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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 Massachusetts |
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| Assessment Year | 2022 |
| Principal Product | plastic bags |
| NAICS | 326111 - Plastics Bag and Pouch Manufacturing |
| SIC | 2673 - Bags: Plastics, Laminated, & Coated |
| Sales | $10,000,000-$50,000,000 |
| # of Employees | 88 |
| Plant Area (Sq.Ft.) | 118,000 |
| Annual Production | 30,000,000 Pounds |
| Production Hrs. Annual | 8,400 |
| Location (State) | MA |
| Source | Yearly Cost | Usage | Unit | Unit Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electricity Usage | $777,034 | 7,679,150 | kWh | $0.10 |
| Electricity Demand | $102,332 | 13,644 | kW-months/year | $7.50 |
| Electricity Fees | $923 | - | $ | - |
| LPG | $59,246 | 2,957 | MMBtu | $20.04 |
| TOTAL ENERGY COSTS | $939,535 | |||
| RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* | $59,466 | *Non-energy impacts included in savings. See recommendations below |
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| IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* | $11,185 | |||
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Savings Cost |
Status | Electricity Usage | Electricity Demand | LPG | Administrative Changes | Electricity Usage | Electricity Demand | LPG | Administrative Changes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 01: 2.2614 USE COOLING TOWER OR ECONOMIZER TO REPLACE CHILLER COOLING |
Savings: $34,736 Cost: $24,400 |
$31,406 | 310,951 | $3,330 | 444 | - | - | - | - |
$31,406 310,951 kWh |
$3,330 444 kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
- - $ |
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| 02: 2.2511 INSULATE BARE EQUIPMENT |
Savings: $6,782 Cost: $8,620 |
$6,782 | 67,148 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
$6,782 67,148 kWh |
- - kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
- - $ |
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| 03: 2.4231 REDUCE THE PRESSURE OF COMPRESSED AIR TO THE MINIMUM REQUIRED |
Savings: $6,700 Cost: $4,400 |
$6,700 | 66,340 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
$6,700 66,340 kWh |
- - kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
- - $ |
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| 04: 2.8121 APPLY FOR TAX-FREE STATUS FOR ENERGY PURCHASES |
Savings: $3,485 Cost: $1,000 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | $3,485 | - |
- - kWh |
- - kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
$3,485 - $ |
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| 05: 2.4146 USE ADJUSTABLE FREQUENCY DRIVE OR MULTIPLE SPEED MOTORS ON EXISTING SYSTEM |
Savings: $3,278 Cost: $15,850 |
$3,278 | 32,455 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
$3,278 32,455 kWh |
- - kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
- - $ |
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| 06: 2.2691 SHUT OFF COOLING IF COLD OUTSIDE AIR WILL COOL PROCESS |
Savings: $2,891 Cost: $4,445 |
- | - | - | - | $2,891 | 144 | - | - |
- - kWh |
- - kW-months/year |
$2,891 144 MMBtu |
- - $ |
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| 07: 2.4133 USE MOST EFFICIENT TYPE OF ELECTRIC MOTORS |
Savings: $1,594 Cost: $5,100 |
$1,594 | 15,785 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
$1,594 15,785 kWh |
- - kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
- - $ |
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| TOTAL RECOMMENDED |
Savings: $59,466 Cost: $63,815 |
$49,760 | 492,679 | $3,330 | 444 | $2,891 | 144 | $3,485 | - | $49,760 492,679 kWh |
$3,330 444 kW-months/year |
$2,891 144 MMBtu |
$3,485 - $ |
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| TOTAL IMPLEMENTED |
Savings: $11,185 Cost: $13,945 |
$8,294 | 82,125 | - | - | $2,891 | 144 | - | - | $8,294 82,125 kWh |
- - kW-months/year |
$2,891 144 MMBtu |
- - $ |
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