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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.
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| IAC Center | Tennessee Technological University |
|---|---|
| Assessment Year | 2025 |
| Principal Product | HDPE and PET Containers |
| NAICS | 326160 - Plastics Bottle Manufacturing |
| SIC | 3085 - Plastics Bottles |
| Sales | $10,000,000-$50,000,000 |
| # of Employees | 124 |
| Plant Area (Sq.Ft.) | 141,000 |
| Annual Production | 9,600,000 Pounds |
| Production Hrs. Annual | 8,760 |
| Location (State) | TN |
| Source | Yearly Cost | Usage | Unit | Unit Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electricity Usage | $468,780 | 10,639,374 | kWh | $0.04 |
| Electricity Demand | $253,696 | 34,812 | kW-months/year | $7.29 |
| Natural Gas | $6,764 | 538 | MMBtu | $12.57 |
| TOTAL ENERGY COSTS | $738,873 | |||
| RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* | $140,712 | *Non-energy impacts included in savings. See recommendations below |
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| IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* | - | |||
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Savings Cost |
Status | Electricity Usage | Electricity Demand | Natural Gas | One-time Revenue or Avoided Cost | Electricity Usage | Electricity Demand | Natural Gas | One-time Revenue or Avoided Cost | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 01: 2.4231 REDUCE THE PRESSURE OF COMPRESSED AIR TO THE MINIMUM REQUIRED |
Savings: $3,321 Cost: - |
$3,321 | 74,296 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
$3,321 74,296 kWh |
- - kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
- - $ |
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| 02: 2.8121 APPLY FOR TAX-FREE STATUS FOR ENERGY PURCHASES |
Savings: $1,048 Cost: - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | $1,048 | - |
- - kWh |
- - kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
$1,048 - $ |
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| 03: 2.4146 USE ADJUSTABLE FREQUENCY DRIVE OR MULTIPLE SPEED MOTORS ON EXISTING SYSTEM |
Savings: $998 Cost: $120 |
$998 | 22,316 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
$998 22,316 kWh |
- - kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
- - $ |
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| 04: 2.4111 UTILIZE ENERGY-EFFICIENT BELTS AND OTHER IMPROVED MECHANISMS |
Savings: $2,500 Cost: $550 |
$2,454 | 54,894 | $46 | 6 | - | - | - | - |
$2,454 54,894 kWh |
$46 6 kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
- - $ |
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| 05: 2.4239 ELIMINATE OR REDUCE COMPRESSED AIR USAGE |
Savings: $39,392 Cost: $20,000 |
$39,392 | 881,256 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
$39,392 881,256 kWh |
- - kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
- - $ |
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| 06: 2.7142 UTILIZE HIGHER EFFICIENCY LAMPS AND/OR BALLASTS |
Savings: $1,254 Cost: $1,491 |
$992 | 22,194 | $262 | 36 | - | - | - | - |
$992 22,194 kWh |
$262 36 kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
- - $ |
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| 07: 4.721 INITIATE A PROGRAM TO ACQUIRE ISO CERTIFICATION |
Savings: $17,852 Cost: $35,000 |
$17,602 | 393,657 | - | - | $250 | 20 | - | - |
$17,602 393,657 kWh |
- - kW-months/year |
$250 20 MMBtu |
- - $ |
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| 08: 2.3212 OPTIMIZE PLANT POWER FACTOR |
Savings: $8,101 Cost: $31,875 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | $8,101 | - |
- - kWh |
- - kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
$8,101 - $ |
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| 09: 2.9113 USE SOLAR HEAT FOR HEAT |
Savings: $66,246 Cost: $798,795 |
$66,246 | 1,482,015 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
$66,246 1,482,015 kWh |
- - kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
- - $ |
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| TOTAL RECOMMENDED |
Savings: $140,712 Cost: $887,831 |
$131,005 | 2,930,628 | $308 | 42 | $250 | 20 | $9,149 | - | $131,005 2,930,628 kWh |
$308 42 kW-months/year |
$250 20 MMBtu |
$9,149 - $ |
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| TOTAL IMPLEMENTED |
Savings: - Cost: - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - - kWh |
- - kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
- - $ |
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