Energy User News articles from February 2005

Energy User News archives from February 2005

Guinn announces new Nevada Energy Strategy.
February 1, 2005... CARSON CITY, NV -- Gov. Kenny Guinn (R) announced that new policies for increasing energy efficiency could save consumers and businesses in Nevada nearly $5 billion over the next 15 years according to the "Nevada Energy Efficiency Strategy"...

EEI's Kuhn lays out 2005 agenda.(Edison Electric Institute president Tom Kuhn)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2005... The nation's shareholder-owned electric utilities sector again posted impressive numbers in 2004, Edison Electric Institute (EEI) President Tom Kuhn said in a speech on January 12th. With numbers that outperformed the other major indices for...

Capstone Turbine.(EUN Ticker)(opened factory service center in Brooklyn)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2005... Capstone Turbine announced that it had opened a new direct sales and factory service center in Brooklyn, New York, to more directly serve existing and developing customers in New York and the northeastern states. The company's clean energy...

The U.S. Postal Service.(EUN Ticker)(Honeywell awarded the contract )(Brief Article)
February 1, 2005... The U.S. Postal Service in Southern California has awarded Honeywell $20.6 million in contracts for building and energy-retrofit improvements, as well as the development of a cogeneration system. The new contracts, combined with $18 million of...

The FirstEnergy Foundation.(EUN Ticker)(awarded Leukemia and Lymphoma Society)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2005... The FirstEnergy Foundation awarded grants totaling $100,000 to Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, Team NEO, Heart to Heart Communications, American Red Cross Summit County Chapter, and the Akron Public Schools in honor of the late FirstEnergy...

Reckson Associates Realty Corp. and OfficePower, L.L.C. completed a long-term lease agreement for OfficePower to install, own, and operate a 720-kW distributed generation plant at 1350 Avenue of the Americas in Manhattan.(EUN Ticker)
February 1, 2005... Reckson Associates Realty Corp. and OfficePower, L.L.C. completed a long-term lease agreement for OfficePower to install, own, and operate a 720-kW distributed generation plant at 1350 Avenue of the Americas in Manhattan. Using...

Natural gas production 2003.(EUN Load Profile)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2005... Natural Gas Production 2003 Production million [ft.sup.3] Texas 5,243,567 New Mexico 1,604,015 Oklahoma 1,558,155 Wyoming 1,539,318 Louisiana ...

EUN calendar.(Current Happenings And Events)(Calendar)
February 1, 2005... FEBRUARY 7-9 AHR Expo 2005, Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, FL. International Exposition Co. For more information, visit: www.ahrexpo.com. 8-9 Energy West 2005, Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, CA. For more information,...

73% of national retailers waste more than 10% of energy annually.(Current Happenings And Events)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2005... According to a study commissioned by Atlanta, GA-based Prenova, Inc., 73% of national retail organizations will waste more than 10% annually in recoverable energy costs. "Elements such as climate control and lighting make energy costs a huge...

A special relationship: innovative ideas from across the pond.(Column)
February 1, 2005... Powergen, once the veritable center of large central power plant development, has become a hotbed of distributed generation activity. Once a show dominated by large turbine manufacturers and where products under 30 megawatts (MW) were...

Year of the smart building: a 100k ahead at 2005.(Management Information Systems)
February 1, 2005... Intelligent buildings were a hot topic in the 1980s. The vision was to share building telecommunication backbones with energy management systems, fire alarms, security systems, and even office automation. The benefits were to include cost...

Submetering basics: a logical start to a high ROI.(retrun on investment)
February 1, 2005... Almost anyone in the energy and facility fields has heard (or said) the following: "Submetering has no payback, and we need to spend our money on energy products or services that provide a return on investment." Installation of...

Brushless servomotors from Baldor.(Metering, Lighting, And Backup Power)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2005... A new family of servomotors--all stainless steel from Baldor (SSBSM Series) has been designed with durability in mind. It will easily handle IP67 and 1500 psi washdown conditions and it can be used in harsh, corrosive food/liquid, high hygiene...

Generator sets from Cat.(Metering, Lighting, And Backup Power)(Advanced gaseous-fueled generator sets)(G3520C generator )(Brief Article)
February 1, 2005... Advanced gaseous-fueled generator sets, featuring high-efficiency and long service life to support low-energy fuel from landfill applications from Caterpillar are available in 60 and 50-Hz configurations. The G3520C generator sets are...

Metal halide ballast from Advance.(Metering, Lighting, And Backup Power)(Advance Transformer Co. )(e-Vision electronic low-wattage ballast )(Brief Article)
February 1, 2005... Advance Transformer's e-Vision electronic low-wattage ballast is designed exclusively for Philips Lighting Company's 20-W Mini MasterColor lamp. Measuring some 50% smaller than competitive products, the Mini MasterColor is currently the...

Industrial-grade UPS from APC.(Metering, Lighting, And Backup Power)(uninterruptible power supplies )(AIS Series )(Brief Article)
February 1, 2005... The AIS Series from APC is the company's first line of three-phase uninterruptible power supplies (UPS) developed specifically for industrial applications. The AIS Series are double conversion online UPS units that provide power protection from...

Transformer Protector from S&C.(Metering, Lighting, And Backup Power)(S and C Electric Co.)(Trans-Rupter II Transformer Protector Model EX )(Brief Article)
February 1, 2005... The Trans-Rupter II Transformer Protector Model EX is rated for application down to -50[degrees]C and now comes with enhanced secondary-side interrupting ratings. Cold-temperature models provide virtually all the benefits of standard...

