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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 | University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee |
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| Assessment Year | 2015 |
| Principal Product | Slitting, Edging, Hardening and Tempering Steel Strip |
| NAICS | 331221 - Rolled Steel Shape Manufacturing |
| SIC | 3312 - Blast Furnaces And Steel Mills |
| Sales | $10,000,000-$50,000,000 |
| # of Employees | 50 |
| Plant Area (Sq.Ft.) | 65,000 |
| Annual Production | 10,000,000 Pounds |
| Production Hrs. Annual | 6,250 |
| Location (State) | WI |
| Source | Yearly Cost | Usage | Unit | Unit Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electricity Usage | $174,567 | 2,541,000 | kWh | $0.07 |
| Electricity Demand | $83,115 | 6,420 | kW-months/year | $12.95 |
| Natural Gas | $114,047 | 20,343 | MMBtu | $5.61 |
| TOTAL ENERGY COSTS | $386,729 | |||
| RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* | $53,860 | *Non-energy impacts included in savings. See recommendations below |
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| IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* | $8,138 | |||
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Savings Cost |
Status | Electricity Usage | Electricity Demand | Natural Gas | Electricity Usage | Electricity Demand | Natural Gas | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 01: 2.7142 UTILIZE HIGHER EFFICIENCY LAMPS AND/OR BALLASTS |
Savings: $687 Cost: $1,950 |
$687 | 10,000 | - | - | - | - |
$687 10,000 kWh |
- - kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
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| 02: 2.7142 UTILIZE HIGHER EFFICIENCY LAMPS AND/OR BALLASTS |
Savings: $4,641 Cost: $8,621 |
$3,656 | 53,222 | $985 | 76 | - | - |
$3,656 53,222 kWh |
$985 76 kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
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| 03: 2.4231 REDUCE THE PRESSURE OF COMPRESSED AIR TO THE MINIMUM REQUIRED |
Savings: $2,350 Cost: - |
$1,852 | 26,952 | $498 | 39 | - | - |
$1,852 26,952 kWh |
$498 39 kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
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| 04: 2.4236 ELIMINATE LEAKS IN INERT GAS AND COMPRESSED AIR LINES/ VALVES |
Savings: $3,497 Cost: $1,640 |
$2,755 | 40,105 | $742 | 57 | - | - |
$2,755 40,105 kWh |
$742 57 kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
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| 05: 2.4146 USE ADJUSTABLE FREQUENCY DRIVE OR MULTIPLE SPEED MOTORS ON EXISTING SYSTEM |
Savings: $4,738 Cost: $8,210 |
$3,733 | 54,334 | $1,005 | 78 | - | - |
$3,733 54,334 kWh |
$1,005 78 kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
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| 06: 2.4146 USE ADJUSTABLE FREQUENCY DRIVE OR MULTIPLE SPEED MOTORS ON EXISTING SYSTEM |
Savings: $5,868 Cost: $3,500 |
$4,625 | 67,127 | $1,243 | 96 | - | - |
$4,625 67,127 kWh |
$1,243 96 kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
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| 07: 2.2511 INSULATE BARE EQUIPMENT |
Savings: $11,151 Cost: $1,631 |
- | - | - | - | $11,151 | 1,987 |
- - kWh |
- - kW-months/year |
$11,151 1,987 MMBtu |
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| 08: 2.2414 USE WASTE HEAT FROM HOT FLUE GASES TO PREHEAT |
Savings: $20,928 Cost: $34,000 |
- | - | - | - | $20,928 | 3,730 |
- - kWh |
- - kW-months/year |
$20,928 3,730 MMBtu |
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| TOTAL RECOMMENDED |
Savings: $53,860 Cost: $59,552 |
$17,308 | 251,740 | $4,473 | 345 | $32,079 | 5,717 | $17,308 251,740 kWh |
$4,473 345 kW-months/year |
$32,079 5,717 MMBtu |
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| TOTAL IMPLEMENTED |
Savings: $8,138 Cost: $10,261 |
$6,412 | 93,327 | $1,726 | 133 | - | - | $6,412 93,327 kWh |
$1,726 133 kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
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