Energy User News articles from May 2005

Energy User News archives from May 2005

Gas Price Act lauded by industry groups.
May 1, 2005... The Natural Gas Price Reduction Act Of 2005 Bill, introduced April 6th by Senators Lamar Alexander (R-TN) and Tim Johnson (D-SD) was welcomed by some industry groups as a step toward solving the nation's growing energy crisis. The American...

Pricing study in CA shows demand response works.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... BOSTON, MA--Californians reduced peak loads by 15% on days with very high prices in one of the largest electricity pricing studies ever conducted. Charles River Associates Incorporated made an April 7th announcement of its analysis of one of...

Orion Energy Systems.(EUN TICKER)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... Orion Energy Systems announced that it earned the designation of Wisconsin Manufacturer of the Year Grand Award for excellence in the category for manufacturers with up to 99 employees. Orion was one of eight firms so honored for over-all...

Clasma Inc.(EUN TICKER)(AutomatedBuildings.com)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... Clasma Inc. announced that Ken and Jane Sinclair, editors and owners of AutomatedBuildings.com, Tridium, Inc., ControlNET, and MacDonald-Miller had received the four final Buildy Awards at BuilConn 2005, March 24, in Dallas, TX. These awards...

Tractebel Energy Services Inc.(EUN TICKER)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... Tractebel Energy Services, Inc., the U.S. retail energy business of SUEZ Energy International, one of the four business lines of SUEZ (NYSE: SZE), has changed its name to SUEZ Energy Resources NA, Inc. SUEZ Energy Resources NA President and CEO...

The Long Island Power Authority.(EUN TICKER)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... The Long Island Power Authority (LIPA) dedicated the first combined use of solar power and fuel cell systems on Long Island. The unique combination of alternative energy technology systems is located at the Local 25 International Brotherhood of...

Frost & Sullivan has selected Honeywell as the recipient of the 2004 Frost & Sullivan Technology Leadership Award.(EUN TICKER)
May 1, 2005... Frost & Sullivan has selected Honeywell as the recipient of the 2004 Frost & Sullivan Technology Leadership Award. The Award follows a recent Frost & Sullivan study, Strategic Analysis: Integration of Building Technologies with BAS, which...

Customer involvement in rate cases: encouraging utilities to manage power cost risk.(POWER OUTLOOK: ENERGY COSTS AND TRENDS)
May 1, 2005... Large commercial and industrial (C&I) energy consumers actively seek the lowest power costs by regularly comparing the rates offered by their utility and third-party suppliers. However, C&Is often do not participate in the process that...

T8s put light on print products: Arandell Corporation's lighting retrofit adds value to company and customers.
May 1, 2005... Arandell Corporation, producer of high-quality direct-mail catalogs for the world's leading retail marketers from its facility in Menomonee Falls, WI, found its decision to change plant lighting from the common high-pressure sodium variety to...

HID Ballasts from Advance.(PRODUCTS LITERATURE & SERVICES: METERING, LIGHTING, AND BACKUP POWER)
May 1, 2005... FREE INFO: Write 101 Advance Transformer has added 70 and 100-W models to its line of e-Vision electronic ballasts for 20-200 W metal halide and high pressure sodium lamps. The new ballasts have been size-reduced for increased efficiency...

Lighting Control panel from Lighting Control & Design.(PRODUCTS LITERATURE & SERVICES: METERING, LIGHTING, AND BACKUP POWER)
May 1, 2005... FREE INFO: Write 104 The Blue Box from Lighting Control & Design is a contractor-friendly lighting control panel with 8 or 16 relays. The Blue Box is a digital replacement for traditional time clock, twist timer, and contactor packages....

Recessed lighting from Crescent/Stonco.(PRODUCTS LITERATURE & SERVICES: METERING, LIGHTING, AND BACKUP POWER)
May 1, 2005... FREE INFO: Write 107 Crescent/Stance, a division of the Genlyte Group, Inc., announced the introduction of a new recessed lighting product. Offered in three different models, Crescent/Stonco's recessed lighting provides softer, more subtle...

Portable generators from Master.(PRODUCTS LITERATURE & SERVICES: METERING, LIGHTING, AND BACKUP POWER)
May 1, 2005... FREE INFO: Write 110 Master's three new generator models, the MGR-series, provides dependable performance, easy starting, and long run times. The three new models in the MGR-series range in output from 2900 to 6000 W. The MGR2900 is...

CFLs from Aero-tech.(PRODUCTS LITERATURE & SERVICES: METERING, LIGHTING, AND BACKUP POWER)
May 1, 2005... FREE INFO: Write 102 Aero-tech Light Bulb's new patent-pending "evolution" compact fluorescent is available in 11, 14, 20, and 25-W versions. All wattages are available in both soft white (2700 K) and full-spectrum (5500 K) color...

