Energy User News articles from May 2001

Energy User News archives from May 2001

Bush Nixes Kyoto Pact, Reverses Carbon Dioxide Emissions Stance.(George W. Bush)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... President George W. Bush delivered what may be a coup de grace to the Kyoto Protocol, a United Nations agreement that calls for cuts in the emissions of greenhouse gases by industrialized countries, when he flatly stated that he would not...

LBNL Offers Solution to California Crisis.(Lawrence Berkeley National Labs developing new switching device)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... Researchers at the Lawrence Berkeley National Labs (LBNL) may have developed an electrical switching device, according to a story first reported by Paul Rogers in the San Jose Mercury News and confirmed by LBNL. The device would create a new...

Oklahoma's electricity deregulation.(postponed)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... Oklahoma's electricity deregulation appears to have stalled. A bill in the legislature that would have delayed its introduction from July 1, 2002, to January 1, 2004, was shelved, but legislation to set up a task force to restudy the issue and...

Los Angeles Department of Water and Power.(purchases turbines from Capstone California)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
May 1, 2001... Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) has approved a $4 million purchase of 141 Capstone microturbine generators from Capstone California, a newly formed subsidiary of Cap stone Turbine Corp. Once installed at a variety of Los...

New Mexico.(postpones electric utlity deregulation)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... New Mexico, concerned about California's experience, has postponed electricity deregulation in that state until 2007. A bill to delay competition was amended to overcome objections from Public Service Company of New Mexico, which said the delay...

FPL Group Inc. and Entergy Corp.(merger canceled)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
May 1, 2001... FPL Group Inc. and Entergy Corp. announced that they abandoned their proposed $7.6 billion merger. The combined firm would have been the largest U.S. electric utility in size, serving about 6.3 million customers, and could have maintained the...

The Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc.(receives applications for membership)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... The Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc. (MISO) announced that eight utilities have submitted conditional applications to join the MISO. The eight include Indianapolis Power and Light Co. (IPL), Indiana Municipal Power Agency...

Entrodyne Corp.(spins off Des Champs Technologies to manufacture air conditioning systems)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... Entrodyne Corp. has launched a new business entity, Des Champs Technologies, to manufacture VERSECON, an energy-saving indoor self-contained air conditioning system available in the 15- to 160-ton range.

JoAnn F. Ryan.(JoAnn F. Ryan named president and CEO of Con Edison Solutions)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... JoAnn F. Ryan was named president and CEO of Con Edison Solutions by the board of directors, effective April 1. She succeeded John E. Boyd.

DukeSolutions Announces School Improvement Plan.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... CHARLOTTE, NC--DukeSolutions announced its plans to partner with Destination Conservation to serve schools and communities through EnergySmart Schools, a campaign of Rebuild America and the U.S. Department of Energy that targets the K-12...

New York ISO Calls for Measures to Avoid California-Style Energy Crisis.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... ALTAMONT, NY--The New York Independent System Operator (NYISO) recently called for speedy state approval of 4000-5000 megawatts (MW) of new generating capacity in order to avoid serious electricity shortages similar to those experienced in...

California Electricity Snafu Defies Easy Solution.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... Despite efforts to deal with the electricity crisis that has plagued the state for months, California is facing another uncertain summer with prospects of rolling blackouts and soaring prices. Even with the long-term power deals arranged by...

ARI Launches Energy Recovery Equipment Certification Program.(Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... ARLINGTON, VA -- Following five years of development the Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute (ARI) recently initiated the. Air-to-Air Energy Recovery Ventilation (ERV) Equipment Certification Program. The new ERV certification...

Pacific Gas and Electric Company Files for Chapter 11 Reorganization.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... SAN FRANCISCO, CA--Pacific Gas and Electric Co., the utility unit of PG&E Corp., on April 6 filed for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code in San Francisco bankruptcy court, raising questions about the impact the filing...

ISO New England, PJM Interconnection Propose Standard Market Design.(electric)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... HOLYOKE, MA--ISO New England Inc. and PJM Interconnection, L.L.C., together with ALSTOM ESCA Corp., a systems developer for electric utilities, issued a press release announcing their agreement to standardize their electricity markets....

LETTERS.
May 1, 2001... Setting the Record Straight Readers add detail to EUN's coverage, provide a vital service EDITOR'S NOTE: Now that the crisis in California has caught the attention of the media, we're all getting used to hearing and seeing common...

How Would It Play in Indiana?(several brief topics included)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... California crisis is spreading. Will the cure be worse than the illness? New legislation introduced by Rep. Joe Barton (R-TX) reportedly includes a provision making daylight savings time two hours rather than one. In other words, each...

Working Towards Environmental Energy Policy.
May 1, 2001... A coalition of environmental groups puts forward a unified proposal for the Midwest Making public policy is a difficult proposition at best. Howard Learner, executive director of the Environmental Law and Policy Center (ELPC) talks about...

PUTTING MORE Light on the Subject.(concept of application efficacy to improve energy efficiency of lighting systems)
May 1, 2001... How we use light affects how much energy we use Facility managers, lighting specifiers, and others who make decisions about lighting technologies for business and commercial spaces choose lighting products that are energy efficient because...

Weather Hedging.(unreliable in energy wholesale business)
May 1, 2001... A new market emerges Business people everywhere long ago learned to accept that markets are full of surprises. In the energy trade, perhaps the only certainty is that weather is never certain. When it comes to heating and cooling...

