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Watt Watchers--Energy Conservation for Business Customers
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Watt Watchers is Allegheny Power's program to help customers learn more about saving energy and money. Allegheny Power is committed to helping our customers make smart energy choices. We have energy conservation programs and information that will help you manage your electric bill and use energy more efficiently. |
| Allegheny is proud to become an ENERGY STAR Partner. This is just one of the exciting new programs we are offering to help our customers Check here for the latest in new programs and information for our business customers. |
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Energy Conservation Programs
Allegheny Power’s Mercury Vapor Replacement Program
The Energy Policy Act of 2005 mandates that mercury vapor lamp ballasts shall not be manufactured or imported after January 1, 2008, and additional regulations regarding the manufacturing of mercury vapor lamps will completely eliminate their availability by 2011. These regulations are designed to promote energy efficiency and conservation with lighting installations.
For more information, click here.
Reduce your load when electric prices are high and earn money
Generation Buy-Back is a voluntary peak load reduction plan that offers financial rewards to customers who can reduce their power consumption during periods of high demand or prices. This can be achieved either by utilizing on-site generation or reducing load. The businesses, in return for agreeing to reduce energy consumption, are paid a percentage of the wholesale cost of power by credit on their next bill, which lowers overall energy costs. To date, large businesses have committed more than 78 MW of energy to the program. Commercial and industrial customers with loads of more than 300 kW and have the ability to shift periods of peak usage or have generation on-site to operate are eligible for the program.
For more information, contact Jason Wojciechowicz at 724-838-6189.
Allegheny provides Energy Management tools for your business
Advanced Metering – Advanced meters are capable of storing electric consumption data at specified time intervals in conformance with applicable performance specifications and capable of remote meter reading.
Any customer may request Advanced Metering for a fee if it is not currently supplied as standard metering in accordance with the terms of the Rate Schedule under which you receive electric service.
For more information, please contact myaccountmanager@alleghenypower.com or call 1-866-523-4081.
The following services require Advanced Metering
Energy Data Services –
Energy data services give our customers the ability to access historical electric load data in 15, 30 or 60 minute increments for an individual facility or for multiple facilities. In today's changing energy industry, this data could be the critical information needed to make money saving energy decisions.
For a small monthly fee, customers can receive their load data electronically each month or even daily. For more information, click Allegheny Power - Energy Data Services
Data Pulses – provides unedited near real-time energy data respective to a facility. Data Pulses provides demand pulse signals and/or synchronizing time signals to the Customer, or upon Customer consent, the Customer’s authorized Competitive Service Provider. This service enables customers to take advantage of load management systems and tools. Allegheny currently provides this service to 612 customers.
For more information, please contact myaccountmanager@alleghenypower.com or call 1-866-523-4081.
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250 Ways to Reduce Industrial Utility Costs
U. S. Department of Energy Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
This site has a wealth of information, best practices, case studies and software tools. It also lists the Industrial Assessment Centers which perform energy audits.
www.eere.energy.gov
Software tools are:
www1.eere.energy.gov/industry/bestpractices/software.html
For information, visit these U.S. Department of Energy web sites
Alliance to Save Energy
ASE offers “How To” guides for hiring Energy Service Companies and Energy Auditors
www.ase.org/section/topic/industry/clearinghouse/ieeenergymanagement
Clean Energy – U. S. Environmental Protection Agency
This is a good source for renewable energy information. www.epa.gov/cleanenergy
Electrotechnology Applications Center
Originally started as a partnership with EPRI and PPL, Northampton Community College continues to operate the center. ETAC assists industry in increasing productivity, reducing energy costs, and achieving and maintaining environmental compliance. www.etctr.com
Maryland Energy Administration
Maryland’s official state energy management program. MEA offers assistance, grants and other resources to help consumers save on energy. The Industrial Energy Efficiency Clearinghouse offers links to various resources including contact information for Lehigh University which performs free energy audits for Maryland industrial customers. www.energy.state.md.us
Pennsylvania Office of Energy and Technology Deployment
PA’s official site for energy efficiency resources has links to information, grants and other energy management assistance. www.depweb.state.pa.us/energy
West Virginia Energy Efficiency Program
WV Development Office site that lists energy efficiency resources including links to the industrial energy assessments performed by WVU and Listing Grants for Public Buildings. www.wvdo.org/community/eep.html
Virginia Division of Energy
State website that describes Virginia’s plan and offers resources. www.dmme.virginia.gov/divisionenergy.shtml
Bonneville Power Authority
BPA offers an Industrial Audit Guidebook as well as an Adjustable Speed Drive Calculator. There are also links to other energy efficiency information. www.bpa.gov/energy/n/projects/industrial/pdf/audit_guide.pdf |
