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Minnesota student center lightens up with cutting-edge windows |
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Southwest Minnesota State University upgraded its Student Center Complex with highly efficient windows that let the sunshine in without letting the heat in—or out in the winter. |
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Water provider takes green power leadership seriously |
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The Environmental Protection Agency’s Green Power Partnership recognized East Bay Municipal Utility District’s long-standing commitment to renewable energy. |
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School’s efficiency helps pay for wind energy |
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Rocky Mountain High School in Fort Collins, Colo., earns high marks in environmental citizenship for reducing energy consumption and investing the savings in enough wind energy to power the school for a month.
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Murray City Power meets its match in landfill powerplant |
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Murray City Power went looking for a low-cost, reliable source of renewable electricity and found it at the local landfill.
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Silicon Valley Power’s renewable energy option takes off |
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Santa Clara, Calif., residents have signed up for their municipal utility’s voluntary green power program at double the national average rate, and that is only the beginning.
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Colorado rancher takes waste-to-energy to new level |
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A Ft. Morgan, Colo., cattle feeding business is using cutting-edge technology to join the small but growing group of feedlots that generate electricity from manure.
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San Francisco Giants go to bat for solar power |
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The solar array installed on the San Francisco Giants Baseball Club team offices will supply power and raise fans’ awareness about solar energy. |
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Tomorrow’s scientists partner on sustainable hydrogen project |
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A team of college and high school students discovered a passion for renewable energy while working on a project for a national sustainability competition. |
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Workshop highlights many uses of IR cameras |
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Western and Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association cosponsored a workshop to show how infrared cameras can increase system reliability and add value to customer service programs. |
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Online workshops walk utilities through renewables issues |
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Power industry professionals tuned in for the webcast series highlighting the Guidebook to Expanding the Role of Renewables in a Power Supply Portfolio. |
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Topics from the Power Line
Factor in warm-up time to estimate new system’s savings |
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A utility customer asks for a formula to calculate energy savings from upgrading an HVAC system.
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Energy shorts |
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- Nationwide small gen interconnect rules issued
- State energy programs receive $26.5 million from DOE
- Plans underway for Colorado's largest wind farm
- California Energy Commission sponsors student art contest
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Technolgy Spotlight:
Not all pump systems benefit from adjustable speed drive |
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Installing an electronic-adjustable-speed drive on a pump system may not deliver the expected energy savings for an open-loop flow system. |
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