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Volume 65, Number 10, October 2011

“The Rural Voice of Nebraska”

Staff Editor Wayne Price Editorial Assistant Kathy Barkmeier

Contents Features

Global Connections

Published by the

Visit us at www.nrea.org General Manager Jay Holmquist President Barry DeKay, Niobrara Valley EMC Vice President/Secretary Gary Dill, Roosevelt Public Power District

With designation of 2012 as the International Year of Cooperatives, 900-plus public power districts and electric cooperatives around the country are celebrating the impact they have made in Nebraska and overseas. 2012 also marks the 50th anniversary of NRECA International Programs, a division of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association.

Lending a Helping Hand

Lauren Daberkow, a mechanic at Dawson Public Power District, went on a two-week teaching mission to Haiti for National Rural Electric Cooperative Association International in June. Daberkow has 36 years of experience as a mechanic.

Treasurer Randy Papenhausen, Cedar-Knox Public Power District Published monthly by the Nebraska Rural Electric Association, 1244 K Street, Box 82048, Lincoln, Nebraska 68501, (402) 475-4988.

Advertising in the Rural Electric Nebraskan does not imply endorsement for products by the Nebraska Rural Electric Association. Correspondence should be sent to Wayne Price, Editor, Rural Electric Nebraskan, Box 82048, Lincoln, NE 68501. The Rural Electric Nebraskan is printed by Jacob North Companies, Box 82046, Lincoln, NE 68501. Form 3579 should be sent to the Rural Electric Nebraskan, Box 82048, Lincoln, NE 68501. Periodicals postage paid at Lincoln, Neb. POSTMASTER: send address changes to the Rural Electric Nebraskan, 1244 K Street, Box 82048, Lincoln, NE 68501. Publication numbers are USPS 071-630 and ISSN 0193-4937. Rates: $10 for one year; $15 for two years; $20 for three years, plus local and state tax.

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Departments EDITORIAL

SAFETY BRIEFS — Murphy

CUT YOUR UTILITY BILLS by James Dulley

RECIPES

ADULT PEN PALS

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On the cover A lineman climbs a utility pole to perform maintenance on the line. Photograph by Jason Weiss, electronics technician at Southwest Public Power District in Palisade, Neb.

EDITORIAL

EPA regulations expected to be costly for Nebraska he “hits” on electric utilities courtesy of the U.S. EPA just keep coming. New EPA clean air regulations announced just this past July will be implemented on January 1, 2012 unless expected legal challenges are successful. These will impact Nebraska's electric industry, causing possible power plant closures, employee layoffs and increased electric rates. These regulations will require reductions of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide emissions from power plants in 28 states which the EPA says travel across state lines, contributing to harmful levels of smog (ground-level ozone) and soot. EPA says emissions from Nebraska’s power plants are impacting air quality in Milwaukee and Wisconsin. This rule is called the Cross-State Air Pollution Rule, or CSAPR and it is a revision of an existing regulation that has not been applied to Nebraska utilities in the past. Even the draft rule proposed originally would not have impacted the Cornhusker State’s utilities in a significant way. Unfortunately, in the final rule our electric generators were hit in a big way. CSAPR is expected to cost Nebraska Public Power District (NPPD) more than $36 million to upgrade equipment at two coal-burning power plants - Gerald Gentleman Station near Sutherland and Sheldon Station near Hallam. NPPD supplies wholesale electricity to most of the rural electric systems which are NREA’s members so their electric consumers will see rate increases as a result. Those rural electric co-ops and public power districts in Western Nebraska that are members of Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, Inc. are not impacted at this time. However, NREA Associate Member Omaha Public Power District is also covered by the rule, as are the Lincoln Electric System, and plants operated by the cities of Fremont, Hastings and Grand Island. At NPPD, the regulation will quickly eat up most of a nearly $7 million surplus the district forecast for year's end after record demand this summer erased a projected revenue shortfall. On top of costly equipment purchases, NPPD will see a loss in sales to other utilities as the district has to reduce generation to meet CSAPR requirements. Reducing that genera-