Getting What You Expect.(proper energy-efficient lighting)
May 1, 2001... Mock-ups and dataloggers provide the means to document your expectations Every salesman with an energy-efficient lighting system or retrofit program is full of promises, promises. But beyond cut sheets and calculations, most have little...

Rebuild America: Partnerships For The Future.(DOE provides technical assistance to end users needing assistance)
May 1, 2001... DOE provides technical assistance to end users needing assistance In 1995, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) created Rebuild America--a voluntary, community partnership-based program--to help communities reduce energy waste. The program...

APPA Looks at Wholesale Market Problems.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... WASHINGTON, DC--A resolution passed on February 5 by American Public Power Association (APPA) members--officials of the nation's not-for-profit, community- and state-owned electric utilities--called on the U.S. Congress and administration to...

Flawed Market Blamed for CA Crisis.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... WASHINGTON, DC--One of the biggest problems in California's electricity crisis is that no one can agree on what went wrong, Lawrence J. Makovich, senior director of North American Electric Power at Cambridge Energy Research Associates (CERA),...

Report Proposes Clean Energy Blueprint for the Midwest.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... WASHINGTON, DC--Repowering the Midwest: The Clean Energy Development Plan for the Heartland, released by the Environmental Law and Policy Center of the Midwest (ELPC), provides a blueprint for developing clean energy to help diversify energy...

TXU Energy Services, John Deere Sign Five-Year Services Contract.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... DALLAS--TXU Energy Services has signed a five-year, $300 million contract with John Deere to provide gas, electric, and risk management services and develop energy-efficiency improvement projects for John Deere's North American operations. The...

Chiller is equipped.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... Chiller is equipped with a factory-installed, unit mounted variable-frequency drive (VFD) that allows cooling to be precisely matched to building load, maximizing chiller plant efficiency. The VFD reduces power consumption by slowing the speed...

Adjustable micro-speed drive.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... Adjustable micro-speed drive enables up to 250% torque - 1 Hz, and speed regulation of 0.5% over a 60:1 speed range without an encoder. The unit, says the manufacturer, allows users to standardize on one product for their applications. Features...

Asymmetric luminaire.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... Asymmetric luminaire has a trim, architectural profile that mounts unobtrusively in virtually any contract, institutional, and light industrial interior environment. It provides an evenly distributed, intense wash of light across walls,...

Recessed downlight.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... Recessed downlight for fire-rated applications responds to the unique recessed lighting needs of light commercial applications, such as assisted living, hospitality, and multi-housing facilities. The compact fluorescent recessed luminaire, with...

Uninterruptible power systems.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... Uninterruptible power systems are designed for use with linear or non-linear load applications including LAN/WAN, telecommunications, industrial controls, medical labs, and Doppler radar systems. A new brochure includes features and benefits,...

Gas turbine inlet air fogging system.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... Gas turbine inlet air fogging system uses a high-pressure pump system that pressurizes water (typically deionized water for gas turbine applications). Normal operating pressures are 1000-3000 psi. The water flows through a network of stainless...

Edison-base LED lamps.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... Edison-base LED lamps reduce the electrical load to make decorative lighting economical, the company says. The lamps combine indium gallium aluminum phosphide (InGaAIP) and silicon carbide/gallium nitride (SiC/GaN) light emitting diode (LED)...

Compact fluorescent ballast.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... Compact fluorescent ballast for high-wattage applications is designed for flexibility in downlighting, architectural, and outdoor applications. It operates two 42-W, two 32-W, or two 26-W compact fluorescent lamps, as well as two 22-W or 40-W...

Paralleling switchgear.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... Paralleling switchgear is Web-configured and Web enabled. The system interfaces with the company's automatic transfer switches and controls the electrical output of multiple engine-generators. It couples typical engine-generator control...

DEGREE DAYS For Selected Cities.(table lists weather data for various cities)(Illustration)(Statistical Data Included)
May 1, 2001... DEGREE DAYS For Selected Cities March Monthly Monthly Deviation Monthly Deviation City Total from Norm from Last Year Atlanta 449 84 213 Baltimore ...

Spot Market Gas: Posted Prices.(April prices)(Brief Article)(Illustration)(Statistical Data Included)
May 1, 2001... Spot Market Gas: Posted Prices April prices represent estimates of median prices for one-month spot transactions. Prices are not offers. Source: Dynegy Inc. Pipeline Apr-00 Mar-01 Apr-01 ANR, La. ...

Ranking of Gas Utility Prices By State Industrial.(Brief Article)(Illustration)(Statistical Data Included)
May 1, 2001... Rank State Price/Mcf 1 Hawaii $11.93 2 California $9.44 3 Maryland $8.55 4 Massachusetts $8.50 5 Missouri $8.50 6 Illinois $8.05 7 Wisconsin $7.94 ...

Ranking of Electricity Prices Industrial.(table lists utility companies by price)(Illustration)(Statistical Data Included)
May 1, 2001... Rank Cts/kWh ST UTILITY %Total kWh 1 17.73 HI Hawaii Electric Light Co. Inc 0.05% 2 16.61 HI Maui Electric Co., Ltd. 0.08% 3 15.72 AK Kodiak Electric Assn, Inc 0.01%...