Energy User News articles from June 1998

Energy User News archives from June 1998

Elec. Deregulation: Three States Choose Discretion.(Florida, South Carolina, Colorado deregulation restructuring)
June 1, 1998... RADNOR, Pa.-- States on the forefront of electricity restructuring receive much fanfare, but several circumstances have kept other states from moving past the beginning stages of retail competition. Antirestructuring efforts by utilities, low...

Airport's Retrofit Takes Wing With Esco, DSM Deal.(new lighting installed at Newark International as part of demand side management project)
June 1, 1998... NEWARK,N.J.-As part of a multibuilding demand side management project, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey initiated a lamp and fixture retrofit at the Newark International Airport here, cutting annual energy use by about 8.5 million...

College Deploys Info. Systems to Take $700,000 "Byte" From Yearly Gas Bills.(Rochester Institute of Technology energy saving methods)
June 1, 1998... ROCHESTER, N.Y.-By gaining the most up-to-date gas industry information from satellite hookups, Internet applications, and computer programs, energy managers at the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) here were able to take advantage of the...

HVAC Updates Prepare Gallery For Millenium.(heating, ventilation, and air conditioning system installed in Walters Art Gallery)
June 1, 1998... BALTIMORE--In August the Walters Art Gallery here will close one of its wings to complete an HVAC retrofit and renovation that will save the institution at least $79,700 in energy costs by throttling power use by 882,000 kilowatt hours (kwh)....

Adjustable Speed Drives: A Historical Perspective.(speed control for electric motors)
June 1, 1998... John W. McKeever, of the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, manages collaborative projects to commercialize soft-switching and MLI inverter technology. OAK RIDGE, Tenn.-- Changing motor speeds can be achieved through several methods: special motor...

Fortune 500 Retailer Grapples With Energy Issues.(J. C. Penney's energy and environmental programs manager Alan Rose)(Interview)
June 1, 1998... DALLAS-Alan Rose is the energy and environmental programs manager for the J.C. Penney Co. here. J.C. Penney operates 1,200 department stores and owns 2,800 Eckerd drug stores in 50 states and abroad, and is ranked 25th on the 1998 Fortune 500...

Motor Management Strategies.(electric motor industry management)(Industry Overview)
June 1, 1998... Today is an exciting and challenging time for specifiers, buyers, end users, and manufacturers of industrial electrical motors. It is a time of change in the motor industry rivaled I only, in recent times, by the introduction of re-rated "T"...

EUN PRODUCT GUIDES.(Energy User News statistical table)
June 1, 1998... EUN PRODUCT GUIDES TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS FEATURES DRIVES This guide is based on voluntary manufacturer responses and does not ...

UNINTERRUPTIBLE POWER SYSTEMS.(statistical table on several manufacturers)
June 1, 1998... EON PRODUCT GUIDES This guide is based on voluntary manufac turer responses and does not purport to be a complete list. [C] Energy User News 1998. May not be...

RANKING OF ELECTRICITYPRICES.(statistical table of national electric utility prices for February, 1998)(Industry Overview)
June 1, 1998... RANKING OF ELECTRICITYPRICES Rank Cts/kwh State Utility Curn kwh 1. 18.80 HI Hawaii Elec. Light 0.0% 2. 15.34 HI Maui Electric 0.1% 3. 12.95 NY ...