by Jay Holmquist

tion will cut NPPD’s non-firm sales revenue by about $6 million. NPPD plans to conduct a generation analysis to help gauge the total impact of CSAPR and other EPA regulations, like the MACT rule I discussed last month, that could require installation of more than $1 billion in equipment at Gerald Gentleman Station beginning as early as next year. OPPD could be looking at a possible 4 percent rate increase to consumers in implementing the new rules and may have to shut down some older, smaller coal plants it operates. Even a relatively small utility like Grand Island’s will have very significant costs to comply with the new rule. Grand Island is planning to spend $4 million in the next year for capital improvements to the city's Platte Generating Station to comply with CSAPR. In the next three years, they may have to add another $35 to $40 million worth of equipment to comply with the new regulations. GI’s utility may also lose between $3.5 million to $4 million in lost surplus power sales annually, a very bit hit! EPA downplays the financial impact to consumers, as usual, but frankly they don’t have a clue what it will cost. Nor do they appear to care. Utility officials estimate that CSAPR will increase electric rates by 5 to 10 percent in those states covered by the rule. The very short time frame electric utilities have to implement the new regulations is also a problem. Nebraska’s utility officials believed the new rules would have little impact on the state so they did not see a need to plan for the demands of the new regulations. That puts them behind other states in the race to find consultants and contractors to install the needed pollution control equipment. Catching up under the short time frame demanded by the new regulations will be costly to Nebraska power plants, if it is even possible. Attorney Generals Jon Bruning of Nebraska and Greg Abbott of Texas are committed to challenging the CSAPR in the federal courts. We here at NREA are urging our counterparts in other states to encourage their state attorneys general to join the cause in challenging the substantial trampling of state rights and the crippling of the power industry by the EPA’s promulgation of the CSAPR Rule. Our thanks to Attorney General Jon Bruning for being a leader on this issue!

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Global Connections Public power districts and electric cooperatives make an impact at home and abroad by Megan McKoy-Noe

How do you build a better world? By changing one life at a time.

That’s where the cooperative business model came into play. Farmers and other leaders realized central station electricity service would end the drudgery rural life. After clamoring for relief for decades, they received a big shot in the arm in May 1935 when President Franklin D. Roosevelt Driven by this premise, public power signed an executive order creating districts and electric cooperatives the federal Rural Electrification brought power and light to millions Administration (REA)—now Rural of consumers across United States, Utilities Service. The agency’s misforever altering the economic forsion: provide low-cost loans as well tunes of rural America. Now, with as engineering and administrative designation of 2012 as the support to help electrify rural International Year of Cooperatives, America. 900-plus public power districts and “Electricity is a modern necessity electric cooperatives around the of life and ought to be in every vilcountry are celebrating the impact lage, every home, and every farm in they have made in Nebraska and every part of the United States,” overseas. Roosevelt announced. REA financing initially was meant Farming Revolution to entice big power companies to As late as 1935, nearly 90 percent of begin rural line rural residents construction. were living in When they the dark—forced balked, it soon to rely on iceboxbecame clear es or spring rural electrificahouses to cool tion would only food, kerosene be accomplished lamps for lightby farmers and ing, wood stoves their rural for cooking, and neighbors doing fetching water it themselves by from wells. The joining forces to reason: the big Volunteer lineman Phil Hogan from form public investor-owned Habersham EMC in Georgia takes a power districts utilities had break from wiring new utility poles to and electric coopdecided that spend time with local children in Yei, eratives. there was no Sudan. Photograph provided by Work proprofit to be made NRECA International gressed quickly. extending power By October 1940, public power dislines into the countryside to hook up tricts and electric co-ops nationwide farms and small towns.

Fifty years ago President John F. Kennedy as to share electric co-op expertise and export th vided by NRECA were serving 1 million members. Innovations in line building pioneered by REA engineers and the competitive pressure rural electric utilities placed on investor-owned utilities to serve rural areas slashed the cost of providing rural electric service by 50 percent or more. Three-quarters of a century, public power districts and electric co-ops are still building a better future by delivering affordable electric service to 42 million members spread across 75 percent of the nation. But they didn’t stop there. Lighting the World Not only does 2012 mark a global celebration of the cooperative busi-

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“We’re not only providing a service, we share knowledge and best construction practice skills on a lineman-to-lineman basis,” explains Ixcan, Guatemala volunteer Chris Stephens, manager of engineering for Palmetto, Ga.-based CowetaFayette Electric Membership Corporation. “Those we help may speak a different language, but they speak the same work.” Funding for this goodwill effort comes in part from the NRECA International Foundation, a registered charitable organization. NRECA International Programs projects are currently under way in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bolivia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, the Philippines, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, and Yemen.

