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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.
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| IAC Center | University of Illinois, Chicago |
|---|---|
| Assessment Year | 2006 |
| Principal Product | steel rounds, squares, billets, and slabs |
| NAICS | 331110 - Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing |
| SIC | 3312 - Blast Furnaces And Steel Mills |
| Sales | $100,000,000-$500,000,000 |
| # of Employees | 245 |
| Plant Area (Sq.Ft.) | 479,100 |
| Annual Production | 360,000 Tons |
| Production Hrs. Annual | 5,096 |
| Location (State) | IL |
| Source | Yearly Cost | Usage | Unit | Unit Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electricity Usage | $1,874,752 | 136,529,058 | kWh | $0.01 |
| Electricity Demand | $2,320,959 | 514,613 | kW-months/year | $4.51 |
| Natural Gas | $3,894,358 | 479,534 | MMBtu | $8.12 |
| TOTAL ENERGY COSTS | $8,424,394 | |||
| RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* | $5,181,466 | *Non-energy impacts included in savings. See recommendations below |
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| IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* | $2,717,547 | |||
| #|Description |
Savings Cost |
Status | Electricity Usage | Electricity Demand | Natural Gas | Personnel Changes | Water Consumption | By-product Production | Electricity Usage | Electricity Demand | Natural Gas | Personnel Changes | Water Consumption | By-product Production | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| $ | kWh | $ | kW-months/year | $ | MMBtu | $ | $ | $ | Tgal | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 01: 2.2437 RECOVER WASTE HEAT FROM EQUIPMENT |
Savings: $2,641,138 Cost: $12,550,416 |
- | - | - | - | $(-5,650,546) | (-695,880) | $(-240,000) | - | $(-425,524) | - | $8,957,208 | - |
- - kWh |
- - kW-months/year |
$(-5,650,546) (-695,880) MMBtu |
$(-240,000) - $ |
$(-425,524) - Tgal |
$8,957,208 - $ |
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| 02: 2.1133 ADJUST BURNERS FOR EFFICIENT OPERATION |
Savings: $76,409 Cost: $252,000 |
- | - | - | - | $76,409 | 9,410 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- - kWh |
- - kW-months/year |
$76,409 9,410 MMBtu |
- - $ |
- - Tgal |
- - $ |
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| 03: 2.4322 USE OR REPLACE WITH ENERGY EFFICIENT SUBSTITUTES |
Savings: $1,509,727 Cost: $6,804,600 |
- | - | - | - | $1,509,727 | 185,927 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- - kWh |
- - kW-months/year |
$1,509,727 185,927 MMBtu |
- - $ |
- - Tgal |
- - $ |
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| 04: 2.2414 USE WASTE HEAT FROM HOT FLUE GASES TO PREHEAT |
Savings: $861,835 Cost: $1,928,400 |
$(-3,879) | (-277,061) | $(-3,004) | (-666) | $868,718 | 106,985 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
$(-3,879) (-277,061) kWh |
$(-3,004) (-666) kW-months/year |
$868,718 106,985 MMBtu |
- - $ |
- - Tgal |
- - $ |
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| 05: 3.4113 TREAT AND REUSE RINSE WATERS |
Savings: $92,357 Cost: $31,583 |
$(-4,849) | (-346,327) | $(-3,782) | (-833) | - | - | - | - | $100,988 | - | - | - |
$(-4,849) (-346,327) kWh |
$(-3,782) (-833) kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
- - $ |
$100,988 - Tgal |
- - $ |
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| TOTAL RECOMMENDED |
Savings: $5,181,466 Cost: $21,566,999 |
$(-8,728) | (-623,388) | $(-6,786) | (-1,499) | $(-3,195,692) | (-393,558) | $(-240,000) | - | $(-324,536) | - | $8,957,208 | - | $(-8,728) (-623,388) kWh |
$(-6,786) (-1,499) kW-months/year |
$(-3,195,692) (-393,558) MMBtu |
$(-240,000) - $ |
$(-324,536) - Tgal |
$8,957,208 - $ |
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| TOTAL IMPLEMENTED |
Savings: $2,717,547 Cost: $12,802,416 |
- | - | - | - | $(-5,574,137) | (-686,470) | $(-240,000) | - | $(-425,524) | - | $8,957,208 | - | - - kWh |
- - kW-months/year |
$(-5,574,137) (-686,470) MMBtu |
$(-240,000) - $ |
$(-425,524) - Tgal |
$8,957,208 - $ |
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