Surge suppression from MGE.(PRODUCTS LITERATURE & SERVICES: METERING, LIGHTING, AND BACKUP POWER)
May 1, 2005... FREE INFO: Write 105 The Eclipse-T series from MGE includes six products with single- and three-phase models offering peak capacities ranging from 100 to 50gkA in modular and non-modular panels. Primary applications include automation and...

MicroTurbine from Capstone.(PRODUCTS LITERATURE & SERVICES: METERING, LIGHTING, AND BACKUP POWER)
May 1, 2005... FREE INFO: Write 108 The Capstone C60 MicroTurbine system is a compact, ultra-row-emission generator providing up to 60 kW of power and 150 kW of heat for combined heat and power applications. Solid-state patented power electronics permit...

Power correction system from SQ D.(PRODUCTS LITERATURE & SERVICES: METERING, LIGHTING, AND BACKUP POWER)
May 1, 2005... FREE INFO: Write 111 The Square D Reactivar hybrid VAR compensator (HVC) from Schneider Electric increases electrical network reliability and decreases operating costs. The Reactivar HVC provides real time power factor correction, voltage...

Generator sets from Cat.(PRODUCTS LITERATURE & SERVICES: METERING, LIGHTING, AND BACKUP POWER)
May 1, 2005... FREE INFO: Write 103 Two new versions of Cat's G3520C advanced natural gas-fueled generator sets are designed specifically for high efficiency and long service life in applications using low-energy fuels, such as landfill, digester and...

Par38 from Litetronics.(PRODUCTS LITERATURE & SERVICES: METERING, LIGHTING, AND BACKUP POWER)
May 1, 2005... FREE INFO: Write 106 Litetronics International, Inc.'s 20-W Spiral-Lite Low Profile Par38 offers one of the highest efficacies while its compact size maintains the profile of the incandescent bulbs it replaces. Guaranteeing efficiency and...

Fluorescent solutions from Lutron Electronics.(PRODUCTS LITERATURE & SERVICES: METERING, LIGHTING, AND BACKUP POWER)
May 1, 2005... FREE INFO: Write 109 Lutron Electronics Co., Inc.'s EcoSystem fluorescent lighting control devices employ technology allowing each device to listen, think, decide, and remember. EcoSystem fluorescent lighting control solutions create...

T4 from Amerlux Lighting.(PRODUCTS LITERATURE & SERVICES: METERING, LIGHTING, AND BACKUP POWER)
May 1, 2005... FREE INFO: Write 112 Amerlux Lighting Solutions's Topaz T4 is the smallest, energy-efficient metal halide track luminaire on the market today. The sleek styled Topaz T4, utilizing the 20-W T4 ceramic metal halide lamp and the latest in...

Japanese clash over climate tax.
May 1, 2005... Washington, DC--According to a March 31st report prepared by the Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI), Japanese bureaucrats clashed over a proposed "environment tax" to finance the reduction of carbon dioxide emissions and subsidize...

Berkeley finds ESCOs provide value for government.(energy services companies)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... BERKELEY, CA--In a new study, researchers at the Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory conclude that over $15 billion invested in energy-efficiency projects...

EUN calendar.(Brief Article)(Calendar)
May 1, 2005... MAY 10-13 Industrial Energy Technology Conference (IETC), Astor Crowne Plaza Hotel, New Orleans, LA. For more information, visit: http://esl.tamu.edu/ietc. 15-18 Windpower 2005, Colorado Convention Center, Denver, CO. American Wind...

Gas price comparison.(MARKETPLACE AND DATA: STATISTICS, TRENDS & ENERGY DATA)(Illustration)
May 1, 2005... Gas Price Comparison Breakeven Rates ($/therm) Large Office (150,000 [ft.sup.2]) 2nd Q-04 3rd Q-04 4th Q-04 2004 Ave Boston Gas (Boston, MA) 0.9269 1.0273 1.0472 ...

Lighting and lighting control incentives.(MARKETPLACE AND DATA: STATISTICS, TRENDS & ENERGY DATA)(Illustration)
May 1, 2005... Lighting and Lighting Control Incentives State Utility Utility Website AK Golden Valley Electric Association www.gvea.com/ CA Modesto...

Weather hedging: Chicago mercantile exchange weather future prices.(MARKETPLACE AND DATA: STATISTICS, TRENDS & ENERGY DATA)(Brief Article)(Illustration)
May 1, 2005... Weather Hedging: Chicago Mercantile Exchange Weather Futures Prices Each Degree Day valued at $20 per contract HDDs Cooling Degree Days Location Mar Apr Apr May Jun Atlanta, GA...