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Partnership turns former City Hall into efficient living space |
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The Kansas City Board of Public Utilities teamed up with a non-profit development corporation to give an historic building a new lease on life as energy-efficient loft apartments.
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Wind group creates technical resources for utilities |
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As wind technology and the issues surrounding it become more complex, the Utility Wind Interest Group has helped power providers keep up with the learning curve.
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Rural Iowa utilities welcome large ethanol plants |
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Iowa is experiencing an ethanol boom and rural utilities are developing programs and services to meet the needs of their new large industrial customers.
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Hog farm adds wind to renewable energy collection |
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The Colorado partners who teamed up on the first microturbine powered by hog waste biogas have joined forces again for another renewable energy demonstration project.
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Growers pair solar power with wine to mellow electric bills |
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California wineries are installing photovoltaic arrays to extract another valuable product from the sun: clean, inexpensive electricity.
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Arizona meeting promotes state wind development |
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The Arizona Wind Working Group held a meeting in January to get state agencies, private developers and utilities to take a hard look at the state of the state’s wind industry.
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Efficient spray valve saves restaurants water, money |
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A new weapon in the ongoing battle to conserve water offers substantial energy and water savings for a very low investment while it helps small businesses control costs.
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States set goals to increase renewable energy use |
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In 18 states, maintaining or increasing the amount of renewable energy in the electricity mix is now a matter of policy.
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Award recognizes Western’s role in green power purchase |
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The Federal government honored two Western employees for their part in helping the Environmental Protection Agency buy green tags for facilities in our territory.
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Western seminars take training resources to customers |
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Customer-sponsored workshops are a cost-effective way for utilities to learn about new technology, increase efficiency, solve problems, improve customer relations or all of the above.
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Topics from the Power Line
Resources give savings estimates for lighting, insulation measures |
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The Power Line finds plenty of information to help utilities and consumers calculate how much energy households save by improving lighting and insulation.
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Energy shorts |
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- USDA announces grants for renewable energy ventures
- New DOE Web site offers energy-saving tips
- Industry reports see great potential for US solar power
- Major corporations buy 62 MW of green power in 2004
- NRECA honors OK co-op’s wind power program
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Technology Spotlight
Calculating ASD savings…without fudging fan laws |
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Adjustable speed drives can help cut down on the energy fan and pump motors use, but miscalculation can lead to over-predicting the savings.
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