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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 |
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| Assessment Year | 2025 |
| Principal Product | Color systems, color cards, fan decks and color samples for the decorative paint market |
| NAICS | 323111 - Commercial Printing (except Screen and Books) |
| SIC | 3999 - Manufacturing Industries, Nec |
| Sales | $10,000,000-$50,000,000 |
| # of Employees | 90 |
| Plant Area (Sq.Ft.) | 333,000 |
| Annual Production | 100,000 Units |
| Production Hrs. Annual | 4,160 |
| Location (State) | IL |
| Source | Yearly Cost | Usage | Unit | Unit Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electricity Usage | $115,993 | 2,025,253 | kWh | $0.06 |
| Electricity Demand | $73,088 | 6,209 | kW-months/year | $11.77 |
| Electricity Fees | $60,436 | - | $ | - |
| Natural Gas | $184,927 | 23,060 | MMBtu | $8.02 |
| TOTAL ENERGY COSTS | $434,445 | |||
| RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* | $180,921 | *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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| $ | kWh | $ | kW-months/year | $ | MMBtu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 01: 2.9114 USE SOLAR HEAT TO MAKE ELECTRICTY |
Savings: $89,150 Cost: $489,314 |
$39,822 | 698,630 | $49,328 | 4,191 | - | - |
$39,822 698,630 kWh |
$49,328 4,191 kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
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| 02: 2.4146 USE ADJUSTABLE FREQUENCY DRIVE OR MULTIPLE SPEED MOTORS ON EXISTING SYSTEM |
Savings: $9,822 Cost: $728 |
$6,156 | 107,994 | $3,667 | 312 | - | - |
$6,156 107,994 kWh |
$3,667 312 kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
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| 03: 2.4111 UTILIZE ENERGY-EFFICIENT BELTS AND OTHER IMPROVED MECHANISMS |
Savings: $93 Cost: $379 |
$58 | 1,019 | $35 | 3 | - | - |
$58 1,019 kWh |
$35 3 kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
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| 04: 2.4236 ELIMINATE LEAKS IN INERT GAS AND COMPRESSED AIR LINES/ VALVES |
Savings: $12,450 Cost: $3,794 |
$7,802 | 136,878 | $4,648 | 395 | - | - |
$7,802 136,878 kWh |
$4,648 395 kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
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| 05: 2.4239 ELIMINATE OR REDUCE COMPRESSED AIR USAGE |
Savings: $1,039 Cost: $346 |
$269 | 4,722 | $769 | 65 | - | - |
$269 4,722 kWh |
$769 65 kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
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| 06: 2.4236 ELIMINATE LEAKS IN INERT GAS AND COMPRESSED AIR LINES/ VALVES |
Savings: $198 Cost: $144 |
$127 | 2,221 | $72 | 6 | - | - |
$127 2,221 kWh |
$72 6 kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
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| 07: 2.2427 USE WASTE HEAT FROM HOT FLUE GASES TO PREHEAT INCOMING FLUIDS |
Savings: $21,124 Cost: $3,628 |
- | - | - | - | $21,124 | 2,634 |
- - kWh |
- - kW-months/year |
$21,124 2,634 MMBtu |
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| 08: 2.4324 REPLACE HYDRAULIC / PNEUMATIC EQUIPMENT WITH ELECTRIC EQUIPMENT |
Savings: $2,349 Cost: $3,386 |
$443 | 7,779 | $1,906 | 162 | - | - |
$443 7,779 kWh |
$1,906 162 kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
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| 09: 2.4133 USE MOST EFFICIENT TYPE OF ELECTRIC MOTORS |
Savings: $3,406 Cost: $3,393 |
$3,100 | 54,392 | $306 | 26 | - | - |
$3,100 54,392 kWh |
$306 26 kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
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| 10: 2.7142 UTILIZE HIGHER EFFICIENCY LAMPS AND/OR BALLASTS |
Savings: $525 Cost: $205 |
$332 | 5,824 | $193 | 16 | - | - |
$332 5,824 kWh |
$193 16 kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
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| 11: 2.3132 RECHARGE BATTERIES ON DURING OFF-PEAK DEMAND PERIODS |
Savings: $2,060 Cost: - |
- | - | $2,060 | 175 | - | - |
- - kWh |
$2,060 175 kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
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| 12: 2.3191 USE DEMAND CONTROLLER OR LOAD SHEDDER |
Savings: $1,025 Cost: $1,615 |
$452 | 7,937 | - | - | $573 | 71 |
$452 7,937 kWh |
- - kW-months/year |
$573 71 MMBtu |
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| 13: 2.5113 USE DIRECT FLAME IMPINGEMENT OR INFRARED PROCESSING FOR CHAMBER TYPE HEATING |
Savings: $926 Cost: $1,541 |
$474 | 8,320 | $452 | 38 | - | - |
$474 8,320 kWh |
$452 38 kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
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| 14: 2.1224 REPLACE BOILER |
Savings: $36,754 Cost: $57,900 |
- | - | - | - | $36,754 | 4,583 |
- - kWh |
- - kW-months/year |
$36,754 4,583 MMBtu |
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| TOTAL RECOMMENDED |
Savings: $180,921 Cost: $566,373 |
$59,035 | 1,035,715 | $63,435 | 5,389 | $58,451 | 7,288 | $59,035 1,035,715 kWh |
$63,435 5,389 kW-months/year |
$58,451 7,288 MMBtu |
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| TOTAL IMPLEMENTED |
Savings: - Cost: - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - - kWh |
- - kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
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