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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.
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| IAC Center | University of Illinois, Chicago |
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| Assessment Year | 2025 |
| Principal Product | Nickel and Chromium Electroplating |
| NAICS | 332813 - Electroplating, Plating, Polishing, Anodizing, and Coloring |
| SIC | 3479 - Metal Coating And Allied Services |
| Sales | $50,000,000-$100,000,000 |
| # of Employees | 80 |
| Plant Area (Sq.Ft.) | 206,000 |
| Annual Production | 123,143 Tons |
| Production Hrs. Annual | 4,420 |
| Location (State) | IN |
| Source | Yearly Cost | Usage | Unit | Unit Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electricity Usage | $849,025 | 8,815,152 | kWh | $0.10 |
| Electricity Demand | $446,667 | 23,539 | kW-months/year | $18.98 |
| Electricity Fees | $31,003 | - | $ | - |
| Natural Gas | $220,785 | 106,210 | MMBtu | $2.08 |
| TOTAL ENERGY COSTS | $1,547,480 | |||
| RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* | $105,657 | *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: 2.4236 ELIMINATE LEAKS IN INERT GAS AND COMPRESSED AIR LINES/ VALVES |
Savings: $2,206 Cost: $226 |
$1,461 | 15,218 | $745 | 39 | - | - |
$1,461 15,218 kWh |
$745 39 kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
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| 02: 2.1133 ADJUST BURNERS FOR EFFICIENT OPERATION |
Savings: $11,584 Cost: $631 |
- | - | - | - | $11,584 | 5,569 |
- - kWh |
- - kW-months/year |
$11,584 5,569 MMBtu |
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| 03: 2.4231 REDUCE THE PRESSURE OF COMPRESSED AIR TO THE MINIMUM REQUIRED |
Savings: $3,276 Cost: - |
$3,136 | 32,664 | $140 | 7 | - | - |
$3,136 32,664 kWh |
$140 7 kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
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| 04: 2.2511 INSULATE BARE EQUIPMENT |
Savings: $1,870 Cost: $5,460 |
- | - | - | - | $1,870 | 899 |
- - kWh |
- - kW-months/year |
$1,870 899 MMBtu |
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| 05: 2.4236 ELIMINATE LEAKS IN INERT GAS AND COMPRESSED AIR LINES/ VALVES |
Savings: $1,732 Cost: $1,026 |
$1,661 | 17,304 | $71 | 4 | - | - |
$1,661 17,304 kWh |
$71 4 kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
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| 06: 2.2135 REPAIR AND ELIMINATE STEAM LEAKS |
Savings: $5,105 Cost: $1,367 |
- | - | - | - | $5,105 | 2,454 |
- - kWh |
- - kW-months/year |
$5,105 2,454 MMBtu |
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| 07: 2.4236 ELIMINATE LEAKS IN INERT GAS AND COMPRESSED AIR LINES/ VALVES |
Savings: $696 Cost: $288 |
$461 | 4,800 | $235 | 12 | - | - |
$461 4,800 kWh |
$235 12 kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
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| 08: 2.3212 OPTIMIZE PLANT POWER FACTOR |
Savings: $77,211 Cost: $108,749 |
- | - | $77,211 | 4,069 | - | - |
- - kWh |
$77,211 4,069 kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
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| 09: 2.2511 INSULATE BARE EQUIPMENT |
Savings: $1,978 Cost: $756 |
- | - | - | - | $1,978 | 951 |
- - kWh |
- - kW-months/year |
$1,978 951 MMBtu |
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| TOTAL RECOMMENDED |
Savings: $105,657 Cost: $118,503 |
$6,719 | 69,986 | $78,402 | 4,132 | $20,536 | 9,873 | $6,719 69,986 kWh |
$78,402 4,132 kW-months/year |
$20,536 9,873 MMBtu |
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| TOTAL IMPLEMENTED |
Savings: - Cost: - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - - kWh |
- - kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
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