sked NRECA to join forces with the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) he democratic, self-help cooperative model to undeveloped countries. Photograph pro-

ness model, it also marks the 50th anniversary of NRECA International Programs, a division of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA). The International Year of Cooperatives 2012 theme, “Cooperative Enterprises Build a Better World,” shines in the work NRECA International Programs does every day. Working together, more than 300 U.S. public power districts and electric cooperatives have delivered the benefits of safe and reliable electric service to more than 100 million people in 40-plus countries since November 1962. “Building a better world takes

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experience, and no group has more experience in bringing low-cost power to remote communities than rural electric utilities,” explains Glenn English, CEO of NRECA. At the invitation of President John F. Kennedy, NRECA joined forces with the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to share electric co-op expertise and export the democratic, self-help cooperative model to undeveloped countries. In many cases, teams of volunteer American electric linemen head to foreign lands for a few weeks to teach local lineworkers safe work practices. NRECA staff instructs locals how to maintain simple power grids and run their own utilities.

Much More to Be Done In America, electricity has evolved from a luxury to an essential part daily life. Yet more than 2 billion people around the globe still live without power—64 million in Latin America, 500 million in Africa, and more than 1 billion in Asia. According to NRECA International Programs, reliable electricity strengthens communities by providing better educational opportunities and increasing safety. Access to power also paves the way for progress, giving small business a much-needed boost. “It was a humbling experience, to see the way people lived compared to what we have,” recalls Craig Carlan a lineman for Clarkesville, Ga.-based Habersham Electric Membership Corporation, who also worked in Guatemala. “In the village we electrified, kids will have the opportunity to get a better education. They have dreams, too, just like we have dreams. Maybe they can set higher goals now.” To assist NRECA International Programs efforts, visit www.NRECAFoundation.coop. Source: NRECA International Programs, U.S. Department of Energy

GUEST EDITORIAL

Livestock welfare issues matter to all Nebraskans by Greg Ibach

or many rural residents, livestock production is a daily fact of life, and it is apparent that it is an integral part of the fabric of Nebraska. However, over the past several years, organizations such as the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) are, with increasing frequency, spreading misinformation about how our farmers and ranchers do their jobs. HSUS’ campaign confuses rural and urban residents alike and poses a very significant threat to an important sector of Nebraska’s agricultural base, livestock production. Governor Dave Heineman and I have been working hard over the past year to educate Nebraskans about the importance of the livestock industry to the state, about how our farmers and ranchers do their jobs, and about how HSUS could harm our economy. There is a growing urgency to get this information out as HSUS continues to have a presence here. There are a few critical points I would like all Nebraskans to keep in mind as HSUS and other animal rights groups target our state. • Our farms and ranches, roughly 99 percent of them, are owned by individual families, partnerships or family corporations. These are people dedicated to raising a variety of consumable goods so that you and I have abundance, variety and affordability at the grocery store. They work mostly outdoors and care for their animals in the heat and the cold, the rain and the snow, and they don’t need an animal activist group to tell them to do so.

• The Humane Society of the United States is a Washington, D.C.based lobbying organization that pushes an aggressive animal welfare agenda. HSUS is not your local pet shelter, and in fact gives very limited amounts of its large resources to local groups to help with the everyday care of dogs, cats and other creatures. Recently, in an effort to improve this track record, HSUS attempted to donate money to a Nebraska shelter. The shelter, recognizing the harm that HSUS could bring to the state’s livestock industry, turned down the money, and farmers, agribusinesses and others donated funding instead. • The agriculture industry in Nebraska, including the livestock sector, is crucial to the economy of the state. Farming and ranching is tied to one in three jobs here. Over the past couple of years, economists have noted Nebraska’s relatively positive economic picture, compared to other less rural states, is due in large part to our agricultural sector. If HSUS achieves its agenda in Nebraska, the resulting loss of livestock production jobs would be a serious blow to the state’s economy. Demographic changes have created a need for more education about what farmers and ranchers do every day for their jobs. With a growing urban population, fewer folks have a direct connection to what is being done in the countryside to grow the food supply. This is even true in rural areas. Thanks to the Alliance for the Future of Agriculture in Nebraska (AFAN), We Support Ag, and a variety of farm and ranch organizations,

