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In the News (Thu 3 Dec 09)

  
  Electric Power Risk Assessment
One utility official was asked to supply a Federal agency with a list of their top ten most vulnerable locations as part of an infrastructure study the utility refused to supply the agency with the requested information.
Utility operations personnel interviewed believed that firewalls and dial-back modems were sufficient to protect their systems from intruders, and they were surprised to learn about the experiences of the telecommunications industry with hackers defeating these measures.
Utilities appear to be aware of the threats to the PN and take risk mitigation measures on critical control links, such as requiring diverse routing in leased line contracts or providing for redundant transmission media.
www.aci.net /kalliste/electric.htm   (9989 words)

  
 AN ACT CONCERNING ELECTRIC RESTRUCTURING. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly ...
Electric companies and electric distribution companies or their affiliates may sell or assign their interests to one or more financing entities that make that property the basis for issuance of rate reduction bonds to the extent approved in the pertinent financing orders.
Electric companies, electric distribution companies, their affiliates, or financing entities may pledge transition property as collateral, directly or indirectly, for rate reduction bonds to the extent approved in the pertinent financing orders providing for a security interest in the transition property, in the manner as set forth in section 14 of this act.
The electric distribution company shall be entitled to recover from the electric supplier all reasonable transaction costs to provide such billing services as well as a reasonable rate of return, in accordance with the principles in subsection (a) of section 16-19e of the general statutes.
www.cga.ct.gov /ps98/Act/pa/1998PA-00028-R00HB-05005-PA.htm   (6444 words)

  
 Transmission & Distribution World: The Future of Transmission In North America   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
According to the North American Electric Reliability Council (NERC), 7088 miles (11,407 km) of new transmission are proposed at 230 kV and higher in the near term, with about 10,100 miles (16,254 km) to be added during the 2002/2011 time frame.
Utilities often cite the inability to obtain right-of-way as a reason not to build.
Although vertically integrated and federally owned utilities still own most of the transmission in North America, we are seeing a shift in ownership as new players arrive intent on reshaping the landscape of transmission over the decades to come.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0CXO/is_1_55/ai_96752009   (1329 words)

  
 Avian Collision and Electrocution: An Annotated Bibliography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Lists are given for 55 species killed during late September at the Empire State Building and eight towers in the eastern U.S. *Bagg, A.M. and R.P. Emery.
Still-hunting from utility and power line poles and crossbars, trees, fence posts, shrubs, rocks, and the ground was the most extensively used prey-search technique for prairie falcons, red-tailed hawks, and golden eagles during the study.
Lists of the 10,195 birds (56 species) actually collected, and of 924 birds (47 species) killed on 20-21 September at Lewisville, Minnesota, are given.
www.energy.ca.gov /reports/avian_bibliography.html   (18071 words)

  
 FMEA - Florida Electric Utility Industry News and Information. Florida Municipal Electric Association   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Public power utilities will have to take these rules very seriously, and make sure they have compliance programs to police their activities in any markets, he said.
The cost of energy and the need for new generating resources, including alternative energy options, are the most important considerations for regulators of electric utilities, the survey found.
GRU was also one of nine public power electric utilities earning an award from the American Public Power Association (APPA) for their most recent annual financial report.
www.publicpower.com /main.html   (2952 words)

  
 Geothermal Heat Pump Consortium, Inc.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Canadians have access to GHPC resources, including the Geoexchange Information Center, which has available more than 250 publications, including case studies, brochures, video, reports and other materials.
A main element of the program is to establish and support a "Canadian Geoexchange Coalition." GHPC has been conducting activities in support of the creation of this new coalition, which include providing organizational support; mobilizing industry interest with presentations to utility, trade and stakeholder representatives; and publicly promoting the program.
The Coalition was formed in June 2002 with participants from the Canadian Electricity Association and several Canadian electric utilities.
www.geoexchange.org /about/activities_canada.htm   (602 words)

