOAD |
Savings: $29,190 Cost: $29,765 |
- | - | - | - | $11,430 | - | $17,760 | - | - | - |
- - kWh |
- - kW-months/year |
$11,430 - $ |
$17,760 - $ |
- - $ |
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| TOTAL RECOMMENDED |
Savings: $40,006 Cost: $64,055 |
$3,564 | 111,401 | $6,484 | 532 | $11,662 | - | $17,760 | - | $536 | - | $3,564 111,401 kWh |
$6,484 532 kW-months/year |
$11,662 - $ |
$17,760 - $ |
$536 - $ |
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| TOTAL IMPLEMENTED |
Savings: - Cost: - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - - kWh |
- - kW-months/year |
- - $ |
- - $ |
- - $ |
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