District Energy Now

Volume 12 Number 2 September 1996

Welcome New Members!

Jef Gaskill
President
Contrec-USA LLC
PO Box 360595
Birmingham, AL 35236-0595
(205) 987-3000
(205) 987-3007 fax

Scott Lindberg
Vice President, Central US
Chris Ludwig
President
Full Cycle Global
2966 Wireton Road
Blue Island, IL 60406
(708) 388-8551
(708) 388-8550 fax
referred by Energy Systems Company

Richard H. Poirier
Project Manager
G.R.G. Vanderweil Engineers
1055 Maitland Center Commons Boulevard
Maitland, FL 32751
(407) 660-0088
(407) 660-1655 fax

Stuart Wachter
Director, Major Projects
Underground Construction Co., Inc.
5145 Industrial Way
Benicia, CA 94510
(707) 746-8800
(707) 746-1314 fax

Calendar of Events

Second Annual CDEA Conference & Tradeshow
September 15-17, 1996
Sheraton Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Contact: Gayle Corkery, (613) 947-5287

On-Site Cogeneration for Hospitals & Universities
September 17-18, 1996
The Tremont House Hotel, Boston, MA
Contact: The Center for Business Intelligence, call (800) 767-9499 or (617) 270-6216 fax

Geothermal Resources Council 1996 Annual Meeting - Geothermal Development in the Pacific Rim
September 29-October 2, 1996
Portland Marriott Hotel, Portland, OR
Contact: Geothermal Resources Council, PO Box 1350, 2001 Second Street, Suite 5, Davis, CA 95617-1350 or call (916) 758-2360

11th Annual IDEA Cooling Conference
October 2-4, 1996
The Midland Hotel, Chicago, IL
Contact: IDEA, (202) 429-5111

Europe's Cogeneration Market of the Future: Prospects and Challenges
October 10-11, 1996
ITT Sheraton Hotel, Brussels
Contact: COGEN Europe, Rue Gulledelle 98, 1200 Brussels, Belgium, 32-2-772-8290 or 32-2-772-5044 fax

Nordic District Heating Symposium
October 28-29, 1996
Copenhagen, Denmark
Contact: Danish District Heating Association,
45 75 52 88 11 or fax 45 75 52 89 62, e-mail birgerl@post1.tele.dk

International District Heating Conference
October 30-31, 1996
Copenhagen, Denmark
Contact: Danish District Heating Association,
45 75 52 88 11 or fax 45 75 52 89 62, e-mail birgerl@post1.tele.dk

National Congress of the Danish District Heating Association
October 31-November 1, 1996
Copenhagen, Denmark
Contact: Danish District Heating Association,
45 75 52 88 11 or fax 45 75 52 89 62, e-mail birgerl@post1.tele.dk

Safety, Environment & Operations Workshop
November 7-8, 1996
Radisson Plaza Hotel, Minneapolis, MN
Contact: (202) 429-5111

Distribution and Measurements & Controls Workshop
November 13-15, 1996
Red Lion Hotel, Omaha, NE
Contact: IDEA (202) 429-5111

10th Annual IDEA College/University Conference
February 19-21, 1997
Omni Hotel Charlottesville, Charlottesville, VA
Contact: IDEA, (202) 429-5111

88th Annual IDEA Conference & Tradeshow
June 14-17, 1997
Hotel Del Coronado, San Diego, CA
Contact: IDEA, (202) 429-5111

IDEA Releases "Report of 1995 Operations"

The annual statistical report of IDEA member utilities, college and universities has a new name and more information this year. The "Report of 1995 Operations" is one of the most specific surveys that the association has assembled in recent years. Work on this study began last spring. It is now complete and is the third annual study to show trends in the industry.

The report has been mailed to all of those who participated in the study. Copies are available to members at a cost of $150 each and to non-members for $350.

Thirty-four utilities and twenty-six colleges and universities participated in the survey. In the report you can find fuel use by type, annual energy send out by type, the distances the systems serve, the number of meters used by the system and the age of the plants.

To receive a copy of the report send a request with payment to Jeff Hayter, IDEA, 1200 19th Street, NW, Suite 300, Washington, DC 20036-2422 or fax credit card orders with credit card information including signature of card holder to (202) 429-5113.

IDEA Executive Director Gives Presentation at NASEO Meeting

John Fiegel, IDEA Executive Director, gave an overview of the United States district heating industry at a meeting sponsored by the National Association of State Energy Officials (NASEO) on August 20, 1996 in Washington, D.C. The presentation was part of an eleven-day Polish-American School focusing on energy efficiency. Larry Bean, chairperson of NASEO, was the host.