Greg Ibach, Director, Nebraska Department of Agriculture this type of information is more accessible than ever. These groups are working with farmers and ranchers every day to tell their story and to provide information about what groups like HSUS will do to our state’s economy. I commend them for their work and encourage you to listen to their messages. And if you are a farmer or rancher, I ask you to lend your voice to the cause and tell people about what you do, and why. Several chambers of commerce, a city council, the Nebraska Chamber of Commerce, The Nebraska Rural Electric Association and other organizations recently have adopted resolutions that recognize the importance of agriculture to the state and express concern about the goals of animal activist groups. The leaders of these bodies also are to be commended. Governor Heineman and I will continue to work hard to represent the best interests of the state in this fight. But we cannot do it alone. We need as many groups and individuals as we can get to present a united front against HSUS and other animal activist organizations. We need you to become educated and work with us on behalf of all Nebraska.

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Supporting Agriculture Becoming a collective, unified voice by Pete McClymont, Nebraska Cattlemen, Vice President of Legislative Affairs

or almost a decade, animal rights activism has been surging around the country. Activists claiming to try to create a better lifestyle for companion animals are truly out to change laws nationwide against livestock families. Nebraska agriculture groups have been watching intently for some time wondering if and when we would be next. That day may be on the near horizon. In an effort to be prepared to promote the value of feeding our families, neighbors and the world, five proactive groups recently joined forces collectively. The memberships of Nebraska Cattlemen, Nebraska Farm Bureau, Nebraska Pork Producers, Nebraska Poultry Industries and the Nebraska State Dairy Association have formed a coalition in preparedness for such animal rights activism. The coalition will operate as “We Support Agriculture”. The efforts of WSA will seek out audiences open to being educated on how we in Nebraska agriculture are the first stewards of the land and care for our animals in the most stress-free and humane manner possible. WSA’s efforts will also be based in science sharing facts about Nebraska agriculture as well as the true nature of those groups attacking Nebraska's largest industry, agriculture. WSA activities will educate as well as advocate for Nebraska agriculture. Emboldened by the strong stance of Nebraska Governor Dave Heineman against the misguided vision of these animal rights

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activists, Nebraska ranchers and farmers need not worry where their top elected official stands on this critical issue. Governor Heineman has not minced words in his defense of the backbone of Nebraska’s culture and economy. Equally emphatic in support of Nebraska agriculture producers is Senator Tom Carlson, the Legislature’s Agriculture Committee Chairman. In May, Senator Carlson was a panelist on a national forum discussing animal rights activism. It is Senator Carlson’s belief any national group wanting to change Nebraska statutes will have no chance within the Unicameral. His comments on the floor of the Legislature also leave no doubt of Senator Carlson’s allegiance. If you wish to learn more about the efforts of “We Support Agriculture,” search for the WSA website, www.WeSupportAg.org.

Big Game Checking Requirements he Nebraska Game and Parks Commission reminds hunters of their requirement to check harvested deer and pronghorn antelope electronically this fall. Deer harvested outside of the November firearm (Nov. 12-20) and Earn-a-Buck (Nov. 12-22) seasons and pronghorn antelope taken outside the October firearm (Oct. 8-23) season must be checked electronically within 48 hours of kill and before 1 p.m. on the day following the close of the season. Hunters may electronically check their game via Telecheck by visiting NEdeercheck.com or calling 800-4057700. Telecheck is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Deer taken during the November firearm and Earn-a-Buck seasons must be delivered to a check station no later than 1 p.m. on the day following the close of the season. Pronghorn antelope taken during the October firearm season must be delivered to a check station no later than 1 p.m. on the day following the close of the season.

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Helping Hand “Mechanics needed...” were the words that sent Dawson PPD’s Lauren Daberkow on a two-week teaching mission to Haiti for National Rural Electric Cooperative Association International in June. Daberkow has 36 years of experience as a mechanic for Dawson PPD. “It was nice to have an opportunity to share knowledge with people that needed it. Some of the people were very capable of learning, but

they had no resources to learn on their own,” Daberkow explained. Before he left Nebraska, NRECA International employees had explained the conditions he would face in Haiti. “I expected a country of poor people living in poor conditions, but the surprise was the corruption and politics involved,” he explains. Daberkow worked with Electrical de Haiti or EdH in Haiti’s capitol,

Port-au-Prince. The utility officially serves about 50,000 meters in the city. However, so many people have illegally tied into the electrical system that it is estimated that the utility is actually serving about 150,000 services. Power is usually available about 14 hours per day. EdH has been purchased by the World Bank, which is working to make the utility more self sufficient and modern.

