Energy User News articles from March 2002

Energy User News archives from March 2002

Enron predicament puts end-users in Limbo, creates opportunity for others.(Enron Energy Services' contract woes)
March 1, 2002... While investigations and speculation about Enron's downfall proliferated in the months following the company's bankruptcy, retail service customers of its subsidiary, Enron Energy Services (EES), were growing increasingly concerned about...

President Bush & Senator Kerry exchange remarks on energy.(George W. Bush, John Kerry, U.S. energy policy)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... WASHINTON, DC--In remarks that differed very little in substance, Senator John Keny (D-MA) and President George W. Bush managed to state opposition to the energy policies of the other, signalling that the coming debate over energy policy is...

Hunt Power. (Eunticker).(Hunt Power L.P. acquires E-MON Corp.)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Hunt Power, LP., Dallas, announced that it has acquired the assets and operations of E-MON Corporation, a manufacturer of electric meters and other energy hardware, software, and services aimed at the electric sub-metering industry. E-MON will...

Avista Advantage. (Eunticker).(launches online service)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Avista Advantage recently introduced a service, called Energy Recon, that provides energy managers with online access to comprehensive, detailed, and customized intelligence about energy markets, suppliers, and offerings relevant to their sites...

S&C Electric Co. (Eunticker).(acquires quality operation from Siemens Power Transmission and Distribution)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... S&C Electric Co., Chicago, has purchased the Power Quality business operation from Siemens Power Transmission and Distribution, of Raleigh, NC. This operation, located in Orlando, FL, designs and manufactures dynamic voltage restorers (DVRs)...

CMS Energy Corp. (Eunticker).(chairman William T. McCormick, Jr. appointed to Department of Energy Electricity Advisory Board)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... CMS Energy Corp. announced that its chairman and chief executive officer, William T. McCormick, Jr., has been appointed by U.S. Secretary of Energy Spencer Abraham to serve on the Department of Energy's Electricity Advisory Board. The...

The California Department of Water Resources. (Eunticker).(needed no public funds to purchase power in November, December, 2001)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... The California Department of Water Resources, which spent more than $6 billion of taxpayer money in 2001 to purchase electricity on behalf of troubled companies Pacific Gas & Electric, Southern California Edison, and San Diego Gas & Electric,...

American Electric Power. (Eunticker).(acquires Enron Wind Corp.)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... American Electric Power has acquired a 160-MW wind power project in West Texas from a subsidiary of bankrupt Enron Corp. for $175 million, Under terms of the deal, Enron Wind Corp. will operate and maintain the project, located in Iraan, TX.

Calendar. (News).
March 1, 2002... MARCH 11-13 6th Annual Distributed Generation and On-Site Power, Marriott Marquis, Atlanta, GA.. For more information, visit: www.dist-gen.com. 17-19 EGSA Spring Convention, La Mansion Del Rio Hotel, San Antonio, TX, Electric...

CTN announces 2002 energy seminars. (News).
March 1, 2002... CTN, the Energy Network, announced its schedule of monthly broadcast courses for 2002. The schedule includes a number of sessions of interest to energy professionals including "New Technology in Gas Operations." Other topics relate to...

First Microturbines meet CA grid interconnect standards. (News).(California Energy Commission approves microturbines from Capstone Turbine Corp.)
March 1, 2002... SACRAMENTO, CA--In a substantial move to advance distributed generation in the state, the California Energy Commission (www.energy.ca.gov) certified the 30- and 60-kilowatt Capstone MicroTurbine energy systems on February 11 as the first and...

Two studies predict growth in U.S. micropower market. (News).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... CLEVELAND, OH-- The Freedonia Group, Inc., a Cleveland-based industrial market research firm recently released two studies predicting growth in micropower sales and investment. The first study, Fuel Cells, concludes that the US market for...

Letters.(Letter to the Editor)
March 1, 2002... CHP, Motors seen as energy savers Editors urged to consider other perspectives. This month's letters come from readers who bring personal experience to covered in recent issues in EUN. These experiences compel them to warn of possible...

Don't Enron the environment: The nation's biggest bankruptcy is quite a show, but there's other news. (Environmental Policies).
March 1, 2002... Is all the Enron news getting you down? Feel as though the ringmaster has left the ring and the circus is spinning out of control without him? Confused because some folks are using "enron" as a verb-or worse? Concerned that other important...

What ever happened to the California energy crisis? Or why are they canceling all those plants? (Editorial).
March 1, 2002... Last year, every major publication with an interest in energy ran story after story about the California energy crisis. What caused it? Who's to blame? How long will those poor people have to sit in the dark? Vice President Dick Cheney unveiled...

2001: How the ESCOs fared: Leading ESCOs look back at a turbulent year. (Energy User News Dialogue).
March 1, 2002... Advance Transformer and EUN convened a round table of ESCO representatives to talk about the state of the industry. The group gathered in the Biltmore Hotel in Miami, FL, on the eve of the National Association of Energy Service Companies annual...

