Energy User News articles from October 2001

Energy User News archives from October 2001

Even Without Rolling Blackouts, California Crisis Rolls Into Second Year.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... While the most dire energy predictions failed to come to pass in California this summer, the state's crisis moved inexorably into its second year, with the end of direct access, and the effective dismantling of deregulation itself, a real...

TVA Chairman Wants to Boost Power Capacity, Cut Prices.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... CHATTANOOGA, TN--The Tennessee Valley Authority's (TVA) new chairman, Glenn McCullough, said he wants the government utility to improve its power capacity and environmental performance while paring its debt and the price of power, according to...

Online electricity trading.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... Online electricity trading now makes up 38% of trading in the U.S., up from 28.5% in February and 25% in April 200, according to an Energy Argus survey. Most online trading is done through either lntercontinentalExchange or EnronOnline, each of...

Electric power is now cyclical.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... Electric power is now cyclical, like oil and natural gas, says natural gas specialist Raymond C. Niles, who works for Salomon Smith Barney. "It's going to be moving like a pendulum now between tight supplies and abundant supplies, high prices...

Enron Corp.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... Enron Corp. CEO and President Jeffrey K. Skilling resigned in August, citing personal reasons as the motivation, the company reported. Enron Chairman Kenneth Lay will assume the additional responsibilities of president and CEO, positions he...

Automated Power Exchange Inc.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... Automated Power Exchange Inc., Santa Clara, CA, petitioned the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit to review the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (FERC) April 26 and June 19 price mitigation measures over wholesale...

Entergy Corp.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... Entergy Corp., New Orleans, will acquire its fifth nuclear power plant in the Northeast in the past two years with the purchase of the Vermont Yankee nuclear facility in Vernon, VT, for $180 million. It will be the tenth nuclear reactor Entergy...

Food Lion.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... Food Lion, Charlotte, NC, was presented with an Energy Star label by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for its benchmarking and energy conservation efforts. The grocery chain saved approximately 30 million kWh annually and...

NEMA Releases Guide for Ac Adjustable-Speed Drive Systems.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... ROSSLYN, VA--NEMA, the National Electrical Manufacturers Association, has released an application guide for ac adjustable-speed drives. James E. Armes, co-chairman of the Industrial Control Products and Systems Sections committee that...

China's Energy Success Praised by West; England's Not Expected to Reach Goals.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... According to a report from EiBI magazine, the world's most populous country, China, is coming in for heavy praise from Western business leaders and politicians for its progress on energy efficiency. Inability to reach renewable and combined...

LETTERS.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... Credit Where Credit Is Due Reader Iashes out at perceived slight Sometimes a letter arrives that makes me wonder what I could possible have done to provoke so harsh a response to an article in EUN. The following correspondence from...

What's Next?(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... The September 11 attack will challenge the energy industry: How will we respond? Americans will always remember September 11, 2001, as a day of tragedy. In New York, Washington, DC, and Pennsylvania, Americans pitched in to help as best...

Energy Future Depends on Studious Evaluation of Options.
October 1, 2001... There ought to be more to a 'comprehensive' energy plan than fossil fuels The vision of the future most recently advanced by the fossil fuel industry and Washington policy makers is a disappointment. Serious alternatives to customary...

The South Enjoys Low Prices, High Reliability.
October 1, 2001... TVA Chair McCullough talks about the South's warm future A mid the concern about energy shortages and sky high prices in California and other Western states, newly opened markets in Texas and the Northeast, and the effects of the new point...

NEW TECHNOLOGIES to Break the Power Gridlock.
October 1, 2001... Superconductivity may make users think twice about abandoning the grid The nation's energy crisis continues to draw attention to questions about the reliability of the nation's electricity grid. The frequency of blackouts, voltage...

Integrated CHP Offers Efficiency Gains to Buildings Market.(Advanced cooling, heating, and power)
October 1, 2001... Integration Lest center and DOE award For First generation of packaged cooling, heating, and power systems for buildings bring more efficient energy choices to commercial and industrial buildings market. The traditional energy generation...

Stanford Takes the Guesswork Out of Electrical Power Management.
October 1, 2001... College gets upgraded power management system In the early 1990s, a power failure at Stanford University (Stanford, CA) meant several hours of waiting for electrical crews to trade phone calls and search all possible problem spots. But that...

Fundamentals of Direct Digital Control Systems.
October 1, 2001... Understanding DDC begins with the basics Direct digital control (DDC) systems consist of networked microprocessor-based controllers connected to analog and digital devices, which either sense information or control components of a...

DOE Energy Investments Prove Wise.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... WASHINGTON-Federal research into energy-efficient and fossil-fuel technologies is justified, given the economic, environmental, and national security benefits it has yielded, according to a review by a committee of the National Academies'...

GM Applies Fuel Cell Technology to Stationary Power.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... TRAVERSE CITY, MI--In a press release issued August 7th, General Motors (GM) announced that it planned to develop and market fuel cells to heat and power homes and businesses by the middle of the decade. The company doesn't expect to make fuel...

FERC Filings May Lead to For-Profit Transco Under British Management.(Alliance Regional Transmission Organization)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... AKRON, OH--A business plan has been filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) that paves the way for creation of a for-profit, separately chartered, transmission-only company--Alliance Transco. If accepted by FERC, this would...

Dates Set for ISH NA 2003.(ISH North America)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... TROY, MI--ISH North America (ISHNA) announced that more than 70 companies from around the world have committed to exhibiting at the newly launched international trade show scheduled for October 31--November 2, 2002, at the National Trade Centre...

DEGREE DAYS For Selected Cities August.(Illustration)
October 1, 2001... DEGREE DAYS For Selected Cities August City Monthly Monthly Deviation Monthly Deviation Total from Norm from Last Year Atlanta 434 28 -30 Baltimore 381...

Spot Market Gas: Posted Prices.(Illustration)
October 1, 2001... Spot Market Gas: Posted Prices September prices represent estimates of median prices for one-month spot transactions. Prices are not offers. Pipeline Sep-00 Aug-01 Sep-01 ANR, La ...

Ranking of Gas Utility Prices By State Commercial.(Illustration)
October 1, 2001... Ranking of Gas Utility Prices By State Commercial Rank State Price/Mcf 1 Hawaii $17.22 2 Massachusetts $14.77 3 District of Columbia $12.32 4 Florida $12.19...

Ranking of Electricity Prices Commercial.(Illustration)
October 1, 2001... Ranking of Electricity Prices Commercial Rank Cts/kWh ST UTILITY %Total kWh 1 21.09 RI Block Island Power Co. 0.001% 2 20.89 HI Hawaii Electric Light Co. Inc. 0.080% 3 ...

Weather Hedge Prices.(Illustration)
October 1, 2001... Weather Hedge Prices OPTIONS Station Structure Location WBAN Type Period Strike Premium Atlantic City, NJ 93730 HDD Call Nov 01-Jan 02 2520 $565,000 Boston, MA ...

EUN LOAD PROFILE.(Illustration)
October 1, 2001... EUN LOAD PROFILE Electricity Generated by Renewable Energy Sources Millions of KWh Solar 940 Wind 4,460 Geothermal 13,070 Biomass 36,570 Source: DOE, Energy...