Trigen Receives Award, IDEA Exhibits at AEE Show

Trigen Energy Corporation received the Competitive Power Company of the Year Award at the Association of Energy Engineers conference. Tom Casten, president of Trigen and past president of IDEA, accepted the award on behalf of the company.

Executive Director John Fiegel attended the conference to promote the industry on the trade show floor. Association of Energy Engineers (AEE) Competitive Power Congress and National Industrial Energy Expo in Somerset, New Jersey, August 14-15, 1996. Several attendees stopped to inquire about the association and Fiegel was pleased that many current members also said hello.

IDEA member Rob McCabe, Cornell University, presented a paper titled, "District Heating and Cooling Systems of the Future: Strategies for Global Change.

The AEE is an international organization dedicated to promoting the principles and practices of energy conservation and energy efficient system design.

Trigen Forms Western Region

In mid-July, six of Trigen's western operating companies were combined to create one Western Region with Stephen K. Swinson, IDEA President, named president of the region. Steve had previously served as president of Trigen-Kansas City and Trigen-Colorado.

The change brings together Trigen-Chicago, Trigen-Colorado, Trigen-Kansas City, Trigen-Oklahoma, Trigen-Tulsa and Trigen-St. Louis and redelpoys the skills of leaders from each operating company to support the region's expected growth.

Vic DeJong has been appointed vice president, operations, and will be responsible for all Western Region facilities as well as customer service and marketing for existing businesses. Mike ElDorado, newly appointed vice president, business technology, is responsible for engineering services in support of the region's developing activities. Charles Fishman, as vice president, business development, is responsible for the region's new business development activities. Continuing to lead development efforts in Chicago and Trigen's relationship with its partner, Peoples Energy, will be General Manager Louie Overstreet. Expanding his role in the regionalization of the accounting function will be Earl Charvet, vice president and controller.

In a related move, Steve Swinson announced staffing changes at Trigen-Kansas City. Jim Henslee has been named general manager of Trigen-Kansas City, continuing to be responsible for the operation of Trigen-Kansas City district energy system and adding the responsibilities of customer service and sales growth in Kansas City. Bob Berry, director of marketing and development, will now report to Mike ElDorado and will expand his work in the development group within the Western Region.

IDEA Member Takes Stand on Deregulation

IPALCO identifies the fundamental problems in the electric industry and offers viable solutions in these recently released publications:

IPALCO White Paper - "Restructuring the Electric Utility Industry - The Real Problem and the Real Solution: Customer Choice Through Universal Access"

IPALCO White Paper II - "Customer Choice Through Universal Access: Seven Relevant Questions and Seven Straight Answers"

You can order these and other IPALCO publications on competition via the IPALCO home page on the World Wide Web at www.ipalco.com, or by calling (317) 261-5651.

San Diego Chilled Water System Will Keep the City Cool

San Diego Power and Cooling received mention in the July 1996 issue of Western HVACR News. The article, "Chilled Water System Will Help Keep San Diego Cool This Summer," noted the benefits of converting to a district cooling system. Steven Jay Mueller, president of San Diego Power and Cooling and IDEA member, boasts in the article that by converting to the district cooling system buildings can slash energy costs by as much as 30 percent.

People in the News

John Caruseillo has joined Perma-Pipe/PermAlert as manager of project engineering. John has 15 years of experience with Chicago Bridge and Iron Company and Meyer Tool & Manufacturing and is a Registered Professional Engineer with Bachelor and Master degrees in Mechanical Engineering from the Illinois Institute of Technology.

Bob Maffei has been named vice president of sales and marketing of Perma-Pipe. Bob has been with Perma-Pipe/PermaAlert for ten years, most recently as vice president of engineering.

Philip W. Fuller, P.E., has joined Kattner/FVB District Energy Inc. as a district energy consultant. Philip was previously a vice president of HDR Engineering Inc. and president of Pfeifer and Schultz Inc.

Abstracts Due for College/University Conference

Don't forget abstracts are due September 13 for presentations at the 10th Annual College/University Conference: Colleges and Universities: Ten Years of Cooperative Growth, February 19-21, 1997, at the Omni Hotel, Charlottesville, Virginia.

Final papers are due December 13, 1996.

Abstracts should be between 100 and 200 words and should be sent to: IDEA, 1200 19th Street, NW, Suite 300, Washington, DC 20036-2422 or (202) 429-5113 fax.

For more information on submitting an abstract contact Steve Mischissin, technical chairman, Dartmouth College. He can be reached at (603) 646-3924 or by e-mail at Stephen.G.Mischissin@dartmouth.edu.

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