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EnerVision to Host 2006 Conference
Join us this year on Tuesday, September 26, and Wednesday,
September 27, at the
Georgia Tech Hotel and Conference Center in
Atlanta for EnerVision's 2nd Annual Conference.
Please consider attending this unique conference designed
at the request of experienced cooperative leaders and intended
for innovative co- op managers as well as their senior staff
members. The conference will provide a forum to discuss many
issues facing our industry.
While in town for the conference, plan to participate in our
golf tournament being conducted Monday, September 25, at
The Frog Golf Course in Villa Rica, Georgia. Enjoy
Tuesday afternoon as our guest as you tour the
Georgia Aquarium, the world’s largest
aquarium, which opened
November 23, 2005.
Find out more conference and
registration information....
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Greetings!
EnerVision is a business, technical analysis, marketing
and management consulting organization designed to serve
electric cooperatives and public utility markets. We are
innovative, independent and offer a full range of
business related services.
EnerVision provides this newsletter as a complimentary
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What's All This PURPA Talk? |
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Although revisions to PURPA were actually
included as part of the Energy Policy Act (EPAct)
passed by Congress last year, there has been
much more interest in these requirements by
electric distribution cooperatives recently.
Perhaps much of this interest is due to the
NRECA workshops that have been conducted to
inform cooperatives about the new requirements
and how they apply to cooperatives.
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Direct Load Control Gaining Renewed Interest
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With the price of natural gas and coal rail
costs on the rise, electric cooperatives are
looking at options to better control energy
costs. A recent cover story in RE Magazine
highlighted some of the challenges electric
utilities are facing as well as how they are
responding to better control power costs. Also,
politicians in Washington are feeling the heat
from constituents as gasoline prices have soared
to over $3.00 per gallon in many parts of the
country. As a result, there has been a renewed
interest in energy conservation and demand side
management programs by many utilities. In
particular, residential direct load control
programs that were very popular over ten years
ago are now being re-evaluated by electric
cooperatives. New residential load management
technologies that now provide greater
flexibility and more control options for
customers are being developed and deployed.
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Tax Incentives for Energy Efficiency
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The Energy Policy Act of 2005 includes new tax
incentives for consumers, businesses, and
manufacturers to promote energy efficiency.
Electric cooperatives may have opportunities to
leverage and promote these new tax incentives
with consumers and home builders. The tax
incentives which will have the greatest interest
to cooperative members include home efficiency
improvements, energy efficient appliances
(including air conditioners and heat pumps), new
home construction, commercial buildings, and
solar systems. Each of these incentives are
described in more detail below.
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May 2006
