• Advanced meters prepare Anaheim for smart grid future

Anaheim Public Utilities' advanced metering initiative moves forward, giving customers a modern tool to help them reduce energy use and costs.

• Catching up with energy-efficient cooling systems: Coolerado

The first installment of a two-part series revisits promising cooling technologies, highlighting considerations utilities should take into account when choosing equipment for a program.

• Get your motor running at 2009 DSM Technology workshop

If you liked the Demand-Side Management Technology lighting workshops, get ready to meet us in Bismarck, N.D., April 6 for the sequel: Motors and Variable-Frequency Drives.

• Techology Spotlight: Industrial Heat Pumps

This equipment can reduce fossil fuel consumption, energy costs and greenhouse gas emissions when used for drying, washing, evaporating and distilling processes.

• Web site of the month: Renewable energy tracking systems

Renewable energy tracking systems provide utilities with a way to collect meter readings from renewable plants, verify the output, and issue RECs into a generator's account.

• Calendar of events

• Breaking news

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Delegates at the Democratic National Convention in Denver last summer were treated to a demonstration of an energy-efficient cooling technology powered by the sun. (Photo by Coolerado)... Read more.

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Vol. 28, No. 4,
April 2009

Regional Energy Services Managers:
Lakewood, CO:
Ron Horstman
720-962-7419
Billings, MT:
Michael Radecki
406-247-7442
Loveland, CO:
Linda Swails
970-461-7339
Phoenix, AZ:
Audrey Colletti
602-605-2659
Folsom, CA:
Sandee Peebles
916-353-4454
Salt Lake City, UT:
Paula Fronk
801-524-6383

The Energy Services Bulletin is published by Western Area Power Administration for its power
customers.

Editor/Web technician:
Kevon Storie
720-962-7508

The mention of any service, product, or technology does not constitute an endorsement of same and Western, the Department of Energy, or the United States Government cannot be held responsible or liable for use thereof.