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CALMAC Supports Proposed Thermal Energy Cooling and Heating Act of 2009

FAIR LAWN, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CALMAC, a leader in energy storage systems, announced its support for the Thermal Energy Cooling and Heating Act of 2009 (HR 3918), introduced by Congressional representatives Mike Thompson (D-CA), Wally Herger (R-CA) and Earl Pomeroy (D-ND). The proposed bill would give business owners a 30 percent tax credit and accelerated depreciation for the installation of a thermal energy storage system. This bill...

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PG&E OKs Rebates for Data Storage, Sees Thermal Energy Storage Next

Greentech Media submits: By Jeff St. JohnPacific Gas & Electric (PCG) has added energy efficient data storage – specifically thin provisioning and massive array of idled disks, or MAID, storage – to the host of technologies that can earn data centers some hefty rebates.Complete Story »

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Smart Meters and Thermal Storage

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The first step in wide scale deployment of Thermal Energy Storage TES and other demand side management tools is wide spread deployment of smart electric meters. Smart meters allow customers to buy power at lower cost when demand is low. There are a few people that will simply turn their A/C off when prices get high on a summer afternoon, but I think most people are like me and want to crank the A/C down and enjoy the cool during the hottest parts of the day. I will be one of the TES air conditioning system owners. Many utilities are currently deploying smart meters. ... Read Full Story

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Electric Energy Supply and Demand

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Following is a clarification from Mark Glover, Trinity Thermal Systems. “It is not only how much, but when we use electricity that is important. Storage is an integral part of every manmade system we have. We have food in our pantries, fuel in our car gas tanks, and water in our water towers to meet our needs on demand. Man’s greatest machine is our mass network of electricity and grid, but it does not have storage built in. The supply and demand of electricity must perfectly balance every minute of every day. Standby electric capacity must exist to instantly ramp up to the highest ... Read Full Story

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Open Letter to Rural Electric Cooperatives

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As an energy industry professional I am becoming alarmed at the increasing cost of energy. I look at my electric bill and think this is really convenient and reasonably priced energy, but I know if we don’t get proactive, the price is going to change significantly. I’m going to ask you to join me and get proactive and solve this problem. If you don’t provide leadership, we will all suffer. The biggest bottleneck to maintaining low cost global electric prices is ENERGY STORAGE. Unless we solve the storage problem, peak demand will continue to drive prices higher. The mood of the country and the ... Read Full Story

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Build Thermal Storage, Not Power Plants

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The following is part of a report written by: Scot M. Duncan, P.E. The concepts discussed herein apply to any utility, state or region facing pollution issues, power generation capacity shortages, or transmission and distribution congestion and having the desire to improve power plant efficiency and reduce the need to build new power plants. There is no one silver bullet, there are many proven technologies and business models that applied collectively or individually can bring real improvements. One such technology that can provide immediate benefits is Thermal Energy Storage (TES). • Thermal Energy Storage is the simple process of cooling (or freezing) water during ... Read Full Story

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Coal Power or Ice Power?

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Make ice when electricity is cheap. Melt the ice for air conditioning when electricity is expensive or in high demand. Pretty simple alternative to spending billions building new coal fired electric power plants. Thermal Energy Storage, TES systems have been in use for almost a hundred years. One of the original applications was to use a small inexpensive compressor to make ice all week long and then melt all that ice to cool the sanctuary for two hours on Sunday. We have been using tank type water heaters (hot thermal storage) for years to avoid having large instantaneous gas or electric water heaters. So ... Read Full Story

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