Two engineers with a tablet next to a large pump in a plant

INDUSTRIAL ASSESSMENTS

Free industrial
energy & productivity
assessments.

No-cost industrial energy assessments provided by Rutgers University, covering energy, decarbonization, productivity, waste, resiliency and cyber security.

Site visit with IoT sensorsReport in 30 daysImplementation grants

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WHO QUALIFIES

Small and medium manufacturers.

Eligibility for the no-cost assessment
and federal implementation grants.

<$100MAnnual sales

$100K–$3.5MAnnual energy bills

<500Employees at the site

Up to $300KImplementation grants per quarter, up to 50% of total cost, based on report recommendations

WHAT WE LOOK AT

Systems covered.

Process heating and coolingCompressed airHVACLightingOn-site generation (solar PV, CHP)Motor-driven systems (pumps, fans)Industrial heat pumps

HOW IT WORKS

From first data to implementation.

01
Pre-site information
- SIC/NAICS code, plant size, operating hours and location
- Manufacturing processes, HVAC and major equipment with sizes
- Challenges HBS can help with
- Utility bills for 1–2 years (electric, gas, water)
- Electric 15-minute interval data and process data, if available
02
Site assessment visit (at least ½ day)
- Introductions, safety review and review of the pre-site analysis
- Plant tour with Q&A
- Internal team strategy planning
- Data gathering with internet-connected (IoT) sensors
- Preliminary results review, feedback and wrap-up
03
Report with recommendations in 30 days
- Cost, savings and payback analysis, with incentives shown separately
- 3 capital projects for implementation grants (e.g. solar PV)
- 3 low-hanging-fruit projects
- More ideas for later, detailed analysis
- IoT sensor demonstration
04
Next steps
- Proposal for possible next steps
- Implementation grant applications for capital projects
- Implementation support, based on the proposal
- Implementation survey 9 months later