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“Fostering action through education, innovation & networking to

promote the priorities of Philadelphia-area Energy Professionals” December 2009December 2009

GPAEE GPAEE NewsletterNewsletter

Focus On: GPAEE‟s Annual Holiday Party!

GPAEE’s next event will be our annual Holiday

Party, which will be held from 5PM - 9PM on

Thursday, December 10th at Paddy Whacks Irish

Sports Pub (located at 2nd & South Streets in Phila-

delphia).

To register for the party, please click on the Event

Flyer icon located below.

For an Event summary, please go to page 2.

Table of Contents:Table of Contents:

Focus On: GPAEE Holiday Party

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Calendar of GPAEE Events

2

Next Event: December 10th GPAEE Holiday Party

2

GPAEE Energy Leader Recognized at WEEC

3

New & Corporate Members

3

November Event Photos

4

January Event Preview

5

Upcoming Area Energy Activities

5

Energy News 5

Future City Competition

6

Board List 7

Corporate Support Options

8

Energy Job Board 9

Advertisements 10 & 11

Newsletter Contact Info

11

Editor’s Corner 11

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G P A E E Calendar of Events : Sept.„09 — June„10

Thursday, 12/10/09 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Paddy Whacks Irish Sports Pub (2nd Floor)

150 South Street (2nd & South Streets)

Philadelphia, PA 19147

$60 GPAEE Members / $65 Non-Members *

* At the Door: $70.00 for GPAEE Members & Non-Members

1) Click on the Secure Online Registration icon (on left)

2) Scroll down to Registration box to Register

Ken Curry kcurry@cardone.com

For more Event information, please click on the Event Flyer icon (located on left, above the Registration icon)

Date: Time:

Location:

Cost:

Registration:

Add’l Contact Info More Information:

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Month Event

September 15, 2009 Clean Energy’s Perfect Storm and Phillies Game

October 8, 2009 Demand Control Strategies and the Electric Expo

November 12, 2009 Renewable Energy At Work

December 10, 2009December 10, 2009 GPAEE Holiday PartyGPAEE Holiday Party*

*(see below)

January 21, 2010 Green Building Council Carbon Accounting Best Practices

February 25, 2010 Tasty Baking Company New Facility Tour

March 25, 2010 Grid Management Systems and Globalcon

April 22, 2010 PECO Act 129 Post 2010 Electric Rate Structures

May 20, 2010 Combined Heat and Power

June 24, 2010 GPAEE Annual Golf Outing

Thursday, December 10th is Next GPAEE Event :

GPAEE Holiday Par ty!GPAEE Holiday Par ty!

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Jack McCarthy - Altran Solutions Corporation

Christopher McArdle - Ewing Cole

Stephen Gastright - Ewing Cole

Angela Nudy - Ewing Cole

Jason Fierko - Ewing Cole

Mary Alcarez - Ewing Cole

Altran Solutions Corporation

American Refining and Biochemical Company

Avanceon

Commercial Utility Consultants

Consolidated Electrical Distributors

Ewing Cole

Graboyes Commercial Window Co.

Hess Corporation

Klenzoid Inc.

Thank You GPAEE Corporate Members

PECO

PGW

PWI Energy / Johnson Controls

Ransome Engine

Schneider Electric/Square D

Standard Solar

Tozour Trane

Trigen - A Veolia Energy Company

UGI Energy Services

Vanguard Group

Welcome New GPAEE Members

Randy Haines, past GPAEE president and current Region 1 Vice President of AEE was inducted into the Energy Manager’s Hall of Fame for his continued leadership role in AEE. Randy has joined a distinguished group of individuals who have promoted the importance of energy conservation and awareness for the Association. Congratulations Randy!