Left: Linemen in Haiti usually use ladders to access line hardware instead of bucket trucks. Center: Lauren worked with fellow volunteer, Steve Burch (left), Fleet Manager at Empire Electric Association in Cortez, Colorado. Right: In the US, specifically the PPD world, transformers are stored carefully and neatly. In Haiti, transformers are stockpiled wherever possible.

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Skills can’t solve all of Haiti’s problems

Volunteers are housed in a hotel surrounded by a large fence and an armed guard in the middle-class part of Port-Au-Prince. They are allowed to walk a few blocks from the compound during daylight hours on the weekend. However, foreigners are often approached by people on the street who want “twenty-five dollars” to act as a personal body guard.

earthquakes and mud slides. Meals were eaten at the hotel restaurant -- which only seated eight The utility’s fleet of vehicles was a people. Breakfast was spaghetti and combination of old and new donations eggs. Other meals included fried fish from different countries. The mechanor chicken with a Creole sauce, goat ics are only allowed to change oil and stew, beans and rice and fried do routine maintenance on the vehibananas. After a few days with the cles when the utility’s managers limited menu, Daberkow and his felapprove it. Many of the fleet mechanlow volunteer went to a grocery store ics were unable to read, so servand purchased granola bars. ice manuals and inspection He says that he enjoyed a records held little value. Despite stash of his wife’s homemade the challenges, he found cookies. Although there were mechanics who were interested street vendors selling food, it in learning. Daberkow helped was not safe to eat. Vendors teach the Haitian mechanics often put food on the street how to take the vehicles apart to before or while they prepare it get to broken parts, in hopes that and it isn’t uncommon for the someday the mechanics would streets of Port-au-Prince to be able to get the parts they contain sewage and garbage. need. Many Haitians have been hos“One of the cranes needed a pitalized with E. coli and power steering pump. If it were cholera. in the United States, you could The volunteers had an opporget it running. But there isn’t a tunity to visit a rural area, desire to make that happen in Daberkow went to Haiti to teach basic skills and where they reported that the Haiti,” he explains. Parts aren’t fleet vehicle maintenance principles with NRECA residents were more friendly. available in Haiti. Shipping International. Daberkow believes this is them into the country isn’t easy because they could be more either -- because you would have to self-sufficient, growing food to feed ‘tip’ so many officials to get the parts their families. to their destination. “The people of Port-au-Prince are in 52.9 percent of people Unfortunately, with such a mix of survival mode. They are doing whatover 15 are literate vehicle brands in the fleet there isn’t ever they can for income. There are Creole is the official an opportunity to take parts from one people everywhere trying to get language... a mix of French, vehicle to fix another, either. money -- either by selling goods or Spanish and English While in Haiti, Daberkow and trying to extort money from others,” 80 percent live under another volunteer from Colorado, he explains. the poverty line helped EdH choose a new site for the “It will take time for the people to 40.6 percent of Haitians are motor pool within their guarded comchange Haiti.” unemployed pound. Then they helped workers However, Daberkow still sees hope An estimated 2 million Haitians clear out old equipment that had for Haiti. When conditions improve, died after the 2010 earthquake been stored in the building. he would consider returning to work Each morning, a driver would take with NRECA International. the mechanics and their interpreter The National Rural Electric Hope in the face of reality to the EdH compound, about seven Cooperative Association NRECA International has set up miles away. During this trip they saw International helps bring electricity many precautions for volunteers. stolen transformers powering illegal to homes and businesses in countries Myk Manon, the coordinator in Haiti, electric services -- many of which affected by poverty and political has spent 44 years working in third were wired in a very dangerous fashunrest. The goal is to model the elecworld countries. While he is very posion. They also noticed that trees only tric system after NRECA member itive and hopeful for the future of existed on privately owned land, systems in the United States -- proHaiti, he admits it won’t change inside gated compounds. Trees in viding safe, reliable and affordable overnight. He encouraged the volunpublic areas have been harvested to power. NRECA International relies teers to be happy with the small steps produce charcoal for cooking. Many on rural electric employees from the that are being made to improve the homes are built on the side of mounU.S. to mentor workers in these councountry. tains, leaving them vulnerable to tries.

