Fuel Oil News articles from July 1999

Fuel Oil News archives from July 1999

Florida Utility Plans Mass. Power Plant.(Brief Article)
July 1, 1999... FPL Energy, Inc., a subsidiary of FPL Group, Inc., the parent company of Florida Power & light Co., plans to own and operate a 700 megawatt, natural gas-fired power plant in Bellingham, Mass. The plant will generate electricity for the New...

Experts Say Georgia Is Hottest Natural Gas Market.(Brief Article)
July 1, 1999... Natural gas suppliers are in an accelerating race for customers in Georgia, the most active retail energy market in the U.S., experts concluded at a roundtable meeting in Atlanta last May. The meeting was sponsored by Xenergy, Inc., a leading...

New Jersey Pilot Program Assesses Spill Damages.(Brief Article)
July 1, 1999... The N.J. Dept. of Environmental Protection has unveiled a controversial new pilot program implementing Natural Resource Damages (NRD) in conjunction with remedial activities. Under the technical requirements for site remediation, remedial...

First Quarter Gas Heating Equipment Shipments Up.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
July 1, 1999... Shipments of gas-fired heating equipment for the first three months of 1999 showed improvements over 1998, according to the Gas Appliance Manufacturers Assn. Gas cast iron boilers saw the biggest increase, up 16.7 percent over the prior...

New Washington State Wiring Regs Affect Oil Heat.(Brief Article)
July 1, 1999... As of March 1, 2000, every Washington State company with oil heat service technicians must have an administrator for the technicians who has completed an administrator's exam, and each technician must also have successfully completed a low...

Radiant Tubing Sales Top 120 Million Feet.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
July 1, 1999... According to the Radiant Panel Association, North American suppliers sold a record 120 million lineal feet of radiant tubing in 1998. This total was more than 20 million lineal feet greater than the 1997 total, and nearly ten times the total of...

Metzger Machine Acquires Grimsby Stove & Furnace.(Brief Article)
July 1, 1999... Metzger Machine Corp., Milwaukee, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire certain assets of Grimsby Stove & Furnace Ltd. of Grimsby, Ontario, Canada. Grimsby manufactures warm air furnaces, oil burners, and venting systems for residential...

Rural Energy Conference Slated for October.(Brief Article)
July 1, 1999... Over the past three years, more than 500 people have attended a Rural Energy Conference sponsored by Propane Resources. The fourth such event will be held October 9-12 at the Weston Crown Center in Kansas City. This year's conference will...

ESPA Launches New Website.(Brief Article)
July 1, 1999... The Empire State Petroleum Association has launched its new website: www.espa.net. The site has a consumer area (immediately accessible information) and a password protected ESPA member area. The site will be continually updated to provide...

A New Threat.(Brief Article)
July 1, 1999... One of oil heat's benefits that the industry has successfully capitalized on over the years is the service provided by oil heat dealers. Unlike the "Humongous Utility' oil heat dealers are attentive to customer needs. Services fast and...

Volvo Opens New Corporate Center in North Carolina.(Brief Article)
July 1, 1999... A new 130,000-sq. ft. office complex has been completed at Volvo Trucks North America's campus in Greensboro, N.C. The expansion is said to be the result of the company's continued growth and commitment to the North American heavy-duty truck...

Fleet Fueling.
July 1, 1999... Janis Beltramo is associated with Commercial Fueling Network. She can he reached at 650-583-4446. 135-year-old White Fuel Co. finds another diversification opportunity White Fuel can trace its roots to 1864 when John White founded the...

Why Indirect Fired Water Heaters?(Brief Article)
July 1, 1999... Joseph Lane is director of Technical Services, Amtrol Inc., Warwick, R.I. He can be reached at (800) 736-1149, ext. 250. They work better than tankless coils and are more energy efficient. Prior to 1935, boilers and water heaters were...

Wall Hung Water Heater from Monitor.(Brief Article)
July 1, 1999... The propane-fired model MZ from Monitor Products is an ultra high efficiency, fully condensing, wall hung hydronic heater that can be used for space and/or domestic hot water service. More than 100,000 units are in use around the world with...

Weil-McLain Indirect Water Heaters.(Brief Article)
July 1, 1999... Weil-McLain indirect-fired water heaters are available in four residential sizes (Gold Plus 30, 40, 60 and 80) and two commercial sizes (Plus 100 and 120). The tank-within-a-tank design features a corrugated stainless steel inner tank for...

CombiCor Units From Bradford-White.(Brief Article)
July 1, 1999... The CombiCor oil-fired appliance provides both domestic hot water and space heating from a single source. The patented UltraCoil heat transfer system efficiently transfers heat from heating fluid contained inside the double-wall heat exchanger...

Viessmann Water Heaters Feature Quality Materials.(Brief Article)
July 1, 1999... Viessmann VertiCell tanks feature titanium stabilized stain less steel throughout (no pit corrosion, no stress cracking, no electrochemical reactions); front clean-out; leveling legs; smooth coil (shucks lime, performs with steam); HCFC-free...