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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 Connecticut |
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| Assessment Year | 2024 |
| Principal Product | Precision plating |
| NAICS | 332813 - Electroplating, Plating, Polishing, Anodizing, and Coloring |
| SIC | 3471 - Plating And Polishing |
| Sales | $10,000,000-$50,000,000 |
| # of Employees | 113 |
| Plant Area (Sq.Ft.) | 92,856 |
| Annual Production | 81,550,000 Units |
| Production Hrs. Annual | 6,240 |
| Location (State) | RI |
| Source | Yearly Cost | Usage | Unit | Unit Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electricity Usage | $612,568 | 8,140,347 | kWh | $0.08 |
| Electricity Demand | $112,369 | 13,972 | kW-months/year | $8.04 |
| Electricity Fees | $4,635 | - | $ | - |
| Natural Gas | $288,043 | 59,951 | MMBtu | $4.80 |
| TOTAL ENERGY COSTS | $1,017,615 | |||
| RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* | $48,163 | *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 | Electricity Fees | Ancillary Material Cost | Electricity Usage | Electricity Demand | Electricity Fees | Ancillary Material Cost | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 01: 2.8123 PAY UTILITY BILLS ON TIME |
Savings: $984 Cost: - |
- | - | - | - | $984 | - | - | - |
- - kWh |
- - kW-months/year |
$984 - $ |
- - $ |
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| 02: 2.9114 USE SOLAR HEAT TO MAKE ELECTRICTY |
Savings: $26,200 Cost: $343,027 |
$32,272 | 403,397 | - | - | - | - | $(-6,072) | - |
$32,272 403,397 kWh |
- - kW-months/year |
- - $ |
$(-6,072) - $ |
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| 03: 2.4221 INSTALL COMPRESSOR AIR INTAKES IN COOLEST LOCATIONS |
Savings: $4,144 Cost: $1,950 |
$3,642 | 45,531 | $501 | 62 | - | - | - | - |
$3,642 45,531 kWh |
$501 62 kW-months/year |
- - $ |
- - $ |
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| 04: 2.4236 ELIMINATE LEAKS IN INERT GAS AND COMPRESSED AIR LINES/ VALVES |
Savings: $273 Cost: $113 |
$240 | 3,004 | $33 | 4 | - | - | - | - |
$240 3,004 kWh |
$33 4 kW-months/year |
- - $ |
- - $ |
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| 05: 2.6231 UTILIZE CONTROLS TO OPERATE EQUIPMENT ONLY WHEN NEEDED |
Savings: $7,585 Cost: $50 |
$7,585 | 94,813 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
$7,585 94,813 kWh |
- - kW-months/year |
- - $ |
- - $ |
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| 06: 2.4226 USE / PURCHASE OPTIMUM SIZED COMPRESSOR |
Savings: $8,976 Cost: $24,000 |
$7,827 | 97,843 | $1,149 | 143 | - | - | - | - |
$7,827 97,843 kWh |
$1,149 143 kW-months/year |
- - $ |
- - $ |
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| TOTAL RECOMMENDED |
Savings: $48,163 Cost: $369,140 |
$51,567 | 644,588 | $1,683 | 209 | $984 | - | $(-6,072) | - | $51,567 644,588 kWh |
$1,683 209 kW-months/year |
$984 - $ |
$(-6,072) - $ |
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| TOTAL IMPLEMENTED |
Savings: - Cost: - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - - kWh |
- - kW-months/year |
- - $ |
- - $ |
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