  
 List of Canadian telephone companies - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
As a result, uploads have been disabled until further notice, and images may not be displayed.
This is a list of telephone companies in Canada.
This page was last modified 06:29, 11 October 2005.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_Canadian_telephone_companies   (109 words)

  
 GuruNet — Content Map
List of Canadian ambassadors to the United States
List of Canadian cities with large Chinese populations
List of Canadian federal electoral districts by region
www.gurunet.com /cm-dsid-2222-letter-1L-first-16901   (87 words)

  
 Lists of public utilities   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Is it safe?: finding the best utility dividends: which public companies have the best payout--and which missed the list?...
Combing the list of all public electric and gas utilities in the United States, SNL...
Brief list of references on public utilities, with especial reference to state supervision
hallencyclopedia.com /Lists_of_public_utilities   (371 words)

  
 Canadian Monopoly Collection
A booklet is included describing the actual streets, railroads and utilities used on the board.
The insert is formed plastic to hold the money (standard) and slots for the properties to be displayed upright and two troughs for the houses and hotels.
For this Canadian edition we have a French overlay for the center.
members.aol.com /wergames/monopoly.htm   (5080 words)

  
 Electric Vehicle Web Sites on Electric and Hybrid Vehicles   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Edison EV is a bridge between electric vehicle owners, electrical utilities and the manufacturers of all types of electric vehicles.
Electric Vehicle Energy Consumption Trends Analysis of historical test data from HEV Laboratory Tests on electric vehicles show a definite trend towards improvements in vehicle efficiency.
Electric And Hybrid Vehicles An overview of the benefits, challenges, and technologies, by Robert Q. Riley.
www.skat-foundation.org /publications/htm/electric_vehicles/EVWebSitesHybridVehicles.htm   (3570 words)

  
 Overview Temperature Sensors   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Thermo Electric RTDs (Resistance Temperature Detectors) are the sensors of choice in applications where accuracy, stability and repeatability are critical.
Thermo Electric has taken the next step in the development of compact temperature transmitters with the release of the L.I.S.T. II transmitter by adding the capability of field programming the desired temperature range.
The Thermo Electric’s L.I.S.T. II transmitter combines the stability and accuracy of an RTD with the benefits of an integral 4 to 20 mA signal condition device.
www.thermo-electric-direct.com /thermo/id13.html   (923 words)

  
 Manitoba Hydro-Electric - Fact Sheet - Hoover's
For this company, water and electricity are a productive mix.
Its power is generated from hydroelectric facilities capable of producing more than 30 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity per year.
The company, which is owned by the government of Manitoba, also exports power to utilities and energy marketers in the US and other Canadian provinces.
www.hoovers.com /manitoba-hydro-electric/--ID__132442--/free-co-factsheet.xhtml   (281 words)

  
 Canada Jobs Canada Employment Canadian Jobs Canada Job Search FREE Online Job Postings
According to a recent survey on Workopolis.com, Canada's biggest job site, almost one in five (17%) Canadians say they dread going to work each day; and another one in three (32%) feel their job is just a means to earn a living.
The confidence of Canadian small-business proprietors has risen for the third straight quarter and their hiring plans are the highest in three years, a survey released Wednesday suggests.
The Canadian Federation of Independent Busindess said its quarterly survey points to overall healthy growth for the economy, with job-creation intentions at the strongest level since early 2002.
www.jobsvolution.ca   (462 words)

  
 Electric Auto Association - Electric Vehicles
fcv, fuel cell vehicle: has an electric drive train, but uses a fuel source, not the grid, to power the vehicle.
Canadian Electric Vehicles Ltd. (EV conversions and components in BC)
The Electric Auto Association makes no claims or endorsements of the companies or the products listed on our web pages.It is up to you to research for yourself, whether products or services you purchase are real or worth the money you're going to be spending.
www.eaaev.org /eaalinks.html   (526 words)

