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Utility Demand Side Management- DSM Lessons: Experience is the Toughest Teacher
(Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.eslwin.tamu.edu), 1990-06)
Most utilities first became actively involved with energy conservation in the early 1980s with the federally mandated Residential Conservation Service (RCS) program. Legislation mandating a similar effort directed toward ...
EPC Firms Expand Their Role
(Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.eslwin.tamu.edu), 1990-06)
As the independent energy industry matures, the traditional role of the engineering, procurement and construction firms is rapidly evolving into one of active participation in front-end development and long term ownership ...
Industrial Retrofits are Possible
(Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.eslwin.tamu.edu), 1990-06)
Ontario is the industrial heartland of Canada and more than 80% of its energy comes from Canadian sources with the remainder from the neighbouring U.S. states. Because of the ever increasing demand for energy relating to ...
Gas Turbine Emissions
(Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.eslwin.tamu.edu), 1990-06)
Historically, preliminary design information regarding gas turbine emissions has been unreliable, particularly for facilities using steam injection and other forms of Best Available Control Technology (BACT). This was ...
Feedstock Economics for Global Steam Crackers
(Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.eslwin.tamu.edu), 1990-06)
The high level of current
profitability within the
petrochemical industry has spurred an unprecedented number of announcements of new global capacity. Many of the announcements have been made by organizations with no ...
Partners for Progress- A Utility Perspective
(Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.eslwin.tamu.edu), 1990-06)
Central Power and Light Company, an Investor Owned Utility serving the greater part of South Texas, got the largest setback of its 75 year life during the 1980's when cogeneration hit home. It's no secret that the Texas ...
Industrial-Utility Cooperation: Moving Into Strategic Alliance
(Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.eslwin.tamu.edu), 1990-06)
It is no longer uncommon to hear of utilities working more closely with their larger customers, establishing relationships that extend beyond the traditional commodity supplier concepts. What do some of these look like? ...
Understanding and Evaluating Extended Surfaces
(Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.eslwin.tamu.edu), 1990-06)
Extended surfaces are widely used in heat transfer equipment in power and process plants. While various types of extended surfaces are used in the industry, this paper will limit the discussions to the widely used ...
Electrical Energy and the Environment
(Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.eslwin.tamu.edu), 1990-06)
Electric energy is an integral element of today's economy and the standard quality of life. The availability of energy at an affordable cost has always been of basic concern because of the intimate relationship of energy ...
The Public Utility and Industry: A Customer- Supplier Relationship for Long-Term Survival
(Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.eslwin.tamu.edu), 1990-06)
The entire country is undergoing a significant change in customer attitide toward services and products. This change is geared toward a quality service/ product for the least cost. Industry and the utility sector need to ...