FCA KOKOMO TRANSMISSION PLANT

FCA KOKOMO TRANSMISSION PLANT is an other manufacturing in United States with a reported capacity of 1 unitless. It runs heavy manufacturing processes (rubber, plastics and allied products). By capacity it ranks #289 of 338 manufacturing plants tracked in United States. It emits about 15,308 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 3,568 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 51% below the median other manufacturing.

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-3193108.

W kontekście: jak ta instalacja się porównuje

Przy 1 unitless, FCA KOKOMO TRANSMISSION PLANT jest około medianę other manufacturing w United States (1 unitless). Jego CO₂ na jednostkę pojemności wynosi w przybliżeniu 56% poniżej medianę other manufacturing. Podsektor: other-manufacturing. Jako other manufacturing, wymaga intensywnego ciepła procesowego (typowo 100–600°C) do swoich głównych operacji przemysłowych — ciepła, które musi być dostarczane przez kotły, piece lub spalanie bezpośrednie, a straty przez nieisolowane zbiorniki i rury stanowią zmarnowane paliwo. Modułowa izolacja demontowalna może zmniejszyć te straty o 80–96%, chłodząc powierzchnie do ≤45°C, z zwrotem inwestycji często poniżej 2 lat. Zakłady produkcji ciężkiej obsługują różnorodne procesy termochłonne (guma, tworzywa sztuczne, zbiorniki ciśnieniowe); utrzymanie ciepła procesowego efektywnie ma krytyczne znaczenie dla kontroli kosztów.

Porównanie pojemności i intensywności CO₂ obliczane na podstawie danych instalacji przemysłowych Climate TRACE; rola sektora oparta na odniesieniau inżynierskim.

What 15,308 t CO₂e a year looks like

This facility's reported annual CO₂e in the everyday equivalents from the US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies calculator:

Equivalencies: US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies. Emissions: Climate TRACE.

Capacity vs largest manufacturing plants in United States

Reported capacity (unitless), Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0).

Local climate

FCA KOKOMO TRANSMISSION PLANT sits in a hot-summer humid continental climate zone (Köppen Dfa), at 40.5°N in the northern hemisphere.

Köppen zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid).

How it compares & nearby sites

The #289 largest of 338 manufacturing plants in United States by reported capacity.

Nearby industrial sites

• FCA KOKOMO CASTING PLANT · Metals Plant · 32,011 t CO₂
• HAYNES INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED · Metals Plant · 49,963 t CO₂
• Park 100 Foods · Food & Beverage · 4,154 t CO₂
• Park 100 Foods, Inc · Food & Beverage · 4,154 t CO₂
• Tyson Fresh Meats, Inc. · Food & Beverage · 4,154 t CO₂
• Oak Hill Winery Llc · Food & Beverage · 4,154 t CO₂

Location

Coordinates 40.45982, -86.1094. View on OpenStreetMap.

Heat loss & insulation profile

A other manufacturing like this runs hot equipment that sheds heat continuously: process heaters, ovens, steam lines, hot-water systems, valves & flanges (surface/process temperatures around 80–300 °C). These surfaces lose energy to the air year-round; removable modular insulation cuts that loss, brings outer surfaces to ≤45 °C, and unclips for inspection.

Indicative recoverable energy

On an already-insulated site (pipes & valves in cladding / jackets), closing the remaining gaps, flanges and damaged sections and switching to removable covers indicatively recovers about 1,100 MWh/yr (≈ 210 t CO₂/yr) — scaled to this site's reported CO₂ within its sector. Bare or damaged surfaces recover several times more.

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Indicative, not a measurement. Conservative floor for an already-insulated plant; a TIPCHECK on-site audit gives a measured figure. Industry context: EiiF TIPCHECK — industrial insulation can save ~14 Mtoe/yr in EU, payback typically <2 years.

Safety & the no-regret first step

Bare hot surfaces here exceed the touch-safe limit (EN ISO 13732-1); insulation to ≤45 °C is a worker-safety and compliance win. And before electrification, fuel-switching or CCS, eliminating surface heat loss is the cheapest, fastest, lowest-risk step — audit the bare spots first, rip-and-replace later.

United States: funding & obligation

Funding. Investment tax credit up to 30% of qualified investment incl. industrial decarbonization; open to small/medium/large manufacturers.

Obligation. None at federal level (voluntary). Some states have their own programs. (applies as a rule above the stated threshold — we don't hold this site's metered energy use).

Verified 2026; confirm current scheme terms before applying.

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