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- Date: 31 Dec 92 13:55 PST
- Subject: Re: Energy Ideas - HVAC-2
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- RESOURCES
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- Energy User News is a monthly publication concerning commercial
- and industrial energy use. Four recent issues provide important
- directories: November, 1992 contains a product guide of
- chiller-heaters; October, 1992 contains a list of firms which
- recycle spent fluorescent bulbs; April, 1992 contains a directory
- of Demand-Side Management rebates offered by utilities across the
- country; and February, 1992 contains a product guide for
- reflectors and ballasts. Call 1-800-247-8080 for subscription
- information.
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- The Electric Ideas Clearinghouse, a program of the Bonneville
- Power Administration, offers a hotline to provide fast, free
- information on commercial and industrial energy efficient
- technologies, products and programs. They also have an electronic
- bulletin board service with software libraries, training
- calendar, referrals directory and discussion groups. Priority is
- given to energy professionals in the Bonneville Power service
- area (Washington, Oregon, Montana and Idaho). Within this area,
- call (800) 872-3568; outside call (206) 586-8588.
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- The American Gas Cooling Center's (AGCC) new Natural Gas Cooling
- Equipment Guide ($30 for members, $50 for non-members) introduces
- three basic types of gas cooling equipment - absorption,
- engine-driven and desiccant - and presents brief descriptions of
- equipment that is commercially available today. Also included are
- short descriptions of systems under development. The guide
- provides information necessary to identify options and evaluate
- their feasibility for specific applications. A manufacturer
- contact for each gas cooling system is also identified. The AGCC
- is a gas industry organization that directly supports technology
- transfer and commercialization of advanced gas cooling equipment
- to create a greater role for natural gas in the American energy
- market. To order the Guide, contact Karima Davis, AGCC, 1515
- Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22209, (703) 841-8410.
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- The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), founded in 1972,
- manages technical research and development programs for the U.S.
- electric utility industry to improve power production,
- distribution and use. Some 700 utilities are members of the
- institute. EPRI operates a customer assistance center, which
- provides technical information to end-users of electric-powered
- equipment. To reach the hotline, call 1-800-766-3774.
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- The Institute for Energy and Environmental Research (IEER) has
- published a book which discusses the causes of ozone depletion,
- the possible consequences and policies for the restoration of the
- ozone layer. Mending the Ozone Hole (250 pp.), by Arjun
- Makhijani, Ph. D., and Kevin Gurney, is available for $25 from
- IEER, 6935 Laurel Avenue, Takoma Park, MD 20912, (301) 270-5500.
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