Energy User News articles from August 2001

Energy User News archives from August 2001

Nevada Gets First Rolling Blackouts; California Gets Measure of Relief.
August 1, 2001... California's energy wars were being fought on numerous fronts as summer began, having spread like the state's recurring brush fires from the California legislature, through its regulatory agencies and courts, and finally to the nation's...

Fed Chairman: Forecast for Economy Is Partly Optimistic.(Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2001... CHICAGO--Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan, in a speech before the Economic Club of Chicago in late June, played down the economic impact of recent high energy costs but cautioned that the energy markets and "their impact on the cyclical...

Rep. Joe Barton.(works on comprehensive electricity restructuring bill)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2001... Rep. Joe Barton (R-TX) told the American Public Power Association's (APPA's) National Conference in Washington, DC, on June 20 that he is determined to get a comprehensive electricity restructuring bill through Congress by October, Barton...

Arthur D. Little.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2001... Arthur D. Little, Cambridge, MA, has been awarded $3.83 million by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to develop and analyze fuel cell technologies and fuel options. In addition, Nevera Fuel Cells of Cambridge and Mechanology LLC of Attleboro...

Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute (ARI).(publishes Standard 390-2001and revised 340/360-2000)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2001... The Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute (ARI) has published ARI Standard 390-2001, "Single Package Vertical Air-Conditioners and Heat Pumps," and revised ARI Standard 340/360-2000, "Commercial and Industrial Unitary Air Conditioning...

New York State agencies.(to buy 10% of electricity from renewable sources)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2001... New York State agencies will be required to purchase 10% of their electricity from renewable sources by 2005 and 20% by 2010 in order to comply with an executive order issued by New York Governor George Pataki (R). The order is expected to...

Midwest Generation.(gets funding from U.S. Department of Energy)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2001... Midwest Generation, Chicago, announced that the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded funding to a pilot project to research technologies for reducing mercury emissions from coal-fired power plants. Midwest, which owns coal-fired plants...

Long Island Power Authority (LIPA).(to connect 75 fuel cells to electric grid)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2001... Long Island Power Authority (LIPA) announced that it will connect 75 fuel cells to its electric grid at its West Babylon substation this summer. The program is intended to identify and develop measures and systems needed to facilitate the use...

Nevada utilities.(will be required to purchase 5% of power from renewable sources)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2001... Nevada utilities will be required to buy 5% of their power from renewable sources, such as geothermal, wind, solar, arid biomass, by 2003, and increase that amount to 15% green power purchases by 2013, according to Senate Bill 372, which was...

House Nixes Oil Drilling in Great Lakes and Gulf.(U.S. House of Representatives)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2001... WASHINGTON--The U.S. House of Representatives in June overwhelmingly approved a measure barring new oil drilling in the Great Lakes, marking the second time in as many weeks that the administration's goal to increase domestic oil and gas...

Messe Frankfurt, BNP Forge Pact to Promote ISH North America.(Business News Publishing Co., International Sanitation and Heating North America trade show)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2001... Messe Frankfurt, Inc., Atlanta, GA, and Business News Publishing Company (BNP), Troy, MI, have reached an agreement for the marketing and promotion of ISH (International Sanitation & Heating) North America. ISH North America, an international...

FERC Conclusions About Power Companies Questioned by General Accounting Office.(Federal Energy Regulatory Commission)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2001... WASHINGTON--The General Accounting Office (GAO), an investigative arm of Congress, in June cast doubt on a Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) study issued last February that claimed there was no evidence to support accusations that...

Berkeley's Telegraph Avenue Models National Lighting Plan.(Philips Lighting Co.)
August 1, 2001... Offering an "energy blueprint for the nation," Philips Lighting Company relighted an entire city block of businesses and apartments on Telegraph Avenue in Berkeley, CA. The participating PG&E customers will save a total estimated 85 MWh...

FERC Oks Plan to Rein in New York Power Prices.(Federal Energy Regulatory Commission)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2001... WASHINGTON--Just a week after imposing price controls for California and ten other western states, Federal regulators approved a plan to limit wholesale power rates in New York state through the summer. The controls are temporary and will...

