Energy User News articles from July 1998

Energy User News archives from July 1998

Shell to Sell Electricity and Gas.
July 1, 1998... Gas marketer turns power marketer--utilities counter with market power HOUSTON -- Shell Oil Co.'s plan to sell electricity and natural gas directly to businesses makes the petroleum powerhouse the latest player to challenge established...

Battery Energy Storage, Not Generator, for Island.
July 1, 1998... System saves Alaskan community $280,000 METLAKATLA, Alaska-- A community on a small island in southeastern Alaska is saving money, conserving energy, and protecting the environment through an innovative use of lead-acid batteries. The battery...

Lighting System Saves Energy, Cuts Sick Time.
July 1, 1998... EON CASE STUDY SACRAMENTO--A new, energy-efficient lighting system instituted at the Customer Service Center (CSC) of the Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) demonstrates how using current lighting technologies can save energy and...

Four Elementary Schools Exceed Projected Savings.
July 1, 1998... LINCOLN. Neb.--Four elementary schools here-using a closed-loop ground-coupled heat pump (GCHP), or geothermal, system for heating and cooling-not only have exceeded projected energy savings, but have proved to be more efficient in terms of total...

Will Competitive Markets, be a Boon or Bust for Green Energy.
July 1, 1998... Will deregulation, with its promise of an open market, prove to be a boon for green energy or will it be just another speed bump on the road to environmentally friendly power? Deregulation could prove, in the short term, a stumbling block for...

Project Dollars Go to "Bankable" Performance Contracts.(Interview)
July 1, 1998... ATLANTA-Energy User News spoke with Jeannie Weisman, President of Hansen Associates, a consulting firm specializing in performance contracting for energy efficiency. A pioneer in the field, she is co-author, with Dr. Shirley Hansen, of...

Energy and Environmental Resources on the Internet.
July 1, 1998... Curt Phillips, C.E.M., is Senior Project Manager with Houston-based CES/Way, a Sempra Energy Solutions Company. A specialist in energy management, he has been on-line since 1983. The explosion of interest in the Internet over the past few...

WANs and Webs: Remote Monitoring by Any Other Name.
July 1, 1998... The use of computer networks as a resource--and tool--for energy management is growing by leaps and bounds. Every day more resources are announced for monitoring energy trends and exchanging data, goods, and services. A great challenge for...

Wind Isn't Free, But Cogen and Heat Recovery Help.
July 1, 1998... Jared P. Smith is a mechanical design engineer with Sverdrup Technology and specializes in the design and commissioning of vehicle test facilities for the automotive and aerospace industries. His paper is adapted from a presentation made at...

New Software for New Challenges.
July 1, 1998... Kenny Spain is project manager for the Industrial Energy Advisory Service at the University of Alabama in Huntsville. He teaches the "Energy Accounting - Managing Your Energy Information" seminar for the Association of Energy Engineers. Contact...

Innovative Technologies Dazzle LightFair.
July 1, 1998... LAS VEGAS-The vibrant city of Las Vegas played host to LightFair international 1998 as it kicked off its annual conference from May 27-29 at the Las Vegas Convention Center Sponsored by the international Association of Lighting Designers (IALD)...

Making Energy Efficiency a Procurement Priority.
July 1, 1998... Katie Kroehle is the program manager for the Federal Procurement Challenge at the Federal Energy Management Program of the U.S. Department of Energy, which promotes energy efficiency in federal purchasing and manages the FEMP database that tracks...

Actuators.(Illustration)(Directory)
July 1, 1998... Actuators End Use Commercial Industrial Alerton Technologies Inc. (425)269-8400 Circle No. 131 * * Belimo...

Closing the Loop on Waste Oil.
July 1, 1998... Across the country, facility managers and energy managers are finding valuable BTUs embodied in oil that might otherwise go down the drain. Literally. Waste oil from vehicles and other operations can be used for heating, rather than being...