Pulse-start MH from Venture.(Metering, Lighting, And Backup Power)(Venture Lighting International Inc.)(MS 300W/H75/T15/PS)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2005... Venture Lighting expands its line of Uni-Form pulse-start, metal-halide systems with the addition of the MS 300W/H75/T15/PS, an energy-efficient compact tubular lamp designed specifically for horizontal operating positions. A position-oriented...

Shunt Relay from LC&D.(Metering, Lighting, And Backup Power)(Lighting Control & Design)(GR 2001 E/S)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2005... The Emergency Shunt Relay (GR 2001 E/S) from Lighting Control & Design is ideal for applications in which loads fed by an emergency source, downstream of an automatic transfer switch, are to be dimmed or switched. The Emergency Shunt Relay...

Enterprise software from Power Measurement.(Metering, Lighting, And Backup Power)
February 1, 2005... ION Enterprise v5.5 web-enabled software from Power Measurement provides an all*in-one package for energy system monitoring for operations personnel, with analysis and control that helps large energy-intensive businesses to reduce...

Infrastructure software from MGE UPS.(Metering, Lighting, And Backup Power)(MGE UPS Systems)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2005... MGE UPS SYSTEMS has introduced its new Atlas suite of software designed to be the most powerful and robust web-based device monitoring and control platform on the market. From a central console, this comprehensive software suite enables network...

Ballasts from Universal Lighting Technologies.(Metering, Lighting, And Backup power)(DaliPro)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2005... DaliPro is a user-friendly, Dimmable ballast designed specifically for use with DALI compatible controls. DaliPro ballast programmed to perform multiple commands on cue from the push of a button or by computer control. Commands include on, off,...

Metal halide downlights from Amerlux.(Metering, Lighting, And Backup Power)(Amerlux Lighting Systems)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2005... Amerlux Lighting Solutions' comprehensive line of downlights features specially designed optics, using T4, T6, and ED17 ceramic metal halide lamps and a range of apertures that maximize the light output and performance for a given size. All the...

Cutoff luminaries from Quality Lighting.(Metering, Lighting, And Backup Power)(Design SND 18)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2005... Design SND 18 from Quality provides controlled, downward directed area lighting in two matching sizes. It is ideal for illuminating parking lots, parking garages, pathways, parks, malls, shopping centers or building grounds, and the like. The...

LIPA extends vending rebates.(Current Happenings And Events)(Long Island Power Authority )(Brief Article)
February 1, 2005... MALVERN, PA -- USA Technologies announced on January 4th that all 20 power utilities that offered rebates in 2004 for its VendingMiser energy management device had agreed to extend the rebate program through 2005. USA Technologies also...

Climate experts challenge Arctic Climate Impact Assessment.(Current Happenings And Events)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2005... WASHINGTON, DC -- Eleven climate experts sent a letter to Senator John McCain (RAZ) chairman of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation committee intended to impact the full committee hearing scheduled to hear same day testimony on the...

Philips and Advance to develop LED lighting.(Current Happenings And Events)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2005... The Department of Energy (DOE) and Advance Transformer Company announced that Advance would receive funds from the DOE's National Energy Technology Laboratory to receive funding for future solid-state lighting product development activities....

WRI announces Green Power purchases.(Current Happenings And Events)(World Resources Institute )(Brief Article)
February 1, 2005... The World Resources Institute (WRI) and members of its Green Power Market Development Group announced 62 megawatts (MW) of new renewable energy purchases and projects in 2004. The announcement was made December 7th during the American Council...

CEC selects AC vendor.(Current Happenings And Events)(California Energy Commission)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2005... Proctor Engineering Group (PEG), sponsored by the California Energy Commission (CEC), will participate in a two-year, $20 million research project to reduce the energy use of central air conditioning systems. The project will focus on...

NYS PSC expands interconnection standards.(Current Happenings And Events)(New York State Public Service Commission)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2005... ALBANY, NY -- The New York State Public Service Commission voted on November 11th to expand uniform electricity interconnection standards in the state. The PSC action should facilitate the installation of larger on-site power generators. The...

Utility curtailment incentives.(Statistics, Trends & Energy Data)(Illustration)
February 1, 2005... Utility Curtailment Incentives State Utility or Agency Utility Website AL Alabama Dept. of www.adeca.alabama.gov/ Economic and Community Affairs AZ Arizona Public Service ...

Weather hedging: Chicago mercantile exchange weather futures prices.(Statistics, Trends & Energy Data)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2005... Weather Hedging: Chicago Mercantile Exchange Weather Futures Prices Each Degree Day valued at $20 per contract Heating Degree Days Location December January February March Atlanta, GA 633 453...

Gas price comparison.(Statistics, Trends & Energy Data)(Illustration)
February 1, 2005... Gas Price Comparison Breakeven Rates ($/therm) Large Office (150,000 [ft.sup.2]) 2003 Avg. 1st Q-03 2nd Q-04 Boston Gas (Boston, MA) 0.8700 1.0272 1.0273 Con...

Energy user news index.(Statistics, Trends & Energy Data)(Illustration)
February 1, 2005... Energy User News Index Ticker Price Exchange Symbol Company 12/31/04 NASD ACPW Active Power, Inc. 4.65 NYSE AEP ...

2004 ends on the plus side: rally looks to continue into 2004.(Statistics, Trends & Energy Data)
February 1, 2005... Although stocks dipped slightly at year's end, the session ended December 31 2004, closed on the upside, with markets adding at least 7% gains for the two-month period, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq up over 10%. Despite economic news to the...

Errata.(Statistics, Trends & Energy Data)
February 1, 2005... The price closing dates published within the December issue's EUN Stock Index table are incorrect. The closing price date (left hand column) should have read August 29th. The opening price date (right hand column) should have read June 30th....