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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 | 2011 |
| Principal Product | Containers |
| NAICS | 321920 - Wood Container and Pallet Manufacturing |
| SIC | 2448 - Wood Pallets And Skids |
| Sales | $1,000,000-$5,000,000 |
| # of Employees | 249 |
| Plant Area (Sq.Ft.) | 60,000 |
| Annual Production | 1,000,000 Pieces |
| Production Hrs. Annual | 8,760 |
| Location (State) | IL |
| Source | Yearly Cost | Usage | Unit | Unit Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electricity Usage | $120,383 | 1,860,702 | kWh | $0.06 |
| Electricity Demand | $58,195 | 6,284 | kW-months/year | $9.26 |
| Natural Gas | $83,592 | 15,920 | MMBtu | $5.25 |
| TOTAL ENERGY COSTS | $262,170 | |||
| RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* | $65,797 | *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 | Electricity Usage | Electricity Demand | Natural Gas | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 01: 2.7142 UTILIZE HIGHER EFFICIENCY LAMPS AND/OR BALLASTS |
Savings: $1,132 Cost: $2,264 |
$823 | 12,726 | $309 | 33 | - | - |
$823 12,726 kWh |
$309 33 kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
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| 02: 2.7142 UTILIZE HIGHER EFFICIENCY LAMPS AND/OR BALLASTS |
Savings: $32,171 Cost: $190,302 |
$23,245 | 352,262 | $8,926 | 964 | - | - |
$23,245 352,262 kWh |
$8,926 964 kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
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| 03: 2.7142 UTILIZE HIGHER EFFICIENCY LAMPS AND/OR BALLASTS |
Savings: $25,672 Cost: $128,355 |
$18,666 | 288,494 | $7,006 | 756 | - | - |
$18,666 288,494 kWh |
$7,006 756 kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
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| 04: 2.7135 INSTALL OCCUPANCY SENSORS |
Savings: $408 Cost: $3,264 |
$408 | 6,301 | - | - | - | - |
$408 6,301 kWh |
- - kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
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| 05: 2.4231 REDUCE THE PRESSURE OF COMPRESSED AIR TO THE MINIMUM REQUIRED |
Savings: $407 Cost: - |
$407 | 6,269 | - | - | - | - |
$407 6,269 kWh |
- - kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
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| 06: 2.4236 ELIMINATE LEAKS IN INERT GAS AND COMPRESSED AIR LINES/ VALVES |
Savings: $2,650 Cost: $2,650 |
$2,650 | 40,964 | - | - | - | - |
$2,650 40,964 kWh |
- - kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
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| 07: 2.1133 ADJUST BURNERS FOR EFFICIENT OPERATION |
Savings: $3,224 Cost: $1,612 |
- | - | - | - | $3,224 | 612 |
- - kWh |
- - kW-months/year |
$3,224 612 MMBtu |
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| 08: 2.4322 USE OR REPLACE WITH ENERGY EFFICIENT SUBSTITUTES |
Savings: $133 Cost: - |
$111 | 1,700 | $22 | 2 | - | - |
$111 1,700 kWh |
$22 2 kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
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| TOTAL RECOMMENDED |
Savings: $65,797 Cost: $328,447 |
$46,310 | 708,716 | $16,263 | 1,755 | $3,224 | 612 | $46,310 708,716 kWh |
$16,263 1,755 kW-months/year |
$3,224 612 MMBtu |
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| TOTAL IMPLEMENTED |
Savings: - Cost: - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - - kWh |
- - kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
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