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New Refrigerator Standards are the “Coolest Yet” ew Department of Energy efficiency standards will cut the energy use of most new refrigerators by 25 percent and help save consumers money, create jobs, reduce pollution and spur innovation and investment, according to consumer, environment and energy efficiency groups. “Refrigerator standards have been quietly saving consumers money while protecting our environment for more than 35 years,” said David Goldstein, energy program co-director at the Natural Resources Defense Council. “But these new standards are the coolest yet, because they show that innovation can keep driving improvements even after decades of progress. New fridges do an even better job of keeping our food fresh and providing consumer amenity, yet they use only one-fifth the electricity they used to - and that means less pollution from power plants." The standards have been strengthened three times now since their enactment in 1987. The latest standards are based on a joint recommendation filed in 2010 with DOE by the groups and refrigerator manufacturers represented by the Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers. The latest 25 percent savings builds on an impressive long-term trend. A typical refrigerator in 2014 will use about one-fifth as much electricity as one from the mid1970s. Even as refrigerator energy use has dropped, average units have gotten both larger and less expensive. The average new fridge today is about 20 percent larger and costs about 60 percent less than a 1970sera unit. “New fridges are bigger and cheaper than they’ve ever been, but due to several rounds of state and national efficiency standards they use much less energy,” said Steven Nadel, executive director of the American Council for an EnergyEfficient Economy. “These new stan-

dards will deliver even more benefits for consumers and the environment.” Once the new standards take effect in 2014, a typical fridge that exactly meets the new standards will use $215 to $270 less per year in electricity than a comparable unit which met the first state standards set in 1978.

Only three out of every 10 refrigerators sold are Energy Star qualified. Photograph provided by General Electric “We’re pleased to see that our joint recommendation for improving the efficiency of refrigerators will become a reality,” said Mel Hall-Crawford, energy projects director at Consumer Federation of America. “With an average lifespan of more than 17 years, the more efficient this essential household product can be, the better it is for consumers. These latest standards build on years of improvements – as a result, refrigerators have gone from being energy guzzlers to energy sippers.” According to DOE, the new standards over 30 years would save 4.84 quads of energy, or roughly enough to meet the total energy needs of onefifth of all U.S. households for a year. Over the same 30-year period, and taking into account up-front costs, consumers will save up to $36 billion. DOE also estimates CO2 emissions will be cut by 344 million metric tons over 30 years, an amount equal to the annual emissions of about 67 million cars. Smog-forming

NOx emissions and toxic mercury emissions would also be reduced dramatically. U.S. refrigerator manufacturers have already begun making investments needed to meet the 2014 standards. For example, GE has already announced plans to update its refrigerator factories in Decatur, Ga., Bloomington, Ind., and elsewhere. “Even as our refrigerators have gotten larger and more functional, with features like automatic defrost and through-the-door ice, their average energy use has plummeted,” said Jeff Harris, senior vice president for programs at the Alliance to Save Energy. “It’s clear that energyefficiency standards have helped to create the market certainty that drives investments in such innovations, as well as better design, improved insulation and other components that make fridges better.” States led by California, New York and Florida set the first standards for refrigerators in the 1970s and 1980s. The original national standards were negotiated in 1986 and signed into law by President Ronald Reagan. DOE updates to the national standards took effect in 1993 and 2001 and also were based on joint recommendations filed by consumer, environmental and industry groups. The most recent joint recommendation also addressed new minimum efficiency standards for dryers, washers, dishwashers and room air conditioners. “In an era when hardly anyone in Washington can agree on anything, it’s refreshing that consumer groups, environmentalists and industry can continue our long history of working together to save energy,” said Andrew deLaski, executive director of the Appliance Standards Awareness Project. “Consumers, the environment and industry all benefit, making this standard a home run.” Source: The Alliance to Save Energy.

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How low should your thermostat go? by James Dulley

I hear how important it is to Q :lower my thermostat setting during winter. It seems it would just take more energy to reheat the house each morning. What is the best thermostat setting for the most savings? : Selecting the proper temperaA tures throughout the day and night can be a bit confusing. You want to balance comfort with energy—and dollar—savings. It is surprising how comfortable you can be at a lower indoor temperature once you become accustomed to it. Thereafter, you find yourself uncomfortable at higher indoor temperatures that used to seem normal. It actually does save energy overall if you lower the temperature setting on your central furnace or heat pump thermostat. The actual amount of dollar savings depend primarily upon how low you set the thermostat, how long you have it set back, and, to a lesser degree, your climate. There are also other advantages to lowering the thermostat setting during winter. If your house temperature is lower, it requires less moisture indoors to keep the indoor air at a given relative humidity level. The fact that your furnace or heat pump runs less at a lower indoor temperature means the equipment will last longer and need fewer repairs. If you look at setback savings charts, don’t be confused by the fact that the percentage savings are actually higher in milder climates than in colder climates. This is because the total amount of energy used to keep a house comfortably warm in a cold climate is much greater than in a warm climate. This makes the base number larger in cold climates so the percentage savings are less even though the dollar savings are greater.

