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1. Utilities Manager: Should You pay For An Energy Assessment?

Utilities Manager/2006

Author:Christopher Russell, Principal, Energy Pathfinder Management Consulting, LLC

Christopher Russell, Principal, Energy Pathfinder Management Consulting, LLC A particularly destructive hurricane season in 2005 wreaked havoc on oil and gas production infrastructure in the Gulf Coast region. This damage, in addition to...

2. Utilities Manager: Reducing Energy Costs In Municipal Pumping Systems

Utilities Manager/2006

Author:Gunnar Hovstadius, Ph.D.

It's everybody's job to save energy. Simple solutions to help optimize your pumping systems, like those outlined in this article, often can pay off more than you might think. The facts speak for themselves and they're not very encouraging for...

3. Utilities Manager: Cutting Costs With Energy Auditing

Utilities Manager/2006

Author:Jane Alexander with Paul Twite, 24-7 Power, Inc.

An experienced power quality engineer reveals how he goes about finding energy savings in a facility. It all begins with an energy audit. "Using energy efficiently is cool again," says Paul Twite, referring to the current high cost of energy.Twite...

4. When you can’t vary the speed of the driven load...

Utilities Manager/2006

Author:John Hurst, Power Efficiency Corporation

Don’t give up. You have options. Other control technologies can take up the flag when a VFD won’t work for your application. It used to be that you managed your company’s facilities and all of the machines and technology in it. Today, if...

5. Utilities Manager: Extend MTBR while decreasing costs and increasing performance. . .Custom Hydraulic Solutions: “Reliability Engineering PLUS"

Utilities Manager/2006

Author:MT Staff

Everyone wants to cut their energy costs, even utility companies. Some of the biggest energy hogs in these operations can be found among the many pumps required to run these plants. Yet, in many cases, the big pumps (especially the older ones) can...

6. Utilities Manager: Invest In Energy Management With Intelligent Motor Control Solutions

Utilities Manager/2006

Author:Richard Piekarz, Rockwell Automation Contributing Editor

Tasked with selecting the most reliable motor control solution with the lowest total cost of ownership? You’ll want to remember that it really pays to buy “smart” in this case. Rising energy prices are motivating industry to explore any...

7. Utilities Manager: Is It Time For A Standby Generator In Your Facility?

Utilities Manager/2006

Author:Roddy Yates, Baldor Electric Company

Selection, sizing, installation and maintenance of these units can impact your energy efforts. In many facilities, the process of selecting a standby generator can either go relatively quickly or painfully slow.How you approach the specification,...

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