  
 General Resources on Electricity Restructuring (Tesfatsion)
The topic coverage of all of these listings appears to be highly relevant for the study of restructured electricity markets, but not all listings have been carefully checked out at this point.
Abstract: The first half of the paper discusses the physical attributes of electric power networks, the industrial and regulatory structure that emerged during the last century to govern resource allocation in the sector, the performance attributes of the sector, and the sources of pressure for reform.
Created by U.S. electric utilities in 1973, the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) is a large research consortium linked to a global network of technical specialists and EPRI scientists and engineers.
www.econ.iastate.edu /tesfatsi/epres.htm   (6435 words)

  
 Jason Molina: Pyramid Electric Co.: Pitchfork Review   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
They are shifting their energies to the moon, a hunk of dead rock on which our country won a gladiatorial drag race/pissing contest with "red" Russia (resulting in the mass manufacture of Tang, Velcro and lubricants for machines as well as humans).
Secretly Canadian cites the vocals of Ali Farka Toure, but the reviewer only hears the guitars of Ry Cooder, or slowed-down soul/funk greats, in Molina's choral, and occasionally erect vibrato.
Pyramid Electric Co. is a thing of beauty and mystery, but its skin is chafed from wallowing, and I am its Debra Winger, slurping up mascara.
www.pitchforkmedia.com /record-reviews/m/molina_jason/pyramid-electric-co.shtml   (1297 words)

  
 How to Save the World
s promised last week, here is the current list of especially responsible (socially and environmentally) and irresponsible businesses, provided by Responsible Shopper and vetted by The Better World Handbook.
The company profiles also list brands and subsidiaries of each company (bet you'll be surprised how broad the reach of these companies is).
I'm sure it's just a coincidence that the top 20 donors to George Bush's campaign are almost all on the 'avoid' list above, for either social or environmental irresponsibility.
blogs.salon.com /0002007/2003/12/19.html#a561   (983 words)

  
 The Oil & Gas Asset Clearinghouse   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
The Canadian Association of Petroleum Land Administration (CAPLA) provides an environment that brings together the different personnel involved in the land administration function, to establish standards of excellence, open lines of communication and to gain recognition for the land administration discipline within industry.
The Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum is the leading technical society of professionals in the Canadian minerals, metals, materials and energy industries.
Canadian Emergency News is a 19-year-old magazine dedicated to the prehospital emergency medical professions, plus related emergency response agencies involved with public health and safety.
www.ogclearinghouse.com /reference/industrylinks.shtm   (4590 words)

  
 Transit History of Kitchener - Cambridge, Ontario
The CYB for 1919 (1918 data) lists the Kitchener, Waterloo, Wellesley and Lake Huron.
(Due erroneously records end of electric freight operation as 02 October 1962.) After 1931 the accounts of the Grand River Railway and the Lake Erie and Northern Railway were consolidated by the parent Canadian Pacific and occasionally reported under the single title Canadian Pacific Electric Lines.
After 1931 the accounts of the Grand River Railway and the Lake Erie and Northern Railway were consolidated by the parent Canadian Pacific Railway Company and occasionally reported under the single title Canadian Pacific Electric Lines.
home.cc.umanitoba.ca /~wyatt/alltime/kitchener-on.html   (739 words)

  
 probeinternational.org   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
The Ottawa Citizen called it a "stunning reversal of Liberal policy on environmental and international development issues." Just two years earlier, while in opposition, the Liberals had lambasted the Mulroney government's support of the dam and asked that no federal funds or loan guarantees be provided it.
Although Prime Minister Chrétien has exhorted Canadian government-owned electric utilities to bid for Three Gorges contracts, only Hydro-Québec is prepared to do so.
Please see the complete list of Canadian companies and financiers involved in the Three Gorges dam.
www.threegorgesprobe.org /pi/print.cfm?ContentID=855   (492 words)

