Electric Light & Power articles from January 2004

Electric Light & Power archives from January 2004

Court blocks equipment replacement regulation.
January 1, 2004... On Dec. 24, 2003, a federal court blocked implementation of changes to New Source Review (NSR) regulations related to equipment replacement. The regulatory changes would have exempted many refurbishment and upgrade projects from NSR...

The aging workforce: what can you do about it? Part 2 of a three-part series.
January 1, 2004... In the first part of this series (EL&P, December 2003), we underscored the need to act quickly to prevent the loss of critical knowledge as the aging workforce retires. The "QUICKLY!" workforce planning framework developed by IBM Business...

Money follows the path of most influence.(commentary)
January 1, 2004... We began February with the presidential primaries. There was a whole lot of stomping, but I don't recall hearing much about the candidates' plans for the electric industry (or any mention of the stalled energy bill). If only the August blackout...

Electric reliability and how to get there.(Letter to the Editor)
January 1, 2004... In your September 2003 column, you discussed who will pay for the improvements needed within the electric utility system to maintain or improve reliability. There was the traditional stockholder vs. ratepayer discussion, but I believe that the...

Mobile technology gaining acceptance, momentum.(This month online ...)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... Results of a survey of EL&P readers show mobile technology has an increasing presence in utilities and is gaining acceptance as a viable solution to increase worker productivity. Over half of the respondents have already implemented or plan on...

Potential solution for electric transmission constraints.(This month online ...)(wind amplified rotor platform )(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... A new technology, wind amplified rotor platform (WARP), was originally designed for traditional wind farm application. A new application is the Trans-WARP Tower, which is a dual use design intended to be both a transmission tower and electrical...

Transformer monitoring and diagnostic techniques.(This month online ...)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... The debilitating effects of moisture in power transformers can lead to unexpected electrical failures of transformers, which can also be debilitating to a utility's bottom line. This case study shows how the fifth largest utility in the...

Grid computing captures attention.(industry report)
January 1, 2004... In an economic climate where every IT investment is closely scrutinized and companies face increased pressure to do more with less, IT expenditures must be aligned with overall business objectives and tied to quantifiable results. Added to...

Mitigating your weather exposure.(risk management)(energy industries)
January 1, 2004... Energy restructuring in the 1990s prompted the creation of weather risk management tools that help businesses hedge against the various risks associated with weather. In an effort to help stabilize revenues and protect profits, many energy...

Crafting debt financing to attract cash, good ratings.
January 1, 2004... Debt is a vital source of financing for electric utilities. According to Multex, a financial data provider, U.S.-traded investor-owned utilities have an average debt to equity ratio of 1.77, meaning that they use nearly twice as much debt as...

Exclusive to EL&P: C Three composite index up 25.2 percent for 2003.(finance)
January 1, 2004... All four of the C Three Group's Energy Utility Indices lead the S&P 500 Index for the most recent 12-month period. The C Three Composite Index has a healthy lead over the S&P for that period, gaining 24.5 percent vs. 18.2 for the S&P. The C...

Corporate renewable energy purchase shows marked increase.(generation)
January 1, 2004... Atlanta Corporate partners of the World Resources Institute's (WRI) Green Power Market Development Group are now buying Sterling Planet's Green America renewable energy certificates (RECs) in an amount that breaks all prior U.S. records...

Photovoltaic manufacturers feel the pinch of growing pains.(generation)
January 1, 2004... Mountain View, Calif. Worldwide shipments of solar photovoltaic (PV) cells and modules surged by 52 percent in 2002, a new report from Strategies Unlimited reveals. According to the report "Photovoltaic Manufacturer Shipments &...

Intrepid builds biogas facility.(generation)(Intrepid Technology and Resources, Inc.)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... Idaho falls, Idaho Intrepid Technology and Resources, Inc. a renewable energy company announced completion of preliminary phase of design of its "flagship" biogas production facility, an anaerobic digester project at a 4,000-cow dairy near...

Is your call center really a 'profit center'?(information technology customer systems)
January 1, 2004... As customer relationship management (CRM) has emerged and evolved over the past five to ten years, we have heard a great deal about 'enlightened' approaches to customer service. In particular, much has been made of the idea of using customer...

Events.(information technology customer systems)(Brief Article)(Calendar)
January 1, 2004... MARCH 1-3 POWER:GEN Renewable Energy PennWell Confs. & Exhibitions (918/831-9160) Las Vegas 7210 Engineering and Operations Technical Conf. American Public Power Assn. (202/467-2900) www.appanet.org ...

Products.(The 2004 EL&P Products And Services Directory)(Directory)
January 1, 2004... DISTRIBUTED GENERATION EQUIPMENT & SYSTEMS Fuel cells Cummins Power Generation FuelCell Energy Inc IMR Inc Ogden Power Inc Plug Power Inc Gen-sets Diesel Alturdyne Baldor Generators Belyea Co...

Services.(The 2004 EL&P Products And Services Directory)(Directory)
January 1, 2004... CONSULTING SERVICES Accounting Orloff Electrical Engineering Systems & Software Inc Business Market/competitive intelligence The C Three Group LLC Ed Malemezian Consulting Inc Henwood Energy Services Inc ...

Companies.(The 2004 EL&P Products And Services Directory)(Directory)
January 1, 2004... AAID Security Solutions Inc 401 Westpark Ct, Suite 200, Peachtree City, GA 30269; 770-632-8878, FAX: 770-632-8810: E-mail: autoaccessid@msn.com; URL: www.autoaccessid.com ABB 8585 Trans-Canada Hwy, St. Laurent, QC, Canada H4S 1Z6;...