August 2009

In This Issue:

Editorial Features
Schneider Electric's Square D Comapny Awarded Government Contract

BOMA Chicago Unveils Plans For Smart Grid

Energy Management White Paper

Events

Training

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Welcome to the August 2009 edition of the Square D PowerLogic Wire, an e-newsletter from Schneider Electric offering helpful news and tips about the latest in power and energy monitoring applications and systems

Schneider Electric's Square D® Company Awarded
New U.S. Navy and Marine Corps Task Orders
for Advanced Intelligent Metering

Schneider Electric announced today that its Square D® Company was competitively awarded multiple task orders with Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) for advanced metering projects under Contract N62583-08-D-0137 as part of the Navy's Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) Program. Three task order awards are for the Navy Region Northwest project, with a total value of $31.1 million. Another task order award is for the Marine Corp Base Camp Smedley D. Butler project and is valued at $2.6 million. The work will include designing, procurement, installation, testing and sustaining of building-level, advanced metering solutions in support of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 and the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007. The projects will assist the Navy and Marine Corps in cost-effectively allocating and managing energy resources. Click here for full press release. . .
 


Building Owners and Managers Association of Chicago Unveils Plans for Nation's First Commercial Office Building Smart Grid
Seeks $92.7 Million in Federal Stimulus Funds under ARRA
CHICAGO August 6, 2009 The Building Owners and Managers Association of Chicago (BOMA/Chicago) is aiming to develop the first commercial office building smart grid program in the United States. The organization filed an application to fund half of the program with $92.7 million in matching funds from the U.S. Department of Energy's Smart Grid Investment Grant Program, which was formed under the recently passed American Reinvestment and Recovery Act (ARRA). The total cost of BOMA/Chicago’s smart grid program is estimated at $185.4 million.
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White Paper - Three Dimensions of EnergyOpportunities That Can Boost Profits and Asset Value
Commercial property owners and management firms are seeking new ways to maximize profits and property valuation. Energy use is often the largest single line item on an expense statement.

As such it represents a range of opportunities for minimizing operating expenses, increasing net operating income, improving tenant satisfaction and retention, and achieving high-profile energy efficiency ratings. These can, in turn, increase asset value and enhance a property’s image, which can attract new tenants.Click here for full white paper . . .

Events
AFCOM Data Center World - October 4-7, 2009
Orlando World Center Marriott
8701 World Center Drive, Orlando, FL 32821
Data Center World is the premier educational resource for data center professionals, presented by AFCOM, the largest association for data center management in the world. Click here to for more information and registration


 

Training
Click here to register for classes . . .

Houston, TX - Energy and Power Distribution Conference - 9/29/2009 - 9/29/2009
Atlantic City, NJ - Regional PowerLogic SMS Overview - 9/15/2009
Dallas, TX - Regional PowerLogic SMS Overview - 9/29/2009
LaVergne, TN - PowerLogic ION Enterprise Fundamentals - 9/28/2009
LaVergne, TN - PowerLogic ION Enterprise Programmer - 10/5/2009
LaVergne, TN - PowerLogic SMS Fundamentals - 9/21/2009
LaVergne, TN - PowerLogic System Installation and Troubleshooting - 10/19/2009
LaVergne, TN - SEPAM Industrial M.V. Relay Applications - 10/12/2009
Victoria, BC - PowerLogic ION Enterprise Administrator - 10/26/2009
Victoria, BC - PowerLogic ION Enterprise Administrator - 10/26/2009
Victoria, BC - PowerLogic ION Enterprise Fundamentals - 9/14/2009
Victoria, BC - PowerLogic ION Enterprise Fundamentals - 10/19/2009
Webinar - Analyze Power Quality and Waveform Data using Vista & Web Reach - 9/3/2009
Webinar - Create, Manage and Deliver Reports using Web Reporter - 9/18/2009
Webinar 8 am CST - Advanced Reports Overview - 10/22/2009
Webinar 8am CST - Advanced Reports Overview - 10/27/2009
Webinar 8am CST - Advanced Reports Overview - 9/15/2009
Webinar 8am CST - Advanced Reports Overview - 9/4/2009

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