The event will be held at the Washington Convention Center from November fourth through the sixth.

Now in its 32nd year, the WEEC is well-recognized as the most important energy event of national scope for end users and energy professional in [...]]]> North America Power Partners will be exhibiting at the World Energy Engineering Congress in Washington DC.

The event will be held at the Washington Convention Center from November fourth through the sixth.

Now in its 32nd year, the WEEC is well-recognized as the most important energy event of national scope for end users and energy professional in all areas of the energy field.

For more information, visit their website: http://www.energycongress.com/

https://www.njcleanenergy.com/main/clean-energy-conference/clean-energy-conference

http://naesco.org/events/conference/annual/default.htm

Lopatcong Township School District is a public school district located in Warren County New Jersey that serves approximately 900 students in kindergarten through eighth grade. The district is made up of two schools, the elementary school at 57,240 square feet and the middle school at 99,000 [...]]]> By Ron Marinelli, Director of Facilities, Lopatcong Township School District

Lopatcong Township School District is a public school district located in Warren County New Jersey that serves approximately 900 students in kindergarten through eighth grade. The district is made up of two schools, the elementary school at 57,240 square feet and the middle school at 99,000 square feet. Making a difference has been my own personal goal for the past three years while serving as director of facilities.

I believe that there is no excellence without passion. Throughout the past three years I could clearly see the wasted energy in our school. We had no control over our two facilities and this was resulting in high utility bills. With a plan in mind we first gained control over our facilities by introducing an upgrade to our automation system to gain control and help to reduce the building demand.

I had put both facilities on a schedule through the automation system instead of units coming on all at once, again helping to reduce our facility demand.
Seeking more ways to yet squeeze juice from the orange, I introduced our school district to North America Power Partners. We enrolled in two programs offered through North America Power Partners, self schedule and spinning reserve. The results from these programs have yielded our district outstanding results. We have currently sold back over 896 hours of electric without the interruption of any academic time. My goal by September 2009 is to have 1000 hours sold back.
As a result to this, our peak load demand has gone from 286 to 175 at our middle school and from 198 to 89 at our elementary school.

Through the 2008 school year, we reduced over 470 tons of CO2, equivalent to the removal of 80 cars off the road. Or, better said our entire staff walking to work for entire year. Setting out to make a difference soon became a standard and as time went on our district became even more energy efficient. Our electric went down 17% and gas consumption dropped 13% with a total cost of operation down by 30%.

In the continued pursuit of saving energy, we embarked on a lighting upgrade at our elementary facility changing out from T-12 to T-8 & T-5 with electronic ballasts, adding to our savings in energy we reduced 10,500 Kw. Recently doing lighting upgrades to our middle school gym from 250 Watt medial halide to 4 lamp fixtures T-8. I am very proud to say our district has been recognized by North America Power Partners as “Client of the Month” and also recognized by Building Magazine ” Who’s Who” as among the top 43 facilities in the nation. Goals need to be set. Without goals we have nothing to strive for.

We all need to strive and help save a little more energy. We are only a two school district, and if we can have this much of an impact just think of what your five and six school districts can do. This is proof positive that you do not need to be a big district to make a big difference.

http://nyrej.com/27694

League of CA Cities Annual Conference September 17-18, 2009 San Jose, CA

http://www.cacities.org/index.jsp?zone=locc&section=prof&sub_sec=prof_courses_conf

The event will be held st the Long Beach Convention Center in Long Beach California.

For more information on the event, visit their website.

Laurie Wiegand-Jackson, president, North America Power Partners LLC (NAPP), was recently honored at the Executive Women of New Jersey’s (EWNJ) 2008 “Salute to the Policy Makers” Awards Dinner. This biennial event recognizes professional women of distinction throughout the state who are either members of boards of [...]]]>

NAPP President, Laurie Wiegand-Jackson, and NJ Governor, Jon Corzine

Laurie Wiegand-Jackson, president, North America Power Partners LLC (NAPP), was recently honored at the Executive Women of New Jersey’s (EWNJ) 2008 “Salute to the Policy Makers” Awards Dinner. This biennial event recognizes professional women of distinction throughout the state who are either members of boards of directors or senior executives at major New Jersey-based organizations and corporations.

