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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 | Tennessee Technological University |
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| Assessment Year | 2023 |
| Principal Product | Plastic Caps |
| NAICS | 325991 - Custom Compounding of Purchased Resins |
| SIC | 3089 - Plastics Products, Nec |
| Sales | $50,000,000-$100,000,000 |
| # of Employees | 100 |
| Plant Area (Sq.Ft.) | 135,000 |
| Annual Production | 3,800,000,000 Pieces |
| Production Hrs. Annual | 8,400 |
| Location (State) | TN |
| Source | Yearly Cost | Usage | Unit | Unit Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electricity Usage | $1,324,125 | 26,866,000 | kWh | $0.05 |
| Electricity Demand | $466,382 | 72,478 | kW-months/year | $6.43 |
| Natural Gas | $23,566 | 2,623 | MMBtu | $8.98 |
| TOTAL ENERGY COSTS | $1,814,073 | |||
| RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* | $90,654 | *Non-energy impacts included in savings. See recommendations below |
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| IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* | $83,136 | |||
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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: $2,836 Cost: $40 |
$2,406 | 48,793 | $430 | 67 | - | - |
$2,406 48,793 kWh |
$430 67 kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
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| 02: 2.4236 ELIMINATE LEAKS IN INERT GAS AND COMPRESSED AIR LINES/ VALVES |
Savings: $5,365 Cost: $1,405 |
$5,281 | 107,111 | $85 | 13 | - | - |
$5,281 107,111 kWh |
$85 13 kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
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| 03: 2.6212 TURN OFF EQUIPMENT DURING BREAKS, REDUCE OPERATING TIME |
Savings: $5,799 Cost: $2,000 |
$5,799 | 117,629 | - | - | - | - |
$5,799 117,629 kWh |
- - kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
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| 04: 2.2437 RECOVER WASTE HEAT FROM EQUIPMENT |
Savings: $13,798 Cost: $13,000 |
- | - | - | - | $13,798 | 1,535 |
- - kWh |
- - kW-months/year |
$13,798 1,535 MMBtu |
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| 05: 2.4146 USE ADJUSTABLE FREQUENCY DRIVE OR MULTIPLE SPEED MOTORS ON EXISTING SYSTEM |
Savings: $1,719 Cost: $1,609 |
$1,101 | 22,338 | $618 | 96 | - | - |
$1,101 22,338 kWh |
$618 96 kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
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| 06: 2.4226 USE / PURCHASE OPTIMUM SIZED COMPRESSOR |
Savings: $61,137 Cost: $119,000 |
$51,798 | 1,050,661 | $9,340 | 1,451 | - | - |
$51,798 1,050,661 kWh |
$9,340 1,451 kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
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| TOTAL RECOMMENDED |
Savings: $90,654 Cost: $137,054 |
$66,384 | 1,346,533 | $10,473 | 1,627 | $13,798 | 1,535 | $66,384 1,346,533 kWh |
$10,473 1,627 kW-months/year |
$13,798 1,535 MMBtu |
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| TOTAL IMPLEMENTED |
Savings: $83,136 Cost: $133,445 |
$59,484 | 1,206,565 | $9,855 | 1,531 | $13,798 | 1,535 | $59,484 1,206,565 kWh |
$9,855 1,531 kW-months/year |
$13,798 1,535 MMBtu |
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