ASERTTI News
Waste Energy Recovery
Registry
EPA has published a rule which proposes to
establish the criteria for including sources or
sites in a Registry of Recoverable Waste Energy
Sources (Registry), as required by EISA. The agency
is also proposing the Survey processes by which EPA
will collect data and populate the Registry. The
proposed rule would apply to major industrial and
large commercial sources as defined by EPA in the
rulemaking. This proposed rule would not require the
installation of new monitoring equipment, rather it
would require only that sources above certain
threshold levels that wish to be included in the
Registry enter specific already-monitored data
points into the Survey. The Survey is a software
tool that will calculate the quantity and quality of
potentially recoverable waste energy.
For more information, please
click here to visit EPA’s Waste Energy Recovery
Registry page. There is a 60 day public comment
period that begins with publication in the Federal
Register. Please do not e-mail comments on the
rulemaking. If you want to submit comments for the
docket, go to
www.regulations.gov (Docket ID No.
EPA-HQ-OAR-2008-0201).
CRS Releases Comprehensive
Summary of House Climate Bill
The Congressional Research Service (CRS) has
prepared a comprehensive summary and analysis of HR
2454, the Waxman-Markey climate and clean energy
bill passed by the House on June 26, 2009. Please
click here to view the full report. The report,
"Greenhouse Gas Legislation: Summary and Analysis of
H.R. 2454 as Passed by the House of
Representatives," summarizes the House-passed bill's
provisions, along with commentary on which
provisions were taken from the committee-reported
bill or were subsequently revised by manager's
amendments and other changes.
DOE Announces up to $52.5
Million for Concentrating Solar Power Research and
Development
The U.S. Department of Energy announced plans to
provide up to $52.5 million to research, develop,
and demonstrate Concentrating Solar Power systems
capable of providing low-cost electrical power both
day and night. The announcement underscores the
Obama Administration’s commitment to creating jobs
and saving money, making electricity generated from
solar energy competitive with conventional grid
electricity.
The competitive funding opportunity involves two
areas:
- Research and development of concepts and
components for a CSP system that enables a plant
to produce low-cost electricity at least 18
hours of the day.
- Evaluation of the feasibility and
development of a prototype complete CSP system
capable of operating at least 18 hours per day
while generating low-cost power.
Projects are based upon continuing annual
appropriations. DOE anticipates making up to 13
project awards totaling up to $52.5 million. Please
click here for the full press release.
SMUD Establishes Feed-In
Tariff
The Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD),
a leader in utilizing renewable energy to meet its
customers’ power needs and ASERTTI member, has
established a feed-in tariff (FIT) effective next
January that streamlines buying electricity fed into
its distribution system from eligible generation
units at customer sites. The FIT is a huge step
forward for the utility industry as it removes
barriers to interconnection by reducing regulation,
making it easier for SMUD and its power-generating
customers to do business. It will also benefit the
region by increasing energy efficiency, protecting
the environment, saving money and reducing climate
impacts of electricity generation. Please
click here to read the full press release.
LIPA Helps the Town of Islip
and the Rinx at Hidden Pond Park Reap the Benefits
of Going Green
ASERTTI member, Long Island Power Authority
(LIPA), recently helped a major skating center in
Islip save more than $53,000 a year through energy
efficiency. As part of the LIPA’s commitment to
energy efficiency, the Authority has partnered with
the Town of Islip to complete an efficiency upgrade
at the Rinx at Hidden Pond Park, a major skating
facility within the Town. Financial incentives for
the program were available through the Commercial
Efficiency component of LIPA’s Efficiency Long
Island program, a 10-year, 924 million initiative
launched this year. Through these improvements it
is estimated the Town of Islip and The Rinx will
save approximately 284,918 kilowatt hours (kWh) per
year, which equates to over $52,539. It will also
reduce LIPA’s demand by 62 kilowatts (kW). Please
click here to read the full story. |