With over twenty years of experience in the energy industry, Wiegand-Jackson has developed and fostered reliability, deregulation and competition strategies in United States energy markets. In addition to serving as president of NAPP, Wiegand-Jackson, a certified energy procurement professional, is also president of United Advantage, LLC, an independent energy service consulting company. NAPP is a leading demand response provider in the Northeast, Mid Atlantic, Midwest and Southern California regions.

Wiegand-Jackson is nationally recognized for her extensive knowledge of and expertise in wholesale and retail energy markets, energy procurement, rate analysis, demand side management and renewable energy project development. As a leading proponent of energy conservation and carbon reduction, Wiegand-Jackson was “green” before it was trendy and today is in the vanguard in helping private business as well as institutional and government sector clients implement successful utility management programs.

 Wiegand-Jackson earned a bachelor of science degree in chemical engineering from West Virginia University.

All proceeds from the “Salute to the Policy Makers” 2008 Awards Dinner fund EWNJ’s scholarship program, which since 1986 has provided over $875,000 in scholarships to more that 275 deserving New Jersey women enrolled in advanced degree programs at New Jersey institutions.

 About North America Power Partners LLC:

 Based in Mt. Laurel, N.J., North American Power Partners(NAPP)  is a privately held company that manages demand response resources in the wholesale electric markets.  Since its founding in 2006 when the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) approved more demand response companies to participate in the region’s wholesale electric markets, NAPP has developed a growing customer base of flexible energy users that reduce their use of electricity with the power grid is in jeopardy or when prices are high. NAPP is expanding in existing and new markets, including New England, New York, Mid-Atlantic regions, the Midwest and California. 

 About Executive Women of New Jersey (EWNJ):

 Founded in 1980 as New Jersey’s premier organization for senior level women, EWNJ promotes the advancement of women to the highest levels of business, the professions and government. EWNJ also assists corporations seeking qualified candidates for board of director positions. EWNJ awards approximately $60,000 annually to 20 New Jersey women pursuing advanced degrees. For more information on corporate sponsorship or the Salute to the Policy Makers awards dinner, contact EWNJ at 609-249-7982 or visit www.ewnj.org.

North America Power Partners President, Laurie Wiegand -Jackson, praised the CPUC for their [...]]]> The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) approved North America Power Partners’ contract with Southern California Edison, which will provide Edison with up to 75 megawatts of new demand response capability over five years to help reduce electricity demand during peak demand days.

North America Power Partners President, Laurie Wiegand -Jackson, praised the CPUC for their decision. “This contract will provide much needed clean energy resources to Southern California while contributing to the improvement of the reliability of the electric grid. We are proud to be part of this vital energy initiative”

The CPUC approved NAPP’s contract submitted for approval by Edison based on the overall cost effectiveness of these contracts. In a press release dated March 13, 2008, CPUC Commissioner Rachelle Chong stated, “This decision represents a careful balance of our strong encouragement for more demand response programs by the utilities and ensuring that the contracts are cost effective to protect our ratepayers’ interest.”

North America Power Partners’ customers cut back on their use of electricity at times when the distribution grid is constrained or in jeopardy. By reducing their demand, these customer are acting as a new resource for the utility system operators. These reductions allow the utility to more efficiently meet the growing demand for electricity and maintain overall grid reliability. “The contract adds to Southern California Edison’s ability to reduce energy costs and to protect the reliability of the grid during critical times of high demand and short supply”, said Lawrence M. Oliva, SCE’s director of Tariff Programs and Services department.

North America Power Partners is pleased to expand its unique program offerings to large and medium sized businesses throughout the Southern California Region. Customers will receive payments for their participation in the program while acknowledging that they are doing their part to improve the electric system reliability and the environment .

To learn more about North America Power Partners or to find out if your company qualifies for the program, please contact North America Power Partners directly at 1- 856-439-0800 or 1-888-ISOPROGRAMS or on the world wide web at www.northamericapowerpartners.com.

About Southern California Edison
An Edison International (NYSE:EIX) company, Southern California Edison is one of the nation’s largest electric utilities, serving a population of more than 13 million via 4.7 million customer accounts in a 50,000-square-mile service area within cent ral, coastal and Southern California. www.edisonnews.com.

The proposal approved by the CPUC is at http://docs.c-puc.ca.gov/PUBLISHED/AGENDA DECISION/80064.htm.
For more information on the CPUC, please visit www.cpuc.ca.gov.