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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 | 2011 |
| Principal Product | Chocolate |
| NAICS | 311351 - Chocolate and Confectionery Manufacturing from Cacao Beans |
| SIC | 2066 - Chocolate And Cocoa Products |
| Sales | $10,000,000-$50,000,000 |
| # of Employees | 400 |
| Plant Area (Sq.Ft.) | 200,000 |
| Annual Production | 90,000 Tons |
| Production Hrs. Annual | 6,096 |
| Location (State) | IL |
| Source | Yearly Cost | Usage | Unit | Unit Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electricity Usage | $837,176 | 17,403,032 | kWh | $0.05 |
| Electricity Demand | $37,935 | 32,112 | kW-months/year | $1.18 |
| Natural Gas | $302,136 | 63,066 | MMBtu | $4.79 |
| TOTAL ENERGY COSTS | $1,414,342 | |||
| RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* | $86,041 | *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 | Ancillary Material Cost | Electricity Usage | Electricity Demand | Natural Gas | Ancillary Material Cost | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 01: 2.7142 UTILIZE HIGHER EFFICIENCY LAMPS AND/OR BALLASTS |
Savings: $34,161 Cost: $109,685 |
$24,949 | 519,763 | $1,390 | 1,176 | - | - | $7,822 | - |
$24,949 519,763 kWh |
$1,390 1,176 kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
$7,822 - $ |
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| 02: 2.2414 USE WASTE HEAT FROM HOT FLUE GASES TO PREHEAT |
Savings: $8,804 Cost: $57,885 |
- | - | - | - | $8,804 | 1,838 | - | - |
- - kWh |
- - kW-months/year |
$8,804 1,838 MMBtu |
- - $ |
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| 03: 2.1233 ANALYZE FLUE GAS FOR PROPER AIR/FUEL RATIO |
Savings: $9,379 Cost: - |
- | - | - | - | $9,379 | 1,952 | - | - |
- - kWh |
- - kW-months/year |
$9,379 1,952 MMBtu |
- - $ |
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| 04: 2.2511 INSULATE BARE EQUIPMENT |
Savings: $6,711 Cost: $2,345 |
- | - | - | - | $6,711 | 1,401 | - | - |
- - kWh |
- - kW-months/year |
$6,711 1,401 MMBtu |
- - $ |
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| 05: 2.2136 INSTALL / REPAIR INSULATION ON STEAM LINES |
Savings: $190 Cost: $150 |
- | - | - | - | $190 | 40 | - | - |
- - kWh |
- - kW-months/year |
$190 40 MMBtu |
- - $ |
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| 06: 2.2135 REPAIR AND ELIMINATE STEAM LEAKS |
Savings: $714 Cost: $200 |
- | - | - | - | $714 | 149 | - | - |
- - kWh |
- - kW-months/year |
$714 149 MMBtu |
- - $ |
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| 07: 2.4231 REDUCE THE PRESSURE OF COMPRESSED AIR TO THE MINIMUM REQUIRED |
Savings: $893 Cost: - |
$893 | 18,615 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
$893 18,615 kWh |
- - kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
- - $ |
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| 08: 2.4236 ELIMINATE LEAKS IN INERT GAS AND COMPRESSED AIR LINES/ VALVES |
Savings: $25,189 Cost: $690 |
$25,189 | 524,795 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
$25,189 524,795 kWh |
- - kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
- - $ |
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| TOTAL RECOMMENDED |
Savings: $86,041 Cost: $170,955 |
$51,031 | 1,063,173 | $1,390 | 1,176 | $25,798 | 5,380 | $7,822 | - | $51,031 1,063,173 kWh |
$1,390 1,176 kW-months/year |
$25,798 5,380 MMBtu |
$7,822 - $ |
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| TOTAL IMPLEMENTED |
Savings: - Cost: - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - - kWh |
- - kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
- - $ |
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