  
 Electric Cars list   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
The students represent three class levels and represent the disciplines mechanical, electrical, chemical, computer science and operations research engineering.
"...we are literally the bridge between electric vehicle owners, electrical utilities and the manufacturers of all types of electric vehicles."
The MARCAV consortium, directed by Concurrent Technologies Corporation (CTC) in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, was established to organize industrial efforts for application of enhanced electric drives to military, industrial, and commercial vehicles.
www.electriccars.com /showroom/organizations/lists   (4569 words)

  
 Chistory   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
The company was pulling out of the Multics project [Organick 75], which had started as a joint venture of MIT, General Electric, and Bell Labs; by 1969, Bell Labs management, and even the researchers, came to believe that the promises of Multics could be fulfilled only too late and too expensively.
Still, some utilities written in B appeared, including an early version of the variable-precision calculator dc familiar to Unix users [McIlroy 79].
Writing the Unix kernel in C had given us enough confidence in the language's usefulness and efficiency that we began to recode the system's utilities and tools as well, and then to move the most interesting among them to the other platforms.
cm.bell-labs.com /cm/cs/who/dmr/chist.html   (8388 words)

  
 Energy and Fuel Resource Sites on the Web   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Extensive collection of links to electric utilities around the world, focusing on ones in Canada and the U.S. (Compiler/Provider: Mardon J. Erbland at Newfoundland Power); another useful collection,
Represents the largest utility network in the nation, a partnership of more than 1000 U.S. consumer-owned utilities, and provides information on current issues, new consumer technologies, and links to electric co-ops nationwide (Compiler/Provider: National Rural Electric Cooperative Association)
A summary of Internet links to electric, gas, telecommunication, and water utilities along with organizations, news sources, and state/federal statutes and regulations (Compiler/Provider: Scott Rubin); another useful grouping of links is
www.cnie.org /nle/info-7/InternetRes/energyfuel.htm   (761 words)

  
 links
Filled with factoids, instant research and lists galore, they are targeted at journalists, screen and TV writers, advertising copywriters, speechwriters, PR professionals, novelists and students.
ADAM JEMDAM PUBLISHING This e-publishing site offers e-book writers a venue for listing and selling their work, and readers a chance to browse, preview, purchase and download books at their leisure.
CANADIAN AUTHORS ASSOCIATION A vast array of information, resources and links of interest to Canadian and other authors.
www.thescriptorium.net /links.html   (5880 words)

  
 Canadian Electric & Street Railway Books
This is a reference list only and not a list of books for sale.
Streetcars in the Kootenays: Nelson's Electric Tramways 1899 to 1992
This section lists books that are not strictly Canadian but do have Canadian content.
www.trainweb.org /elso/CDN_E_BK.HTM   (2276 words)

  
 Alberta Energy and Utilities Board | External Resources   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
This page provides a full English language listing of Canadian federal government websites.
Canadian Association of Members of Public Utility Tribunals (CAMPUT)
Canadian Gas Processors Suppliers Association / Canadian Gas Processors Association (CGPSA / CGPA)
www.eub.gov.ab.ca /bbs/webinfo/othsites.htm?50,15   (70 words)

  
 PCWorld.com - Downloads   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Ad-aware tops the list, followed by some Internet and system utilities.
This list includes the Matrix, Star Trek, and the Three Stooges.
Encode your email, lock your system, erase files for good.
www.pcworld.com /software_lib/data/articles/desktop/3449.html   (210 words)

  
 CIC Canada | Skilled Workers: National Occupation Classification List
The following occupations are listed in Skill Type 0, Skill Level A or B of the National Occupation Classification List.
Aircraft Instrument, Electrical and Avionics Mechanics, Technicians and Inspectors
Supervisors, Petroleum, Gas and Chemical Processing and Utilities
www.cic.gc.ca /english/skilled/qual-2-1.html   (254 words)

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