Looking for Energy in All the Right Places.
August 1, 2001... How did you fare? Please don't read this unless you're prepared to help in an informal evaluation of energy programs in your state. By the time you receive this August issue of EUN, most of Summer 2001 will be over. In early July,...

LETTERS.(Correction Notice)(Letter to the Editor)
August 1, 2001... Mistakes Happen Updated information on the University of Massachusetts Cogen project Dear Editor: A sincere thank you to Tim Roughan, vice president, Massachusetts Electric Company, for pointing out the inadvertent omission in the...

Little Things Mean a Lot.(a flourescent table lamp to save energy, developed by the Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2001... Low-tech solution stands out in bewildering torrent of energy messages California's energy crisis has become so convoluted and contentious, with a new investigation or lawsuit seemingly announced almost daily, and the quest for a national...

Cheney Defends Energy Policies.
August 1, 2001... VP uses industry forum to explain administration's views on conservation Editor's note: Normally EUN's Energy Dialogue contains the results of an interview I have conducted with a notable figure in the energy industry. Recently, however, I...

What to Expect from Energy Standard 90.1.
August 1, 2001... Controversy clouds future When the revised version of American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) Standard 90.1, Energy Standard for Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings, was published in...

State-of-the Art Performance Contracting.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2001... Energy crisis changes PC economics Energy professionals who share the blessings, or curses, of both age and perspective may feel some gratification that energy issues are at the forefront of the national consciousness once again. The energy...

The Rainy Day Funds.
August 1, 2001... ALTHOUGH DROUGHT MAKES THE ENERGY SUPPLY IN THE NORTHWEST TIGHT, THE RAINY DAY FUND FOR CONSERVATION MAKES A DIFFERENCE The California energy crunch and record drought together spell soaring energy costs throughout the Northwest region....

Tax Dollars at Work.
August 1, 2001... National labs have pioneered energy technologies; we all want to know what's next During the 1970s, the price of energy rose to levels that threatened U.S. and world economic prosperity and the word energy modified the word crisis for the...

Energy Audits Bring Sinking Energy Costs.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2001... Audits find the greatest pool operation cost savings often occur when the swimmers go home For aquatic facilities managers who are struggling to keep down costs, a comprehensive energy audit developed by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)...

UC Davis Gets More from Its Central Plant.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2001... Insulation helps cogen plant meet user needs To meet all of the electrical demands of the campus, the University of California's Davis (UCD) Medical Center in Sacramento has constructed a new central energy plant, designed by Siegel Diamond...

Thermal Energy Storage--A Primer.
August 1, 2001... It pays to know the basics Storing thermal energy for use at a later time is an excellent energy management strategy. Thermal energy storage (TES) systems can store low-cost energy that is generated off-peak as an electrical demand...

NEMA Launches Efficient Motor Program.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2001... ROSSLYN, VA--An electric motor efficiency program that its organizer says could save over 5800 gigawatt hours of electricity and prevent the release of nearly 80 million metric tons of carbon into the atmosphere over the next ten years has been...

Bush Uses Visit to DOE to Promote Conservation.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2001... WASHINGTON--President George Bush, whose administration has been accused of being indifferent to energy conservation, used a visit to the U.S. Energy Department to highlight technologies that promote energy efficiency and conservation and to...

CDA Study Promotes Use of Die-Cast Copper Rotors.(Copper Development Association)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2001... NEW YORK--Motors using new, die-cast copper rotors reduce electric energy losses by 15-23%, compared with motors using identical aluminum rotors, the current industry standard, according to Dr. John Cowie, vice president for sheet, strip, and...

DEGREE DAYS for Selected Cities.(temperature deviations from norms)(Illustration)(Statistical Data Included)
August 1, 2001... DEGREE DAYS for Selected Cities June Monthly Monthly Deviation Monthly Deviation City Total from Norm from Last Year Atlanta 288 -42 -106 Baltimore ...