GPAEE Energy Leader Recognized at WEEC

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November 2009 GPAEE Event Photos

Atlantic City Convention Center Tour

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GPAEE Event Preview: January „10

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Function Date Location More Info

Competitive Elec-

tricity Markets:

Benefits for

Consumers and the

Environment

December 3rd

8:30am - 3:30 pm

Harrisburg, PA http://

my.pennfuture.org/

site/

Calendar/753533370?

view=Detail&id=1039

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Green Building De-

sign and Construc-

tion: The LEED Im-

plementation

Process

December 4th

8:30am - 5:00pm

Philadelphia, PA http://

www.dvgbc.org/

education/view/green-

building-design-and-

construction-leed-

implementation-

process

Friends Center

Tour: On the Road

to Carbon

Neutrality

December 9th

5:00pm - 7:30pm

Philadelphia, PA http://

www.dvgbc.org/files/

file/DVGBC%

20Events%202009/

Friends%20Center%

20Tour%20Event%

20Flyer.pdf

Why Corporations

Care About

Sustainability

December 7th

6:00pm—8:00pm

Academy of

Natural Sciences

Philadelphia, PA

http://

investinginthe-

planet3.eventbrite.com

/

Upcoming Area Energy Activities

Joint Meeting with Deleware Valley Green Building Council

Counting Your Carbon and Building a Community Carbon Network

Federal Reserve Bank

Philadelphia PA

11:30am - 1:30pm

January 21st, 2010January 21st, 2010

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Energy News

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PPL Customers Get a Third Option

Competition in PPL's residential electric market, where rates are scheduled to climb 30 percent on Jan. 1, is starting to heat up. An Ohio company announced plans Monday to sell electricity to residential cus-tomers in the PPL service area, which includes most of the Lehigh Valley, giving them another choice to shop around. (more) Smart Grid Making Jobs

The nation's power companies are investing millions of dollars in new "smart" technologies and creating a mini-boom in hiring. Scores of those jobs are being created in the Triangle, considered a hub for emerging energy jobs in manufac-turing, engineering and project management. Three of the nation's leading utility meter companies have offices in Raleigh and have hired or plan to hire several hundred workers. The state's two biggest elec-tric utilities - Progress Energy and Duke Energy - were recently awarded maxi-mum grants from federal stimulus funds earmarked for power system upgrades.(more)

Company Breaks Ground on New “Flywheel” Energy Storage Plant

Beacon Power Corp. broke ground today on a 20-megawatt, energy-storage facil-ity in southeastern New York. The Rensselaer County project, slated for completion in 2011, would be the first in the nation to use a "flywheel" frequency regulation system to balance electric-ity supply and demand, according to the Tyngsboro, Mass.-based company. The $69 million facility would store electricity as kinetic energy in a matrix of massive discs when grid supply outstrips demand.(more)

Natural Gas Glut Overwhelms Speculators, Defies Rally

When Qatar’s biggest natural gas shipment to the U.S. arrived this month, it sig-naled to Barclays Capital Inc. and PFC Energy that this year’s worst performing commodity investment won’t recover in 2010.

Murwab, a Qatari liquefied natural gas tanker, carried the first shipment to the U.S. from the Persian Gulf nation since June 2008. Its cargo, enough to heat about 9 million homes for a day, added to the largest gas inventories for this time of year since at least 1994, Energy Department data show. (more)

** [Editor‟s Note: Please let us know if you come across any newsworthy local Energy stories,

announcements or events by clicking here. Thanks] **

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Board Position Officer Name Organization

President Randy Haines Thomas Jefferson Univ.

Vice President Jim Harven CLT Efficient Tech. Group

Treasurer Mike Sanders Thornfield Energy Assoc.

Secretary Lou Nazirides Siemens Bldgs. Tech., Inc.

Membership & Information Ken Curry Cardone Industries, Inc.

Marketing Maryanne Campbell PGW

Awards Bill Stewart Stewart Associates

President Emeritus Steven Siddal Fluidics, Inc.

Board At-Large Jim Clark Clark Energy, Inc.

For 18 years the National Engineers Week Future City™ Competition has been chal-lenging seventh and eighth graders nationwide to create the cities of tomorrow while encouraging their interest in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math through hands-on applications. The 2009-2010 Future City competition continues this tradition by challenging students to address the real world issue of affordable and green housing.

Designing affordable housing for those most in need is enormously complicated. But doing it while adhering to LEED recognized green building standards, with an emphasis on energy efficiency and a low carbon footprint…now that’s a challenge.

