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IN THIS ISSUE:
>>Upcoming Events: Share the Dates!
>>MDM Welcomes Alliant Energy
>>Regional Venues: EASA New England Chapter
>>MDM in the News
Upcoming Events: Share the Dates!
January 10, 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time
MDM Sponsor Spotlight Call: Pacific Gas & Electric Company
This call will feature PG&E’s motor incentive programs. Angie Ong-Carrillo will discuss custom targeted commercial and industrial sector programs and Jim Hanna will explain the upstream prescriptive program for motors and HVAC. It's a great opportunity for program administrators to learn about these programs, and for Northern California motor sales and service representatives to get connected to PG&E programs.
February 14, 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time
MDM Motor Management Basics Webcast
This Webcast will focus on strategies, benefits and business opportunities associated with motor management. Participants will learn how to make the financial case for motor management policy, as well as how to use MDM tools and resources. The Webcast will be geared toward manufacturer sales and marketing staff, and EASA sales and marketing staff. Further details will be available soon.
Contact us for more information about these events.
See all MDM events for 2007.
MDM Welcomes Alliant Energy
We'd like to welcome Alliant Energy as the newest sponsor of the MDM campaign. Headquartered in Madison, Wisconsin, Alliant Energy serves approximately 1 million electric customers and more than 400,000 natural gas customers in much of Iowa and parts of Illinois, Minnesota, and Wisconsin.
Alliant Energy offers a wide range of financial, consulting, and educational servicestohome, farm, and business customers. For commercial and industrial motor systems, Alliant provides its Iowa customers with the Iowa Motors and Variable Frequency Drives program. The utility also connects Wisconsin customers to the Focus on Energy Business Programs, including incentives for premium-efficiency motors and VFDs. In addition to providing financial incentives, Alliant Energy recommends that customers consider a proactive approach to motor replacement by taking action before motor failure occurs.
“We are hoping to enhance our programs over time by integrating motor management into the business solutions we offer our customers,” says Nicole Healey, Product Manager in DSM Programs and New Product Development. “We look forward to sharing information and learning from all the campaign sponsors.”
To learn more about Alliant Energy’s business incentive programs, contact Nicole Healey at 319-786-7237 or visit them on-line.
Regional Venues: EASA New England Chapter
CEE Program Manager Ilene Mason was invited to speak about motor management when EASA's New England Chapter convened in Dedham, Massachusetts, on November 16.* In her presentation, Mason discussed how promoting motor management can enhance customer relationships and increase sales and services. Cherie Miles of NSTAR and Sarah Dagher of National Grid were also invited to speak about their organizations' motor incentive programs. They highlighted how working with efficiency programs like theirs can help EASA members add value to customer relationships.
MDM, NSTAR, and National Grid were invited to the EASA meeting by chapter president Tony Rapoza, owner of Delta Electro Power in Cranston, R.I. "I wanted to share MDM's motor management message with other EASA members," Rapoza said. He had benefited from MDM's "Bottom Line" presentation, and the subsequent networking session, at CEE's program meeting in June. During the networking session, Rapoza met a lighting contractor who was participating in an energy savings program administered by National Grid. "The lighting contractor and I collaborated on several projects," said Rapoza. "Working with the efficiency program led to new customers and motor sales that I wouldn't have had otherwise."
These are the kind of partnerships the MDM campaign strives to facilitate. Both the June CEE meeting and the November EASA Chapter meeting are examples of events that promote the business opportunity of motor management and the benefits of partnering with local utility programs. Educational sessions like these are great opportunities for efficiency program administrators and motor professionals to meet and begin building relationships.
Check the MDM calendar for events in your area, or host one of your own. MDM staff can help find industry contacts in your region. Working together, we can deliver the message at the regional level.
Request more information or a copy of the “Bottom Line” presentation.
*CEE manages Motor Decisions Matter on behalf of campaign sponsors.
MDM in the News
Maintenance Technology and Lubrication & Fluid Power, September, October, November 2006
Both magazines have been running a monthly column contributed by MDM called Boosting Your Bottom Line. The column provides a systematic discussion of motor management strategies ranging from motor planning to creating a spares inventory. November's column was titled, “When You Elect to Repair Rather Than Replace.” Request print copies of the series.
Food Engineering, November, 2006: “Power Productivity”
This article summarized advances in electronics and power transmission equipment, including NEMA Premium motors, for food production facilities. Author and editor Kevin Higgins received input from representatives at Leeson Electric, Siemans Energy & Automation, and Rockwell Automation among other manufacturers. MDM was cited as an educational program that is helping to stimulate change in the market.
For more information about the MDM campaign, visit our Web site at www.motorsmatter.org
or contact us at MDMInfo@cee1.org or 617-589-3949, ext. 225
© 2006
Motor Decisions Matter is a North American awareness campaign
managed by the Consortium for Energy Efficiency
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