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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 Tennessee |
|---|---|
| Assessment Year | 1997 |
| Principal Product | Water-based and ultraviolet-curable inks and coatings |
| NAICS | n/a |
| SIC | 2893 - Printing Ink |
| Sales | $10,000,000-$50,000,000 |
| # of Employees | 125 |
| Plant Area (Sq.Ft.) | 45,000 |
| Annual Production | 8,000,000 Pounds |
| Production Hrs. Annual | 6,240 |
| Location (State) | NC |
| Source | Yearly Cost | Usage | Unit | Unit Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electricity Usage | $42,803 | 1,524,619 | kWh | $0.03 |
| Electricity Demand | $40,975 | 4,477 | kW-months/year | $9.15 |
| Electricity Fees | $2,382 | - | $ | - |
| Natural Gas | $34,854 | 5,798 | MMBtu | $6.01 |
| TOTAL ENERGY COSTS | $834,702 | |||
| RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* | $628,120 | *Non-energy impacts included in savings. See recommendations below |
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| IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* | $39,280 | |||
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Savings Cost |
Status | Electricity Usage | Electricity Demand | Natural Gas | Water Disposal | Other Liquid (non-haz) | Personnel Changes | Primary Raw Material | Ancillary Material Cost | Water Consumption | Primary Product | Electricity Usage | Electricity Demand | Natural Gas | Water Disposal | Other Liquid (non-haz) | Personnel Changes | Primary Raw Material | Ancillary Material Cost | Water Consumption | Primary Product | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| $ | kWh | $ | kW-months/year | $ | MMBtu | $ | Tgal | $ | gal | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | Tgal | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 01: 3.7195 USE TEFLON LINED TANKS |
Savings: $525,690 Cost: $35,280 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $8,190 | 172,500 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $517,500 | - |
- - kWh |
- - kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
- - Tgal |
$8,190 172,500 gal |
- - $ |
- - $ |
- - $ |
- - Tgal |
$517,500 - $ |
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| 02: 4.4540 MODIFY STARTUP/SHUTDOWN TIMES |
Savings: $39,000 Cost: $17,200 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $39,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- - kWh |
- - kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
- - Tgal |
- - gal |
$39,000 - $ |
- - $ |
- - $ |
- - Tgal |
- - $ |
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| 03: 4.3210 OPTIMIZE PRODUCTION LOT SIZES AND INVENTORIES |
Savings: $35,000 Cost: $22,200 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $35,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- - kWh |
- - kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
- - Tgal |
- - gal |
- - $ |
$35,000 - $ |
- - $ |
- - Tgal |
- - $ |
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| 04: 3.4156 USE FLOW CONTROL VALVES ON EQUIPMENT TO OPTIMIZE WATER USE |
Savings: $24,170 Cost: $1,040 |
- | - | - | - | $3,520 | 587 | $2,620 | 1,688,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $16,880 | - | $1,150 | - | - | - |
- - kWh |
- - kW-months/year |
$3,520 587 MMBtu |
$2,620 1,688,000 Tgal |
- - gal |
- - $ |
- - $ |
$16,880 - $ |
$1,150 - Tgal |
- - $ |
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| 05: 2.6218 TURN OFF EQUIPMENT WHEN NOT IN USE |
Savings: $3,470 Cost: - |
- | - | - | - | $3,470 | 578 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- - kWh |
- - kW-months/year |
$3,470 578 MMBtu |
- - Tgal |
- - gal |
- - $ |
- - $ |
- - $ |
- - Tgal |
- - $ |
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| 06: 2.4231 REDUCE THE PRESSURE OF COMPRESSED AIR TO THE MINIMUM REQUIRED |
Savings: $510 Cost: - |
$280 | 10,844 | $230 | 24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
$280 10,844 kWh |
$230 24 kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
- - Tgal |
- - gal |
- - $ |
- - $ |
- - $ |
- - Tgal |
- - $ |
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| 07: 2.7142 UTILIZE HIGHER EFFICIENCY LAMPS AND/OR BALLASTS |
Savings: $280 Cost: $280 |
$50 | 2,052 | $230 | 24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
$50 2,052 kWh |
$230 24 kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
- - Tgal |
- - gal |
- - $ |
- - $ |
- - $ |
- - Tgal |
- - $ |
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| TOTAL RECOMMENDED |
Savings: $628,120 Cost: $76,000 |
$330 | 12,896 | $460 | 48 | $6,990 | 1,165 | $2,620 | 1,688,000 | $8,190 | 172,500 | $39,000 | - | $35,000 | - | $16,880 | - | $1,150 | - | $517,500 | - | $330 12,896 kWh |
$460 48 kW-months/year |
$6,990 1,165 MMBtu |
$2,620 1,688,000 Tgal |
$8,190 172,500 gal |
$39,000 - $ |
$35,000 - $ |
$16,880 - $ |
$1,150 - Tgal |
$517,500 - $ |
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| TOTAL IMPLEMENTED |
Savings: $39,280 Cost: $17,480 |
$50 | 2,052 | $230 | 24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $39,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $50 2,052 kWh |
$230 24 kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
- - Tgal |
- - gal |
$39,000 - $ |
- - $ |
- - $ |
- - Tgal |
- - $ |
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