Compressed air audits often miss areas that would further reduce energy consumption, more accurately quantify savings and improve system reliability. Tom will be presenting “Compressed Air Audits: Going Deeper for Better Results,” at this year’s AEE World Energy Conference in Washington DC, September 25 – 25. His poster presentation will show how auditors can go […]
Tom is honored to be speaking again on motors and VFDs at the AEE World Energy Conference
Tom will be presenting on “VFDs and Motors: How They Work, ” at this year’s annual AEE World Energy Conference in Washington DC, September 25 – 27. With motors responsible for consuming roughly 28% of all U.S. electrical energy output, it’s important to look at all ways to reduce motor energy consumption while still providing […]
Laura and Tom are presenting at the OTCO Class III & IV Workshop July 30 & 31, 2019
Laura and Tom are honored to be presenting once again at the Operator Training Committee of Ohio (OTCO) Class III & IV Workshop on July 30 & 31. Their topic will be “Best Practices for Reducing Both Energy Costs and Consumption.” OTCO is the primary training organization for Ohio’s water and wastewater operators. This Workshop […]
Tom is honored to be selected as a speaker at the 2019 AEE Energy Conference East
The 2019 AEE Energy Conference East will be held at the Hynes Convention Center in Boston on March 20 and 21. Tom will be presenting on electric motors and how they work, when they don’t and how to make them operate more efficiently.
Tom is honored to be presenting at the 2018 World Energy Engineering Congress (WEEC) in Charlotte NC, Oct. 17-19
Tom will be presenting a case study covering a recent energy efficiency project. An SES customer needed to build a new industrial headquarters and plant. Due to their past work with SES and seeing the financial benefits of operating an energy efficient operation, they decided they wanted the new building to be very energy efficient. Tom’s presentation […]
FirstEnergy Brings Cash Rebates Back!
The Commercial and Industrial Energy Efficiency Program from FirstEnergy’s Ohio utilities has been reinstated. This program, which is effective January 1, 2017 is good for existing and new construction. We are an approved FirstEnergy Trade Ally and can provide expertise on all aspects of the rebate program. If you have a project ready for submittal, or need […]
NOPEC Selects New Supplier
As reported in energychoicematters.com, NOPEC (Northeast Ohio Public Energy Council) has selected NextEra Energy Services Ohio, LLC (NESO) as their electricity supplier. The NOPEC municipal aggregation program currently serves almost 500,000 customers in 13 northern Ohio counties served by FirstEnergy’s Ohio utility companies; Ohio Edison, The Illuminating Company and Toledo Edison. NESO will begin supplying power on […]
What the FirstEnergy Solutions-NOPEC split means to you
FES won’t be supplying power to NOPEC customers after December 31, 2016. The split has turned into a legal battle being fought in a Summit County courtroom. At the heart of the dispute: whether or not NOPEC is allowed to cash a multi-million dollar check from a line of credit setup in 2010 as one of NOPEC’s conditions for entering into […]
FirstEnergy Solutions and NOPEC go to court!
The partnership between FirstEnergy Solutions and NOPEC (Northeast Ohio Public Energy Council) has ended in a fight over payments FES promised to NOPEC, a non-profit consortium of local governments and pro-consumer organizations. The Plain Dealer’s John Funk wrote an article on October 31, 2016 summarizing the current situation along with each party’s position. The case is currently before Summit […]
PUCO Approves FirstEnergy and AEP PPAs
On 3/31/16, the PUCO issued its long awaited decisions on the PPA proposals submitted by FirstEnergy and AEP. The proposals sought to guarantee profits from older unregulated coal and nuclear power plants that can no longer compete on price in wholesale electricity markets. The proposals require ratepayers to subsidize these older plants to ensure that the […]