Energy User News articles from January 2003

Energy User News archives from January 2003

New source review revisions fail to satisfy.(U.S. Environmental Protection Agency revisions to New Source Review Program, part of Clean Air Act of 1977)
January 1, 2003... The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) calls its revisions to the New Source Review Program--part of the Clean Air Act of 1977--a move to increase energy efficiency and encourage emissions reductions. Environmentalists call it a license...

Energy companies pledge millions to look for energy and climate solutions.(Global Climate and Energy Project, Stanford University)
January 1, 2003... STANFORD, CA -- ExxonMobil, General Electric, and Schlumberger are among participants in a recently announced multi-million-dollar collaboration based at Stanford University that will research and develop energy technologies intended to reduce...

GE Power Systems. (Ticker).(plans to acquire Jenbacher A.G)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... GE Power Systems in November announced plans to acquire Jenbacher A.G. of Austria, a supplier of reciprocating gas engines for power generation, including cogeneration and biogas and waste gas applications, Following completion of the...

Pennsylvania's PPL Corp. (Ticker).(cancels power plant development)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... Pennsylvania's PPL Corp. canceled a 44-MW power plant it was developing in the Long Island suburbs of New York City, where energy supplies are critically low. PPL said in a statement that the cancellation of the plant will reduce its capital...

PSEG Energy Resources & Trade. (Ticker).(contract to supply electricity to eight towns in New Jersey )(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... PSEG Energy Resources & Trade announced November 18 that it won a contract to supply electricity to eight New Jersey towns in a deal that will generate up to $100 million in revenue. The unit of PSEG Power said in a statement it will supply...

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). (Ticker).(conditional approval; Ameren Corp. to purchase CILCORP Inc. from AES Corp.; CILCORP to be Ameren subsidiary named AmerenCILCO)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) on November 20 gave conditional approval to Ameren Corp.'s $1.4 billion purchase of CILCORP Inc. from AES Corp. CILCORP is the parent company of Peoria, IL-based Central Illinois Light Co....

ISO New England and the New York ISO. (Ticker).(ISO New England Inc., New York Independent System Operator withdraw joint petition to Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to form regional transmission organization)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... ISO New England and the New York ISO on November 22 agreed to withdraw their joint petition to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to form a Northeast U.S. regional transmission organization (RIO). "It is clear that the market...

BP, the world's third-largest oil company. (Ticker).(British Petroleum Company PLC leaves lobbying group campaigning to open Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... BP, the world's third-largest oil company, has pulled out of a major lobbying group that is spearheading the campaign to open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) in Alaska to oil drilling, a company spokesman said. Observers speculated...

Calendar.(Calendar)
January 1, 2003... FEBRUARY 4-6 Electric West 2003, Los Angeles Convention Center, Los Angeles, CA. Primedia For more information, visit: images.electricshow.com/files/1104/ew03_ConfBrochure.pdf 10-14 CERAWeek 2003, Westin Galleria and Westin Oaks,...

Bentek Energy releases gas outlook study. (News).(natural gas )(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... Bentek Energy's new study, Western U.S. Natural Gas Outlook Production, Deliverability, & Demand: 1990-2005, is a comprehensive analysis of the gas markets in 11 Western U.S. states. Bentek uses a 10-year trended review for a "bottom up"...

Unexpected discovery shows promise for better solar cells. (News).(Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory researchers discover indium nitride band-gap energy is lower than expected )(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... BERKELEY, CA -- A serendipitous discovery about the electronic properties of indium nitride may eventually yield high-efficiency solar cells that are able to make use of the sun's entire spectrum of radiation. While researching the properties...

Internet control? A new concept takes hold. (Energy Online: Management Information Systems).(HVAC industry; Internet control, catch phrase to describe how to obtain automated control benefits )
January 1, 2003... For three decades, direct digital control (DDC) has been the industry term for building automation systems and heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) control. Initially, DDC meant control apparatus that were applied directly to a...

The cost of overbuilding: overbuilding data center infrastructure is an expensive proposition.(information technology equipment costs)
January 1, 2003... One hundred twenty thousand dollars! That's the cost of the infrastructure required to power, cool, and support one rack of IT equipment over ten years. This total cost includes the capital expenditure to purchase and install the necessary...

Alternating currents: has deregulation been stalled or just detoured?(states consider deregulating local electric service)
January 1, 2003... All 50 states have considered deregulating local electric service. Deregulation, more properly called restructuring, opens retail electricity markets to competition, which is a significant change from the traditional utility monopoly. In the...

California energy cases grind on. (News).(Federal Energy Regulatory Commission )
January 1, 2003... One company worked out a deal with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), as 2001 came to a close, while another was actively pursing a settlement as a result of cases filed by the regulatory commission in August alleging market...

Heslin to speak at Ohio Energy user conference. (News).(Kevin Hesline is keynote speaker at Ohio Energy Management and Restructuring Conference)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... COXSACKIE, NY -- Kevin Heslin, editor of Energy User News, is schedules to participate as keynote speaker at the Ohio Energy Management and Restructuring Conference. The conference theme is effective energy management and cost control in a...

Ranking of Gas Utility Prices By State Industrial.(in tabular form)(Illustration)
January 1, 2003... Ranking of Gas Utility Prices By State Industrial Rank State Price/Mcf 1 Hawaii $10.43 2 Nevada $8.92 3 Massachusetts $8.76 4 Oregon ...

Degree Days For Selected Cities.(tabulated for 11/02 by selected US city)(Illustration)
January 1, 2003... DEGREE DAYS For Selected Cities November Monthly Monthly Cumulative Monthly Deviation Deviation Deviation City Total from Norm from Last Year from Norm...

Electricity Price Comaprison.(breakeven natural gas and electricity prices detailed for 8 utilities and 4 load profiles)(Illustration)
January 1, 2003... Electricity Price Comaprison Breakeven Rates ($/kWh) 1st Q 2nd Q 3rd Q ...

Ranking of Electricity Prices Industrial.(table details by utility)(Illustration)
January 1, 2003... Ranking of Electricity Prices Industrial Rank Cts/kWh ST UTILITY % Total kWh 1 15.69 CA Southern Cal. Edison Co. 3.151% 2 15.13 NY Consolidated Edison Co-NY 0.161% 3 ...

Rebate Report.(table details rebates by state, utility)(Illustration)
January 1, 2003... Rebate Report State Utility Lighting HVAC Tech Assist. AK Anchorage Municipal Light No No Yes and Power AK Golden Valley Electric Yes No No ...