RANKING OF ELECTRICITY PRICES INDUSTRIAL.(Illustration)
July 1, 1998... RANKING OF ELECTRICITY PRICES INDUSTRIAL Rank Cts/kwh State Utility Cum/kwh 1. 11.78 NY Consolidated Edison 0.1% 2. 9.84 VT Central Vermont P.S. 0.1% 3. 9.78 NJ Jersey...

Shell to Sell Electricity and Gas
July 1, 1998... Gas marketer turns power marketer--utilities counter with market power HOUSTON -- Shell Oil Co.'s plan to sell electricity and natural gas directly to businesses makes the petroleum powerhouse the latest player to challenge established...

Battery Energy Storage, Not Generator, for Island
July 1, 1998... System saves Alaskan community $280,000 METLAKATLA, Alaska-- A community on a small island in southeastern Alaska is saving money, conserving energy, and protecting the environment through an innovative use of lead-acid batteries. The battery...

Lighting System Saves Energy, Cuts Sick Time
July 1, 1998... EON CASE STUDY SACRAMENTO--A new, energy-efficient lighting system instituted at the Customer Service Center (CSC) of the Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) demonstrates how using current lighting technologies can save energy and...

Four Elementary Schools Exceed Projected Savings
July 1, 1998... LINCOLN. Neb.--Four elementary schools here-using a closed-loop ground-coupled heat pump (GCHP), or geothermal, system for heating and cooling-not only have exceeded projected energy savings, but have proved to be more efficient in terms of total...

Will Competitive Markets, be a Boon or Bust for Green Energy
July 1, 1998... Will deregulation, with its promise of an open market, prove to be a boon for green energy or will it be just another speed bump on the road to environmentally friendly power? Deregulation could prove, in the short term, a stumbling block for...

Project Dollars Go to "Bankable" Performance Contracts
July 1, 1998... ATLANTA-Energy User News spoke with Jeannie Weisman, President of Hansen Associates, a consulting firm specializing in performance contracting for energy efficiency. A pioneer in the field, she is co-author, with Dr. Shirley Hansen, of...

Energy and Environmental Resources on the Internet
July 1, 1998... Curt Phillips, C.E.M., is Senior Project Manager with Houston-based CES/Way, a Sempra Energy Solutions Company. A specialist in energy management, he has been on-line since 1983. The explosion of interest in the Internet over the past few years...

WANs and Webs: Remote Monitoring by Any Other Name
July 1, 1998... The use of computer networks as a resource--and tool--for energy management is growing by leaps and bounds. Every day more resources are announced for monitoring energy trends and exchanging data, goods, and services. A great challenge for...

Wind Isn't Free, But Cogen and Heat Recovery Help
July 1, 1998... ITEM COST Reciprocating generators, factory packaged (2) at 1,300 kW each $344,600 Heat recovery eqipment including jacket water intercoolers, steam generators, exhaust-bypass...

New Software for New Challenges
July 1, 1998... Software Feature Comparison FASER 2000 System Requirements Operating System Win 3.x/95 Multi-User/Network Ready ...

Innovative Technologies Dazzle LightFair
July 1, 1998... LAS VEGAS-The vibrant city of Las Vegas played host to LightFair international 1998 as it kicked off its annual conference from May 27-29 at the Las Vegas Convention Center Sponsored by the international Association of Lighting Designers (IALD)...

Making Energy Efficiency a Procurement Priority
July 1, 1998... Resources for Efficient Procurement ORGANIZATION WEB SITE U.S. DOE/FEMP http://www.eren.doe.gov/ 1-800-362-3732 femp/procurement Energy [Star.sup.TM] http://www.energystar.gov ...

Closing the Loop on Waste Oil
July 1, 1998... Across the country, facility managers and energy managers are finding valuable BTUs embodied in oil that might otherwise go down the drain. Literally. Waste oil from vehicles and other operations can be used for heating, rather than being...

RANKING OF ELECTRICITY PRICES INDUSTRIAL
July 1, 1998... RANKING OF ELECTRICITY PRICES INDUSTRIAL Rank Cts/kwh State Utility Cum/kwh 1. 11.78 NY Consolidated Edison 0.1% 2. 9.84 VT Central Vermont P.S. 0.1% 3. 9.78 NJ...