Energy Conservation News articles from June 2002

Energy Conservation News archives from June 2002

OUTLOOK: Conservation Mitigates Electricity Crisis.
June 1, 2002... By embracing energy efficiency and conservation, California utility customers reduced their peak demand by 3,000 to 5,500 megawatts (MW) last summer, according to research by scientists at the Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National...

Exxon Investors Support Resolution.
June 1, 2002... A share holder resolution see www.campaignexxonmobil.org/shareholder/EMRenewables_2002.shtml) demanding Exxon (5959 Las Colinas Blvd., Irving, TX 75039-2298; Tel: 972/444-1000, Fax: 972/444-1350; Website: www.exxon.mobil.com) outline its...

GOVERNMENT: System Benefits Save NY $120 Million.
June 1, 2002... According to the just released, "New York Energy Smart Program Evaluation and Status Report" (see www.nyserda.org), system benefits charge (SBC) programs over the last 3 yr saved 927 million kilowatt hours, enough electricity each year to power...

DOE Helps States Update Building Codes.
June 1, 2002... The Department of Energy (DOE) is awarding $1.989 million to 22 states to update and implement building energy codes, which will save consumers millions of dollars in energy bills and increase national energy security. DOE is providing...

RESIDENTIAL: "Overcharging" Motivates Conservation Behavior.
June 1, 2002... It is no surprise that during last year's electricity crises, Californians were motivated to conserve energy. What is surprising is that they did so "to stop energy suppliers from overcharging." In the most comprehensive and complete study on...

COMMERCIAL: Efficiency Alliance Launches BetterBricks.
June 1, 2002... Architects in the Northwest will no longer have to wonder what a proposed office building will look like with the late afternoon winter sunshine streaming into a work space. Building owners and developers will get backup support to market the...

EIA Tracks Building Energy Use.
June 1, 2002... The Energy Information Administration has released it latest Commercial Buildings Energy Consumption (CBECS) survey. The results pertain to calendar year 1999. The 1999 Commercial Buildings Energy Consumption Survey (CBECS) was the seventh...

Hotels Use PowerCold and Get EPA Award.
June 1, 2002... According to PowerCold Corp. (P.O. Box 1239, 115 Canfield Rd., La Vernia, TX 78121; Tel: 830/779-5213, Fax: 830/253-8181; Email: pwcl@powercold.com, Website: www.powercold.com) two Montana hotels fitted with the company's proprietary Ultimate...

TRANSPORTATION: Delphi, NREL Develop Simulation Software.
June 1, 2002... Engineers within Delphi Corp.'s (5725 Delphi Dr., Troy, MI 48098- 2815; Tel: 248/813-2000, Fax: 248/813-2670; Website: www.delphi.com/vpr) Energenix Group, part of the company's Dynamics & Propulsion Innovation Center, recently completed a...

Vehicles' Role in Global Warming.
June 1, 2002... General Motors Corp. (300 Renaissance Center, Detroit, MI 48265- 3000; Tel: 313/556-5000, Fax: 248/874-2760; Website: www.gm.com) with input from various energy companies and an independent research institute, recently presented initial results...

UTILITIES/POWER GENERATION: Sure Power Benchmarking Power System Reliability.
June 1, 2002... Sure Power Corp. (30 Main St., Suite 405, Danbury, CT 06810; Tel: 203/790-8996, Fax: 203/743-2182; Email: info@surepowersystem.com, Website: www.surepowersystem.com) has begun the benchmarking phase of a $2.2 million Department of Energy award...

SchlumbergerSema Delivers System.
June 1, 2002... According to SchlumbergerSema, a business unit of Schlumberger, Ltd. (153 E. 53rd St., 57th Fl., New York, NY 10022-4624; Tel: 212/350-9400, Fax: 212/350-9457; Website: www.slb.com), together with Gillam-Fei (www.gillam-fei.be), a subsidiary of...

New Cables May Double Transmission.
June 1, 2002... 3M (3M Center, St. Paul, MN 55144; Tel: 651/733-1110, Fax: 651/736-2133) has been named by the United States Department of Energy (DOE) to lead an industry team working to accelerate field testing and deployment of high-performance overhead...

HVAC: DOE Rolls Back AC Efficiency Standard.
June 1, 2002... The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) rollback of national standards for residential central air conditioners is a lose-lose proposition, according to the American Council for an Energy- Efficient Economy (ACEEE). "It will cost consumers $1...

LIGHTING: Study: Daylighting Saves Energy.
June 1, 2002... Daylight makes a difference, not only in helping buildings become energy efficient, but also for students who learn more effectively. A study (see the article in June edition of ASHRAE Journal, Daylighting and Human Performance at...

INDUSTRY NEWS: California PUC Awards Grants.
June 1, 2002... Electric City Corp. (1280 Landmeier Rd., Elk Grove Village, IL 60007; Tel: 847/437-1666, Fax: 847/437-4969; Website: www.electriccityeccc.com) and its distributor, Electric City of California, have been awarded $472,000 to install Electric City...

Microturbines Fall Short of Forecasts.
June 1, 2002... Shipments of microturbines-high-speed electric generators in the 30- to 300-kW size range-grew 15% in 2001 to approximately 1,400 units, according to a new study by Primen (1750 14th St., Suite 200, Boulder, CO 80302; Tel: 877/976-4681, Fax:...

RESOURCES: Distributed Generation Toolkit Offered.
June 1, 2002... A new resource is available for those who are interested in owning and operating a grid-interconnected distributed generation system to meet some or all of a facility's energy needs. The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (4301...

State Energy Codes Updated.
June 1, 2002... The latest "Status of State Energy Codes" report is available in both PDF format and as a Microsoft Word document at www.bcap- energy.org/backissues.html. Among the new developments discussed in this issue: Idaho and New Hampshire have adopted...

Lending Library Facilitates Efficiency.
June 1, 2002... PG&E (One Market, Spear Tower, Suite 2400, San Francisco, CA 94105; Tel: 415/267-7000, Fax: 415/267-7265; Website: www.pgecorp.com) has put together a Tool Lending Library to facilitate energy efficiency initiatives at the customers' premises....

CALENDAR.
June 1, 2002... August 18-23, 2002. ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings, Pacific Grove, CA. Contact: Rebecca Lunetta, ACEEE; Fax: 302/292-3965; Email: rlunetta@erols.com October 22, 2002. Pumps & Systems Expo, Ft. Washington, PA. Contact:...