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Advancing The Clean Energy Workforce

ITACs leverage best practices in workforce development to train participants for indemand clean energy and anufacturing jobs by providing hands-on technical assistance to small and medium-size manufacturers. Centers provide multiples on federal investment by reducing manufacturing energy costs, increasing the career trajectory of participants, enabling industrial decarbonization, and boosting the supply of qualified workers. ITAC impacts are broadly distributed as centers are located at four-year colleges, community colleges, trade schools, and union training programs.

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Manufacturers

Get a free energy assessment from an ITAC today.

ITAC assessments are in-depth evaluations of a facility conducted by engineering faculty with upper class and graduate students from a participating university. After a remote survey of the plant, the team conducts a one or two-day site visit to take engineering measurements. The team performs a detailed process analysis to generate specific recommendations with estimates of costs, performance, and payback times. Within 60 days, the plant receives a confidential report detailing the analysis, findings, and recommendations. In six to nine months, the ITAC team calls the plant manager to verify what recommendations have been implemented. Manufacturers can contact the closest ITAC location about receiving an ITAC assessment.

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Apply for Implementation Grants

Grants of up to $300k per qualified recommendation are available to implement energy efficiency projects. Implementation Grants are designed to help small- and medium-sized manufacturers (SMMs) implement recommendations made in ITAC or equivalent assessments, such as Onsite Energy CHP-TAP assessments, since 2018. Organizations can also apply to become an ITAC-Equivalent Energy Assessor so that their eligible clients can apply for implementation grants.