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1. House Votes Down "Light Bulb Ban" Bill - A bill to beat back what critics are calling a ban on traditional light bulbs failed in the House of Representatives Tuesday. The "Better Use of Light Bulbs Act," or BULB Act, would have repealed the efficiency standards set under the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007. The vote was 233 in favor to 193 opposed - it failed because it was brought to the House floor in a way that required a two-thirds majority. Even if the bill had passed it would have been extremely unlikely to get through the Democrat-controlled Senate. The coming standards have caused a run on traditional incandescent bulbs in some home improvement stores, with some consumers stockpiling them before the standards go into effect. 7/12 CBS News
2. NEMA's CFL Index Continues Retreat at the Start of 2011- NEMA's CFL index retreated for the fourth consecutive quarter in Q1 of 2011, registering a reading of 180.8, a decline of 16.8 percent on a year-over-year basis. Incandescent lamp shipments fared better, showing an increase of 6.4 percent over the previous quarter. With a first quarter reading of 57.0, the index remained unchanged from the same period last year. Incandescent lamps remained dominant by increasing to a 79.0 percent share, an increase of 1.1 percentage points over fourth quarter 2010. CFLs gave back market share gained over the last three years decreasing to 21.0 percent, their lowest share since the fourth quarter of 2007. http://www.nema.org/media/pr/20110714a.cfm
3. New Energy Star Initiative Recognizes Cutting-Edge Products with Highest Energy Efficiency - "Most Efficient" designation will help shoppers reduce their energy bills, provide incentives for manufacturers to innovate, and protect Americans' public health and environment. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today are announcing for the first time products recognized as the most energy-efficient in their categories among those that have earned the Energy Star label. The new designation of Most Efficient aims to provide all manufacturers with an incentive for greater product energy efficiency while providing consumers new information about the products that comprise the top tier in the categories. http://www.energy.gov/news/10426.htm
4. Alternative Alternatives - Less Heralded Forms of Green Energy Grab the Spotlight - With solar and wind energies maturing as recognized alternative-power sources, there are other alternatives providing clean power on scales both large and small. These power generators are distinctive in how they create electricity and are a growing business for electrical contractors (ECs) that take note of them. Biomass is the most commercially established “other” alternative energy. Popularly used to create biofuels, such energy sources are being used for on-site power cogeneration or distributed generation. Biofuel is sustainable, offering carbon-neutral emissions output. A nonfossil-fuel source, its most popular “feedstocks,” as they are called, include wood waste, agricultural residues (straw, manure, grasses) and municipal solid waste. When used to create energy, feedstocks become the fuel for biopower. http://www.ecmag.com/index.cfm?fa=article&articleID=12772
5. The Top 200 by Jim Lucy, Chief Editor, and Doug Chandler, Executive Editor - With an estimated $44.9 billion in sales, Electrical Wholesaling estimates Top 200 distributors controlled 56 percent of the $80.1 billion in 2010 sales through electrical distributors. According to EW estimates, these 200 companies had 44,314 employees, 4,575 branches and average sales-per-employee of $624, 204.
http://ewweb.com/top200/2011/top-200-analysis/
1. Sonepar North America, headquartered in Paris, France, $5,238,000,000 (2010 revenue)
2. WESCO International Inc., Pittsburgh,PA, $4,880,835,000
3. Rexel (Rexel/Gexpro), Dallas,TX, $4,793,000,000
4. Graybar Electric Co., St. Louis, MO, $4,616,377,000
5. Anixter International, Skokie, IL 3$,889,400,000
6. TVA Announces New Energy Efficiency Program - The Tennessee Valley Authority has announced that the company and local power companies are encouraging residents to save money through TVA's EnergyRight Solutions's energy efficiency program. The program also provides tips and recommendations to save energy and updates on energy efficiency incentives from local power companies. Participants who complete the survey receive an energy savings kit that contains compact fluorescent light bulbs, or CFLs. 7/13 Datamonitor
7. Xicato Awarded LED Color Patents - Xicato, a leading provider of solid state lighting modules, announced that the US Patent Office has approved the issuance of two new patents on Xicato’s Corrected Cold Phosphor Technology. Patent 7942556 addresses the separation of different phosphors within a light-mixing chamber, with one type used on a side wall and another type on a top element. Patent 7942540 addresses ways of changing the spectral distribution of the light coming out of a module by manipulating the relative position of at least one reflector and at least one wavelength-converting area within a mixing cavity, thus enabling the color point of the module to be “tuned.” http://www.xicato.com/
8. PSE&G Expands Investments in Infrastructure Upgrades and Energy Efficiency Programs - Public Service Electric and Gas Co. has received approval from the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities to make additional investments in the company's electric and gas infrastructure, as well as in existing programs to help hospitals and other customers become more energy efficient. About $273 million will be spent to accelerate electric and gas projects between now and the end of 2012 to improve reliability and further stimulate New Jersey's economy. The utility will invest an additional $95 million in its successful energy efficiency programs. This two-year program extension will provide additional investments in three program segments that are fully subscribed and have a backlog of customers who wish to participate.
• Hospital Efficiency Program
• Municipal/Local/State Government Direct Install Program
• Residential Multi-family Housing Program
http://tdworld.com/overhead_distribution/pseg-infrastructure-upgrades-0711/
9. Red Sox, Chief Among 20 Pro Teams Joining Green Sports Alliance - The Green Sports Alliance, formed barely four months ago to up the green game of major league sports, has quadrupled in size with 20 pro teams, 19 venues and more joining the coalition. The alliance is focused on reducing the environmental impact of pro sports, its venues and operations, and getting fans to join the effort. http://www.greenbiz.com/news/2011/07/14/red-sox-chiefs-among-20-pro-teams-joining-green-sports-alliance
(No, I did not lose a bet, just trying to be fair and balanced)
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