It is a common myth that it takes as much energy to reheat a house, in the morning for example, as was saved during the temperature setback period overnight. The amount of heat a house loses through its walls, ceilings, and floors is directly proportional to the difference between the indoor and the outdoor temperatures. Air leakage into and out of your house also increases

Setting back your thermostat in the winter can save energy and money— but finding the temperature that’s comfortable for your family is the key. Photograph provided by Touchstone Energy with larger temperature differences. When the indoor temperature is set lower, the indoor-to-outdoor temperature difference is smaller, so less heat is lost from your house. During the summer, the same is true in reverse. If less heat is lost from your house, your furnace has to use less gas, oil, or electricity to create the heat to replace it. The amount of heat used to reheat the house, therefore, is less than the amount saved over the temperature setback period.

The only time a temperature setback may not be wise is if you have a heat pump with backup electric resistance heat and an old thermostat. When it is time to reheat the house and you set the thermostat higher again, the expensive backup electric resistance heater may come on. For a long eight-hour setback, you will likely still save overall, but not for just a short couple-hour setback. If you have a heat pump, install a special setback thermostat, designed for heat pumps. These heat pump thermostats have electronic circuitry to keep the backup resistance heating elements off after the setback period. My own heat pump thermostat works this way, and it also allows me to block out the resistance heating when the outdoor temperature is above a certain temperature. I have mine set at 20 degrees. There is not a “best” thermostat setting for all homes and climates. The lower you set it, the greater the overall savings will be. The amount of savings per degree for each nighttime eight-hour setback period ranges from 1 percent to 3 percent. Because many people are also gone during the daytime, the temperature can be set lower for about 16 hours per day. Unless there are some health problems in your family, 62 degrees is comfortable if you are wearing long sleeves or a sweater. In moderate climates, let your comfort dictate how low you initially set the furnace or heat pump thermostat. As you get used to the lower temperatures and wear a sweater, you will be able to gradually lower it more. In colder climates, excessive window condensation often limits how low the indoor temperature can be set. In order to set the temperature lower, you will have to reduce the indoor humidity level.

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Pinwheel Steak Skewers 1 1/2 pounds Certified Angus Beef top sirloin or flank steak 1 cup beef broth 2 tablespoons red wine 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce 1 tablespoon vegetable oil 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning 1/2 cup olive oil 3 large ripe tomatoes, diced 6 ounces feta cheese 1/3 cup chopped fresh oregano Rosemary as needed for garnish Salt and pepper to taste Marinade: combine beef broth, red wine, Worcestershire, vegetable oil and Italian seasoning. Place steak and marinade in zipper-locking plastic bag; refrigerate 2 hours. Remove steak from bag and discard any leftover marinade. Slice across the grain into thin strips. Roll each beef strip and thread onto skewers, season with salt and pepper, and grill to desired doneness. To serve, combine olive oil and tomatoes, and divide among 6 small plates. Top with feta cheese and oregano. Place one skewer per plate and garnish with rosemary.

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6 cup water 2 heads broccoli, cut-up 1 small onion, chopped 1 teaspoon salt 4 1/2 cups milk 2/3 cup flour 10 slices American cheese Bring water, broccoli, onion, and salt to boil for 10 minutes. Mash. Mix milk and flour together; whisk into broccoli mixture and boil 3 minutes. Stir in cheese; mix until melted.

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Raisin Coffee Bread 1 pkg yeast 1/3 cup warm milk 2 tablespoons shortening 2 tablespoons sugar 1 teaspoon salt 1 egg 2 cups flour Blend all together and beat until smooth. Place dough in greased 7 x 11 pan. Let rise. Topping: Sprinkle 1/2 cup raisins over dough. Combine 1/2 cup brown sugar, 1/2 cup oleo, 2 tablespoons water and cook. Pour over dough and poke holes by fork in dough so syrup runs through. Bake 15-20 minutes at 400 degrees.

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