Future City is looking for engineers who are interested in serving as mentors. The following schools are in need of mentors:

Cinnaminson Middle School Cinnaminson, NJ Holy Angels School Newark, DE Our Lady of Calvary School Philadelphia, PA (Northeast) Postlethwait Middle School Camden, DE St. Maximilian Kolbe Scool West Chester, PA

To volunteer in the Philadelphia Regional Future City

Competition, visit www.futurecityphilly.org

Or call John Kampmeyer, PE at 610-328-3020.

Future City Competition Update: Volunteers Needed

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GPAEE Chapter Board Officers & Board At-Large

Board Position Officer Name Org. E-mail Address

President Jim Harven Constellation james.harven@constellation.com

Energy

Vice President Ken Curry Cardone kcurry@cardone.com

Treasurer Mike Sanders Thornfield digame05@aim.com

Secretary Daniel Tavani Veolia dtavani@veoliaenergyna.com

Membership Christine Stearns Tozour Trane cstearns@trane.com

Marketing Maryanne Campbell PGW maryanne.campbell@pgworks.com

Events Hans Greene PGW hans.greene@pgworks.com

Pres. Emeritus Randy Haines TJU randolph.haines@jefferson.edu

Newsletter Editor Caroline Koenig Avanceon ckoenig@avanceon.com

Board At-Large Jim Clark Clark Energy ja11clark@aol.com

Board At-Large Lou Nazirides Tozour Energy lnazirides@tozourenergyservices.com

Board At-Large Steve Goldberg PECO steven.goldberg@exeloncorp.com

Board At-Large Steven Siddal Fluidics ssiddal@fluidics.com

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GPAEE: Keeping Philly’s Energy Community informed . GPAEE has served the Phila-

delphia-area energy community for 30 years. During that time, GPAEE has never veered

from its goal of keeping building and facility managers updated regarding the latest en-

ergy issues & innovations. Below are just some of the energy topics covered over the last few

years at GPAEE’s monthly informational events:

Co-Generation LEED Buildings

Lighting Technology Solar Energy

Trade Shows Bio-Mass

Wind Energy Energy Legislation

EPA & DOE Programs Utility Company Issues

Energy Service Companies Programs Demand Response Programs

GPAEE wants your Support. GPAEE is an all-volunteer non-profit organization. Ac-

cordingly, we rely on members & sponsors to underwrite our efforts. Therefore, in order

to continue to provide the same high-quality energy education expected of us, GPAEE is

seeking your Corporate support.

Corporate Support Options . Each month, GPAEE’s award-winning Newsletter is read by

over 500 energy industry professionals — area engineers, facility & building managers,

contractors and vendors. In addition, our monthly Events are attended by up to 100 en-

ergy professionals. In turn, your company can reach our professional energy members &

audience via several different Corporate Support options:

Corporate Support Option Corporate Support Option includes

Corporate Membership 5 x Individual Annual Memberships * * (a $175 value)

Cost = $150

Additional Individual Memberships = $30 each

Newsletter Advertisement

Sponsor Monthly Event Includes Newsletter Announcement

Full Page Ad in one Newsletter

Corporate Profile in Meeting Announcement

Table Top @ sponsoring Event

5-10 min. Presentation @ Event

Cost = $300

For information on becoming a Corporate Member, Advertising in our Newsletter, or

becoming an Event Sponsor, please contact Maryanne Campbell at

maryanne.campbell@pgworks.com or 215-684-6724.

Support GPAEE!Support GPAEE!

Ad Size Cost per Issue Annual Cost

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healthy holiday season.

About AEE National

The Association of Energy Engineers (AEE) is a nonprofit professional society of 11,000 members in 78 countries. The mission of AEE is “to promote the scientific and educational interests of those engaged in the energy industry and to foster action for Sustainable Development.”

AEE offers a full array of informational outreach programs including seminars, conferences, journals, books, and certification programs.

AEE's network of 67 local chapters meets regularly to discuss regional issues. AEE's roster of corporate members is a veritable “who's who” from the commercial, industrial, institutional, governmental, energy services, and utility sectors.

The AEE Energy Insight is a high-quality online newsletter that focuses on the accomplishment of the Association and its members. AEE also publishes three technical journals: Energy Engi-neering, Strategic Planning for Energy & the Environment, and Cogeneration & Distributed Generation Jour-nal. These publications are complimentary to all AEE members.

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