What ISO data say about the energy crisis: Mountains of data spawn conflicting explanations.
March 1, 2002... In the early 1980s three utilities, the Bonneville Power Administration, Portland General Electric, and Pacific Power, found themselves with continuing short-term surpluses of electric energy and capacity. As a legacy from the Franklin D....

Microturbines. (Backup Power & Switchgear).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Microturbines are rated at 70 kW and feature built-in cogeneration capabilities. A patented recuperator is engineered to enable the microturbine to deliver electricity at an efficiency of up to 33%, withstand repeated engine cycling, and reach...

Extended-length UVC emitters. (Backup Power & Switchgear).
March 1, 2002... Extended-length UVC emitters come in 36- and 42-in. lengths for application in large HVAC systems. The UVC devices kill the microbes that grow in and circulate through these systems, including anthrax, their spores, and other bacteria; viruses...

Solar roof panels. (Backup Power & Switchgear).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Solar roof panels have integrated photovoltaic components for solar energy applications and provide thermal insulation as well. The factory-foamed and assembled roof panel has an outer skin consisting of a steel base with three photovoltaic...

On-site energy solutions. (Backup Power & Switchgear).(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
March 1, 2002... On-site energy solutions integrate hardware, software, web-based remote monitoring and control, operations, maintenance, and service into a cohesive package for a single monthly fee. One package offers 50 kW of unattended, automatic backup and...

Automatic transfer switch line. (Backup Power & Switchgear).(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
March 1, 2002... Automatic transfer switch line provides end-users with fully customizable transfer switches for mission-critical operations. The transfer switches feature Modbus communication and password protection with direct or remote computer interface...

Three-phase Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS). (Backup Power & Switchgear).(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
March 1, 2002... Three-phase uninterruptible power supply (UPS) with double-conversion technology is a mid-sized system (30-130 kVA) for applications such as data centers in industrial, commercial, and telecom environments. The double-conversion technology...

Rack-Mount Digital Static Transfer Switch (RMDSTS). (Backup Power & Switchgear).(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
March 1, 2002... Rack-mount digital static transfer switch (RMDSTS) increases overall electrical system reliability by adding redundancy where it counts most--at the point of use, the manufacturer says. It provides instantaneous power transfers between two ac...

Generator set. (Backup Power & Switchgear).(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
March 1, 2002... Generator set incorporates the largest reciprocating gas engine available from the manufacturer and is suited for continuous and peak shaving power generation and combined heat and power (CHP) applications from 6 MW to over 100 MW. The...

Industrial standby generator line. (Backup Power & Switchgear).(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
March 1, 2002... Industrial standby generator line features 12 models from 75 to 500 kW. Each unit is powered by a four-cycle direct injection Volvo diesel engine that meets EPA emissions standards for mobile off-highway equipment. The generators feature a...

Meter software. (Backup Power & Switchgear).(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
March 1, 2002... Meter software enhances the functionality, configuration, and communications capabilities of the A 1000 Alpha meter. The software is a GUI-based tool that gives full meter configuration control to the utility and allows the utility and...

Diesel-fueled backup power systems. (Backup Power & Switchgear).(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
March 1, 2002... Diesel-fueled backup power systems are available in models ranging from 20-200 kW and are targeted at light industrial and telecommunication markets. The power generation system is mounted on top of a 100- to 350-gal, double-walled fuel tank...

Air compressor. (Backup Power & Switchgear).(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
March 1, 2002... Air compressor is equipped with a variable speed drive (VSD) that optimizes compressor output by precisely matching system demand to provide significant energy savings. The compressor is available in 75 and 100 hp, from 225 to 450 cfm, and...

Making "cents" of preventive maintenance for centrifugal chillers: Fewer service calls, longer equipment life, and reduced energy use mean significant savings. (Energy Management Series).
March 1, 2002... Traditionally, the goal of a carefully planned, proactive preventive maintenance program for centrifugal chillers has been to improve chiller reliability and increase equipment life. Experience showed that a well-organized schedule for routine...

Degree days for selected cities. (Marketplace).
March 1, 2002... DEGREE DAYS For Selected Cities January Monthly Monthly Cumulative Monthly Deviation Deviation Deviation City Total from Norm from Last Year from Norm ...

Ranking of gas utility prices by state industrial. (Marketplace).(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
March 1, 2002... Ranking of Gas Utility Prices By State Industrial Rank State Price/Mcf 1 Hawaii $11.18 2 Nevada $9.11 3 Maryland $8.63 4 Wyoming ...

Weather hedging: Chicago Mercantile Exchange weather futures prices.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
March 1, 2002... Weather Hedging: Chicago Mercantile Exchange Weather Futures Prices Each Degree Day valued at $100 Heating Degrees Days Location January February March April Atlanta,...