Energy User News articles from April 2004

Energy User News archives from April 2004

Will energy spark fireworks in presidential race?
April 1, 2004... The extent to which energy becomes a significant issue in the presidential race between incumbent George W. Bush and presumptive Democratic nominee John Kerry remains to be seen, but it clearly has the potential to create heat--if not light....

GE Energy disputes role of software in 2003 blackout.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... ATLANTA, GA -- GE Energy issued a statement February 13 disputing accounts that pointed to a flaw in GE software as the cause of last fall's Northeast blackout. "We take strong exception to recent claims that imply our software was the...

The Empire Connection.(Eun Ticker)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... The Empire Connection, a $700 million-transmission project that was to have run some 130 miles from upstate New York to New York City to boost the city's electricity supply, hit a snag February 27 when investors cancelled an auction to sell...

FirstEnergy Solutions.(Eun Ticker)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... FirstEnergy Solutions, a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp., announced March 1 that it has been selected to supply electricity to The University of Pittsburgh's main campus, including its classrooms, dormitories, laboratories, and administration...

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.(Eun Ticker)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), the US. Department of Transportation, and the U.S. Coast Guard have pledged to provide a "comprehensive and coordinated review of land and marine safety and security issues" at U.S. import...

Secretary of Energy Spencer Abraham.(Eun Ticker)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... Secretary of Energy Spencer Abraham on February 19 announced a six city national tour to educate state and local government officials about the vision of a hydrogen economy. The new effort will offer "Hydrogen 101" to state and local officials...

Former Westar Energy Inc.(Eun Ticker)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... Former Waster Energy Inc. chief executive David Wittig was sentenced to four years in prison on February 27 for his role in a Topeka, KS, bank fraud. Wittig was dismissed from Westar in 2002, allegedly for misuse of company funds, and is under...

ISO New England.(Eun Ticker)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... ISO New England on February 27 announced a plan to reward generators for building new power plants in areas experiencing transmission constraints. The grid operator said it will file plans with the U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission...

ASHRAE issues thermal guidelines for data centers; common protocol proposed.(News)(American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers )
April 1, 2004... ATLANTA, GA -- New environmental guidelines for data centers from the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) provide a common protocol for use by the entire spectrum of data center related industries...

Cinergy to offer broadband services over power lines.(News)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... CINCINNATI, OH -- Cinergy Broadband, LLC, a subsidiary of Cinergy Corp., and Current Communications Group, LLC announced March 2 they are beginning to offer broadband over power line (BPL) services in the greater Cincinnati, OH area. A...

EUN calendar.(News)(Calendar)
April 1, 2004... APRIL 13-15 M2M Conference and Expo, Adam's Mark, Dallas, TX. Clasma. For more information, call: (972) 714-0500, email: m2m@clasma.com, or visit: www.m2mexp.com/ 13-16 Builconn, Adam's Mark, Dallas, TX. Clasma. For more information,...

Business as usual: the most encouraging news from Washington is a footnote.(Green matters: commentary on environmental policies and politics)(anti-obesity, federal energy bill, federal budject)
April 1, 2004... We were amused recently to read that the Bush administration, at least according to the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI), was set on scuttling, weakening, or postponing the release of the World Health Organization's (WHO)...

Are we really on line? Getting the energy industry connected.(Energy online: management information systems)
April 1, 2004... One of the lessons to be gained from the XML Symposium is that XML (extensible markup language), a fairly high-level software tool, will have a great impact on the energy business. The XML Symposium, held in January in conjunction with the AHR...

Weather to hedge: effectively managing your weather risk.
April 1, 2004... The winter of 2003-2004, of brisk winds and heavy snowfalls, brought the Northeast's major urban centers to a halt. A number of cities across the country suffered the largest snowfalls in recent history. As the snowfall and cold weather...

Lighting controls: today and tomorrow: what does the future hold for these energy-saving devices?
April 1, 2004... Lighting automation is now becoming the rule rather than the exception, according to a new market research study funded by The Watt Stopper and conducted last year by Ducker Research. The study found that lighting automation is being used in a...

UPS systems from MGE.(Products literature & services: metering, lighting, and backup power)
April 1, 2004... The Pulsar EX RT range of uninterruptible power supplies (UPS) offers power protection optimized for maximum reliability and longer backup times in high-density IT applications and server protection. Available in 2200-VA and 3200-VA power...

Downlight by Brownlee Lighting.(Products literature & services: metering, lighting, and backup power)
April 1, 2004... The Hard Hat downlight is constructed completely of polycarbonate composite materials making it corrosion resistant, lightweight, very strong, and compact, the manufacturer states. It is recommended for saltwater atmospheres for both indoor and...

Line-interactive UPS from Falcon Electric.(Products literature & services: metering, lighting, and backup power)
April 1, 2004... The SUP series is the world's first universal input line-interactive UPS product line, the manufacturer claims. This feature gives users flexibility to use U.S. equipment internationally at a reasonable cost. The unit can accept a 120-230-Vac...

Switchgear from Thomson Technology.(Products literature & services: metering, lighting, and backup power)
April 1, 2004... Series 2400 power generation switchgear and the PGC 4000 power generation system controller combine to create a re liable, user-friendly, and into grated switchgear system, the manufacturer states. Available in configurations from 480 to 15,000...

HLP-10 HyperLogger PowerPlus from Logic Beach.(Products literature & services: metering, lighting, and backup power)
April 1, 2004... The HLP-10 data logging system for power system monitoring and analysis combines the recording of power data with data from standard industrial sensors and serial data buses, all within one self-contained data collection system. The instrument...

