Energy User News articles from January 2002

Energy User News archives from January 2002

Enron's abrupt crash and burn stuns energy markets.
January 1, 2002... HOUSTON--Enron Corporation, champion of energy deregulation and a free-market Internet innovator that grew from a mundane pipeline company into one of world's largest electronic traders in natural gas and electricity, filed for Chapter 11...

Efficient Lighting Conference Slated for Tucson.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... TUCSON, AZ--Energy Efficient Lighting Systems, The Global Summit for Innovative & Market-Expanding Lighting Technologies, will be held here February 20-22, 2002, at the Westward Look Hotel. The three-day conference is expected to bring...

Johnson Controls, Inc. (Eunticker).(creates Energy and Power Management Services unit)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... Johnson Controls, Inc., announced a new business unit called Energy and Power Management Services that will be dedicated to energy issues and solutions for customers of the company's Controls Group. Steven E. Quick has been named vice...

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). (Eunticker).(gives greenlight to Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co. expansion)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) approved Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company's $36.4 million Dracut Expansion Project to expand natural gas deliveries to New England. The company plans to replace existing pipeline with 11.5 mi of...

The North American Electric Reliability Council (NERC). (Eunticker).(releases power generation report for US, Canada)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... The North American Electric Reliability Council (NERC) stated that adequate power generation is in place to meet demand in the U.S. and Canada this winter, and added that the Pacific Northwest should avoid blackouts. In it's assessment November...

Reliant Energy Wholesale Group. (Eunticker).(introduces Weather-Sensitive Gas Load Index)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... Reliant Energy Wholesale Group announced a new natural gas index and associated financial risk management instrument that it says will enable natural gas traders to better hedge risk. Called the Weather-Sensitive Gas Load Index (WGLI), the...

FuelCell Energy Inc. (Eunticker).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... FuelCell Energy Inc., Danbury, CT, signed a deal with Caterpillar Inc. that will allow FuelCell to distribute its fuel cells through selected Caterpillar dealers across the country. The companies also agreed to pursue joint development of...

Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton. (Eunticker).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton and Representatives Nita M. Lowey and Eliot L Engel were among New York Democratic lawmakers who urged the federal government to assume responsibility for protecting the country's 103 nuclear power plants from...

Honeywell, American Standard, Mansfield Join ISH NA 2002 Exhibitors. (News).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... ATLANTA, GA--ISH North America (NA) announced that Honeywell, American Standard, and Mansfield Plumbing Products have committed to participating in ISH NA 2002, expanding its exhibitor list to more than 125, not including pavilions from several...

Electrical supplier Sets up 'university' for power protection training. (News).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... PULLMAN, WA--Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories (SEL), supplier of electric power system protection, monitoring, control, and automation products and systems, has created SEL University to provide power systems engineers and managers with...

Correction.(Brief Article)(Correction Notice)
January 1, 2002... Some of the work reported in the article "Grading 2001's Demand Response Programs" (November p.10) was supported by a contract with the National Association of Energy Service Companies (NAESCO). Funding for the NAESCO contract came from a...

Coal or nuclear: Reasonable minds disagree. (Editorial).(Editorial)
January 1, 2002... Two speakers at different conferences recently used the gas depletion curve (right) to make their points about the need for increased baseload generation in the U.S. They both said that if declining returns from existing and new gas wells could...

Twinkle, twinkle, little diode: LEDs aren't just for control panels anymore. (Environmental Policies).
January 1, 2002... Despite what one might conclude from the conflicting messages issuing from Washington or from the evening news' simple-minded take on the subject, there really are positive energy and environmental efforts taking place, even if they are small...

What FERC Orders Really Mean: What the end user needs to know about transmission.
January 1, 2002... The wholesale electricity and transmission industry has changed dramatically in the past several years and will continue to evolve as transmission owners seek to comply with federal orders urging the development and consolidation of competitive...

Choosing and Using the Right Energy Information Technology: Cool Gizmos do only so much without proper application.
January 1, 2002... Lots of cool energy information technology gizmos do lots of great energy tricks, but an understanding of the proper application of the available technology can help an energy manager decide which technologies will save the most energy and...

How to Cut Your Facility's Electric Bills: Now is a good time to review your bills and procedures. (Fundamentals - Energy Management Series).
January 1, 2002... As electrical utility deregulation accelerates, energy managers may want to look again at their electrical systems to discover how changing utility rate schedules will affect their energy management plans. Significant energy savings have...

Degree Days for Selected Cities.
January 1, 2002... Degree Days For Selected Cities November Monthly Monthly Deviation Monthly Deviation City Total from Norm from Last Year Atlanta 160 -207 -273...

Spot Market Gas: Posted Prices.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... Spot Market Gas: Posted Prices December prices represent estimates of median prices for one-month spot transactions. Prices are not offers. Pipeline Dec-00 Nov-01 Dec-01 ANR, La. ...

Ranking of Gas Utility Prices by State Industrial.(Brief Article)(Illustration)(Statistical Data Included)
January 1, 2002... Ranking of Gas Utility Prices By State Industrial Rank State Price/Mcf 1 Hawaii $10.98 2 Massachusells $9.47 3 Indiana $8.79 4 Missouri $8.01 ...

Ranking of Electricity Prices Industrial.(Illustration)(Statistical Data Included)
January 1, 2002... Ranking of Electricity Prices Industrial Rank Cts/kWh ST UTILITY % Total kWh 1 26.67 RI Block Island Power Co. 0.00% 2 17.32 NY Consolidated Edison Co-NY, Inc. 0.14% 3...

Weather Hedge Prices.(Brief Article)(Illustration)(Statistical Data Included)
January 1, 2002... Weather Hedge Prices OPTIONS Station Structure Period Location WBAN Type (mm/yy-mm/y) Strike Premium Baton Rouge, LA 13970 HDD Call 12/01-03/02 1400 $290,000 Birmingham, AL...

U.S. crude oil imports by country thousand Bbl/Day.(Brief Article)(Illustration)(Statistical Data Included)
January 1, 2002... U.S. Crude Oil Imports By Country Thousand Bbl/Day Saudi Arabia 1675 Iraq 682 Other Persian Gulf 277 Mexico 1325 Canada * South America 1798 North Sea 509...