A recent article posted on Hartford Business.com warned that extended cold weather was natural gas supply issues in Connecticut, leading to a near-tripling in prices for the state and surrounding areas! As we noted back in December in our piece, “Procuring Natural Gas at the Best Price,” there are a variety of ways to protect against price shocks in the natural gas market, including fixed price contracts, indexed aggressive contacts, and floating pricing. As production of domestic natural gas reaches levels unseen in U.S. history, more and more companies are realizing the impact their energy decisions have on their bottom line, while unseen levels of cold are making many realize how vulnerable their cash-flow levels are in the face of energy prices. ETTER Engineering has decades…
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ETTER Engineering Partners with Lifecycle Renewables
ETTER Engineering is excited to announce our partnership with Lifecycle Renewables, makers of renewable fuels using waste cooking oil and fats. This exciting partnership will give us an alternative when we have an existing client or future client that wants to convert from #2, #4, or #6 heating oil and we can’t convert them to natural gas. Read more… Contact Us
New England Governors Forge Energy Pact
A recent article in the CT Post details how governors across New England have agreed to a rare cooperative pact designed to develop new energy sources, lower electric prices and boost reliability. The governors said the commitment will result in new gas pipelines and more renewable energy from clean sources such as wind and hydro, despite the fact that Connecticut is the only state to ban wind farms. See the rest of the story here… Contact Us
Procuring Natural Gas at the Best Price
A recent article in the monthly Connecticut Natural Gas (CNG) e-newsletter highlighted several key points in the decision making process surrounding natural gas procurement strategy. As production of domestic natural gas reaches levels unseen in U.S. history, more and more companies are realizing the impact their energy decisions have on their bottom line. As the article points out, “Your procurement strategy is determined by your level of risk tolerance and overall energy strategy.” Risk tolerances vary greatly, with more the more conservative approach of a fixed price contract (generally for a period of about three years) contrasting with the more moderate risk of “Indexed Aggressive,” which combines a locked-in price with certain triggers to reset the contract if prices drop below a certain level. Greater risk…
Waste Heat Recovery Can Save You Money Almost Immediately!
As a leader in sustainable and renewable technologies, ETTER Engineering is a proud representative of Cain Industries. Cain Industries waste heat recovery systems allow industrial users to recover waste heat for use within their facilities. Offering a no-risk return on investment, installing a fuel-saving economizer on a combustion source will typically deliver a payback within 12 to 18 months. Of course, your exact payback period will depend on your situation. Our Market Specific Product Lines include: – Gas & Diesel Cogeneration – Boiler Economizer Systems – Fume Incinerator Systems Learn More About Waste Heat Recovery Contact Us
Best Practices: Reducing Natural Gas Consumption
Oil-to-gas conversions are all the rage these days, and rightly so – converting from oil to natural gas is a great way to quickly reduce your energy bill, while also supporting the domestic energy industry and reducing your environmental impact. What if you’ve already converted to using affordable natural gas, however? Are there ways to further reduce your energy usage? You bet there are! According to a recent article from CNG’s newsletter The Commercial Connection, the industrial sector consumes one-third of natural gas in the United States. Even small savings, percentage-wise, can add up to big-dollar decreases in energy consumption and expenditures. As the article points out, waste heat recovery, burner upgrades, and even something as simple as minimizing the time the door of a furnace…
Inside the Job – Biogas Booster Case Study
ETTER recently completed a case study on a Biogas Booster job we performed earlier in the year for a wastewater treatment plant in Valencia, California. Click below for the case study on this renewable energy project! Valencia Wastewater Treatment Plant Biogas Booster Case Study Contact Us
Energy Facts and Trends
I’ve been doing some research on Energy Facts and Trends to better understand the Natural Gas Industry and a friend of mine shared a White Paper by W. Chris Daum at FMI Capital Advisors. In the document he talks about relevant facts about why energy will be the new driver of US Engineering and Construction. I found it very interesting and have shared the facts below: The U.S. has more than 100 years of proven natural gas reserves. The amount of reserves continues to grow each year. Much of these reserves are in unconventional shale plays in parts of the country that lack exploration and production infrastructure. There is a massive build-out of oil and gas infrastructure underway, including production wells, gathering pipelines, gas process…