Written-Pole motor-generator from Precise Power.(Products literature & services: metering, lighting, and backup power)
April 1, 2004... The RMG-i contains a Written-Pole Roesel motor-generator and an integral engine. It is designed to supply continuous clean power to sensitive electrical loads in commercial and industrial installations. Loads such as computers, security...

Commercial duty-motors from Emerson.(Products literature & services: metering, lighting, and backup power)
April 1, 2004... New line of commercial-duty pump motors, ranging from 1/3-40 hp, are available in single- and three phase ODP and TEFC constructions. These motors offer NEMA 56C, 56J, JM. JP, T, TC, and TCZ (West Coast Pump) mountings. They fit a variety of...

Network energy manager from Verdiem.(Products literature & services: metering, lighting, and backup power)
April 1, 2004... The Surveyor Network Energy Manager is a software utility that ends energy waste and reduces operating costs without impacting PC users. Surveyor measures the energy consumed by the network's client PCs and centrally manages their settings...

BACtalk control modules from Alerton.(Products literature & services: metering, lighting, and backup power)
April 1, 2004... BACtalk control modules (BCMs) offer a scalable, modular global controller and router solution for BACnet building automation systems. The modules mount to a 35-mm DIN-rail and connect to one another in series with a ribbon-cable. Up to seven...

Kinetic power cell technology from Caterpillar.(Products literature & services: metering, lighting, and backup power)
April 1, 2004... Caterpillar announces the availability of a booklet comparing the benefits of the Cat uninterruptible power supply (UPS) with kinetic power cell technology over the traditional battery-powered UPS. The Cat UPS provides power quality protection...

Energy-saving luminaires from ExceLine.(Products literature & services: metering, lighting, and backup power)
April 1, 2004... The new FluorLytC of high-bay and low-bay luminaires provides high-performance, energy efficient, pedestrian-level lighting across a range of commercial and light industrial interior spaces, the manufacturer states. These include warehouses,...

Building management software from Teletrol.(Products literature & services: metering, lighting, and backup power)
April 1, 2004... Panorama 8.0, the newest version of the Panorama graphical user interface software from Teletrol, now features the web integration of PanoWeb Server to allow facility managers and owners greater access to their systems via remote devices such...

Coalition urges transmission research funding restoration.(News)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... WASHINGTON, DC -- The Administration and Congress should restore $26 million in funding for Department of Energy (DOE) base programs into research and development on electricity transmission and distribution in FY 2004, says a coalition of...

Electricity Innovation Institute awards contract to develop self-healing grid.(News)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... PALO ALTO, CA -- The Electricity Innovation Institute (E2I), an affiliate of the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), has selected a team headed by ABB, a power and automation technology group, to help develop software for simulating and...

WRMA says weather derivatives are not insurance.(News)(Weather Risk Management Association )
April 1, 2004... WASHINGTON, DC -- The Weather Risk Management Association (WRMA) issued a formal response to a draft white paper written by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC), which asserts among other things that weather derivatives...

Engineers make hydrogen from ethanol.(News)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... MINNEAPOLIS, MN -- Researchers at the University of Minnesota claimed recently to have discovered a method of producing hydrogen from ethanol that is efficient enough to potentially serve as an economical source of hydrogen. The engineers used...

EERC technology greatly improves power plant efficiency.(News)
April 1, 2004... GRAND FORKS, ND -- Researchers at the University of North Dakota (UND) Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC) say they have made major strides to improve the efficiency and dramatically reduce emissions of coal-fired power plants by...

Five power companies commit to clean energy.(News)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... Five U.S. power companies have committed to use clean energy sources and to cap their carbon dioxide emissions, the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) announced last week. The five companies include Austin Energy of Texas; Burlington Electric Department...

Energy user news index.(Marketplace and data: statistics, trends & energy data)(Illustration)
April 1, 2004... Ticker Exchange Symbol Company NASD ACPW Active Power, Inc. NYSE AEP American Electric Power Co., Inc. NASD APCC American Power Conversion Corp. NASD AMSC American...

Industry stocks on the rise.(Market place and data: statistics, trends & energy data)
April 1, 2004... The Energy User News Index of key energy index stocks (U.S.) forged ahead this session, joining the major market indices ending in the black. At the close of the two-month period ended February 27, 2004, investors were faced with a robust gross...

Degree days for selected cities.(Marketplace and data: statistics, trends & energy data)
April 1, 2004... February Monthly Monthly Deviation Monthly Deviation from Last City Total from Norm Year Atlanta 613...

Weather hedging: Chicago mercantile exchange weather futures prices.(Marketplace and data: statistics, trends & energy data)(Illustration)
April 1, 2004... Each Degree Day valued at $100 per contract Heating Degree Days CDD Location Feb March April April Atlanta, GA 618 325 135 63 Boston, MA 933 775 515 ...

Gas price comparison.(Marketplace and data: statistics, trends & energy data)
April 1, 2004... Breakeven Rates ($/therm) 1st Q-03 2nd-Q-03 Large Office (150,000 ft (2)) Boston Gas...

Ranking of electricity prices commercial.(Marketplace and data: statistics, trends & energy data)
April 1, 2004... Ranking of Electricity Prices Commercial %Total Rank Cts/kWh ST UTILITY kWh 1 29.64 RI Black Island Power Co ...

Utility rebates of new construction.(Marketplace and data: statistics, trends, & energy data)
April 1, 2004... Utility Rebates of New Construction State Utility Utility Webslte CA San Diego Gas and Electric www.sdge.com/ CA Southern California Edison ...

Ranking of gas utility prices by state commercial.(Marketplace and data: statistics, trends, & energy data)
April 1, 2004... Ranking of Gas Utility Prices By State Commercial Rank State Price/Mcf 1 Hawaii $19.82 2 North Carolina $12.60 3 Rhode Island $11.92 4 New...