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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 Nebraska–Lincoln |
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| Assessment Year | 2021 |
| Principal Product | Plastic Fence, Deck, and Railing |
| NAICS | 326122 - Plastics Pipe and Pipe Fitting Manufacturing |
| SIC | 3084 - Plastics Pipe |
| Sales | $10,000,000-$50,000,000 |
| # of Employees | 120 |
| Plant Area (Sq.Ft.) | 98,410 |
| Annual Production | 40,000,000 Pounds |
| Production Hrs. Annual | 8,400 |
| Location (State) | NE |
| Source | Yearly Cost | Usage | Unit | Unit Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electricity Usage | $177,647 | 5,730,548 | kWh | $0.03 |
| Electricity Demand | $297,262 | 17,007 | kW-months/year | $17.48 |
| Natural Gas | $23,275 | 3,630 | MMBtu | $6.41 |
| TOTAL ENERGY COSTS | $500,265 | |||
| RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* | $121,098 | *Non-energy impacts included in savings. See recommendations below |
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| IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* | $15,338 | |||
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Savings Cost |
Status | Electricity Usage | Electricity Demand | Natural Gas | Personnel Changes | Ancillary Material Cost | Increase in Production | Electricity Usage | Electricity Demand | Natural Gas | Personnel Changes | Ancillary Material Cost | Increase in Production | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| $ | kWh | $ | kW-months/year | $ | MMBtu | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 01: 2.4146 USE ADJUSTABLE FREQUENCY DRIVE OR MULTIPLE SPEED MOTORS ON EXISTING SYSTEM |
Savings: $74,696 Cost: $154,720 |
$74,696 | 2,425,199 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
$74,696 2,425,199 kWh |
- - kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
- - $ |
- - $ |
- - % |
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| 02: 3.4114 REPLACE CITY WATER WITH RECYCLED WATER VIA COOLING TOWER |
Savings: $20,793 Cost: $13,100 |
$11,516 | 371,498 | $9,276 | 531 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
$11,516 371,498 kWh |
$9,276 531 kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
- - $ |
- - $ |
- - % |
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| 03: 2.7243 IMPROVE AIR CIRCULATION WITH DESTRATIFICATION FANS / OTHER METHODS |
Savings: $10,271 Cost: $16,980 |
$207 | 6,720 | $164 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $9,900 | - |
$207 6,720 kWh |
$164 9 kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
- - $ |
- - $ |
$9,900 - % |
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| 04: 2.7142 UTILIZE HIGHER EFFICIENCY LAMPS AND/OR BALLASTS |
Savings: $7,345 Cost: $11,175 |
$2,803 | 90,413 | $4,214 | 241 | - | - | $328 | - | - | - | - | - |
$2,803 90,413 kWh |
$4,214 241 kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
$328 - $ |
- - $ |
- - % |
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| 05: 2.7231 USE RADIANT HEATER FOR SPOT HEATING |
Savings: $4,782 Cost: $15,170 |
- | - | - | - | $4,782 | 746 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- - kWh |
- - kW-months/year |
$4,782 746 MMBtu |
- - $ |
- - $ |
- - % |
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| 06: 2.4236 ELIMINATE LEAKS IN INERT GAS AND COMPRESSED AIR LINES/ VALVES |
Savings: $3,211 Cost: $2,500 |
$3,711 | 120,509 | - | - | - | - | $(-400) | - | $(-100) | - | - | - |
$3,711 120,509 kWh |
- - kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
$(-400) - $ |
$(-100) - $ |
- - % |
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| TOTAL RECOMMENDED |
Savings: $121,098 Cost: $213,645 |
$92,933 | 3,014,339 | $13,654 | 781 | $4,782 | 746 | $(-72) | - | $(-100) | - | $9,900 | - | $92,933 3,014,339 kWh |
$13,654 781 kW-months/year |
$4,782 746 MMBtu |
$(-72) - $ |
$(-100) - $ |
$9,900 - % |
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| TOTAL IMPLEMENTED |
Savings: $15,338 Cost: $28,845 |
$6,514 | 210,922 | $4,214 | 241 | $4,782 | 746 | $(-72) | - | $(-100) | - | - | - | $6,514 210,922 kWh |
$4,214 241 kW-months/year |
$4,782 746 MMBtu |
$(-72) - $ |
$(-100) - $ |
- - % |
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