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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 Tennessee |
|---|---|
| Assessment Year | 1998 |
| Principal Product | Various shaped steel bars |
| NAICS | n/a |
| SIC | 3312 - Blast Furnaces And Steel Mills |
| Sales | $10,000,000-$50,000,000 |
| # of Employees | 120 |
| Plant Area (Sq.Ft.) | 230,000 |
| Annual Production | 180,000 Tons |
| Production Hrs. Annual | 8,760 |
| Location (State) | TN |
| Source | Yearly Cost | Usage | Unit | Unit Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electricity Usage | $483,369 | 20,688,160 | kWh | $0.02 |
| Electricity Demand | $25,269 | 66,000 | kW-months/year | $0.38 |
| Electricity Fees | $43,175 | - | $ | - |
| Natural Gas | $1,199,420 | 366,535 | MMBtu | $3.27 |
| TOTAL ENERGY COSTS | $5,116,925 | |||
| RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* | $745,255 | *Non-energy impacts included in savings. See recommendations below |
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| IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* | $305,135 | |||
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Savings Cost |
Status | Electricity Usage | Natural Gas | Solid Waste (non-haz) | Personnel Changes | Primary Product | Electricity Usage | Natural Gas | Solid Waste (non-haz) | Personnel Changes | Primary Product | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 01: 3.1192 REDUCE SCRAP PRODUCTION |
Savings: $386,750 Cost: $427,700 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $386,750 | - |
- - kWh |
- - MMBtu |
- - lb |
- - $ |
$386,750 - $ |
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| 02: 3.5248 SEPARATE AND RECYCLE SCRAP METAL TO FOUNDRY OR FOR SALE |
Savings: $248,625 Cost: - |
- | - | - | - | $248,625 | - | - | - | - | - |
- - kWh |
- - MMBtu |
$248,625 - lb |
- - $ |
- - $ |
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| 03: 2.2531 RE-SIZE CHARGING OPENINGS OR ADD MOVABLE COVER OR DOOR |
Savings: $48,770 Cost: $9,300 |
- | - | $48,770 | 14,780 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- - kWh |
$48,770 14,780 MMBtu |
- - lb |
- - $ |
- - $ |
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| 04: 4.111 ADD EQUIPMENT/ OPERATORS TO REDUCE PRODUCTION BOTTLENECK |
Savings: $38,400 Cost: $21,000 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | $(-84,000) | - | $122,400 | - |
- - kWh |
- - MMBtu |
- - lb |
$(-84,000) - $ |
$122,400 - $ |
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| 05: 2.1331 BURN A LESS EXPENSIVE GRADE OF FUEL |
Savings: $14,970 Cost: $16,200 |
- | - | $14,970 | 4,536 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- - kWh |
$14,970 4,536 MMBtu |
- - lb |
- - $ |
- - $ |
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| 06: 2.4236 ELIMINATE LEAKS IN INERT GAS AND COMPRESSED AIR LINES/ VALVES |
Savings: $4,860 Cost: $1,000 |
$4,860 | 231,536 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
$4,860 231,536 kWh |
- - MMBtu |
- - lb |
- - $ |
- - $ |
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| 07: 3.5216 RECYCLE NONFERROUS DUST |
Savings: $2,880 Cost: - |
- | - | - | - | $2,880 | - | - | - | - | - |
- - kWh |
- - MMBtu |
$2,880 - lb |
- - $ |
- - $ |
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| TOTAL RECOMMENDED |
Savings: $745,255 Cost: $475,200 |
$4,860 | 231,536 | $63,740 | 19,316 | $251,505 | - | $(-84,000) | - | $509,150 | - | $4,860 231,536 kWh |
$63,740 19,316 MMBtu |
$251,505 - lb |
$(-84,000) - $ |
$509,150 - $ |
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| TOTAL IMPLEMENTED |
Savings: $305,135 Cost: $10,300 |
$4,860 | 231,536 | $48,770 | 14,780 | $251,505 | - | - | - | - | - | $4,860 231,536 kWh |
$48,770 14,780 MMBtu |
$251,505 - lb |
- - $ |
- - $ |
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