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October 2011 3

“The Rural Voice of Nebraska”

Volume 65, Number 10, October 2011

Features

Global Connections 6

With designation of 2012 as the International Year ofCooperatives, 900-plus public power districts and electric cooper-atives around the country are celebrating the impact they havemade in Nebraska and overseas. 2012 also marks the 50thanniversary of NRECA International Programs, a division of theNational Rural Electric Cooperative Association.

Lending a Helping Hand 12

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

Departments

On the cover

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

Contents

EDITORIAL 4

SAFETY BRIEFS — Murphy 16

CUT YOUR UTILITY BILLS by James Dulley 18

RECIPES 20

ADULT PEN PALS 21

MARKETPLACE/CLASSIFIEDS 22

Staff

Editor

Wayne Price

Editorial Assistant

Kathy Barkmeier

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

Treasurer

Randy Papenhausen,

Cedar-Knox Public Power District

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Nebraska 68501, (402) 475-4988.

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he “hits” on electric utilities courtesy ofthe U.S. EPA just keep coming. NewEPA clean air regulations announced

just this past July will be implemented onJanuary 1, 2012 unless expected legal chal-lenges are successful. These will impactNebraska's electric industry, causing possiblepower plant closures, employee layoffs andincreased electric rates.These regulations will require reductions of

sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide emissionsfrom power plants in 28 states which the EPAsays travel across state lines, contributing toharmful levels of smog (ground-level ozone) andsoot. EPA says emissions from Nebraska’spower plants are impacting air quality inMilwaukee and Wisconsin. This rule is called the Cross-State Air

Pollution Rule, or CSAPR and it is a revision ofan existing regulation that has not beenapplied to Nebraska utilities in the past. Eventhe draft rule proposed originally would nothave impacted the Cornhusker State’s utilitiesin a significant way. Unfortunately, in the finalrule our electric generators were hit in a bigway. CSAPR is expected to cost Nebraska Public

Power District (NPPD) more than $36 millionto upgrade equipment at two coal-burningpower plants - Gerald Gentleman Station nearSutherland and Sheldon Station near Hallam.NPPD supplies wholesale electricity to most ofthe rural electric systems which are NREA’smembers so their electric consumers will seerate increases as a result. Those rural electricco-ops and public power districts in WesternNebraska that are members of Tri-StateGeneration and Transmission Association, Inc.are not impacted at this time. However, NREAAssociate Member Omaha Public PowerDistrict is also covered by the rule, as are theLincoln Electric System, and plants operatedby the cities of Fremont, Hastings and GrandIsland. At NPPD, the regulation will quickly eat up

most of a nearly $7 million surplus the districtforecast for year's end after record demand thissummer erased a projected revenue shortfall.On top of costly equipment purchases, NPPDwill see a loss in sales to other utilities as thedistrict has to reduce generation to meetCSAPR requirements. Reducing that genera-

tion will cut NPPD’s non-firm sales revenue byabout $6 million. NPPD plans to conduct a gen-eration analysis to help gauge the total impactof CSAPR and other EPA regulations, like theMACT rule I discussed last month, that couldrequire installation of more than $1 billion inequipment at Gerald Gentleman Station begin-ning as early as next year.OPPD could be looking at a possible 4 percent

rate increase to consumers in implementing thenew rules and may have to shut down someolder, smaller coal plants it operates. Even a rel-atively small utility like Grand Island’s willhave very significant costs to comply with thenew rule. Grand Island is planning to spend $4million in the next year for capital improve-ments to the city's Platte Generating Station tocomply with CSAPR. In the next three years,they may have to add another $35 to $40 mil-lion worth of equipment to comply with the newregulations. GI’s utility may also lose between$3.5 million to $4 million in lost surplus powersales annually, a very bit hit!EPA downplays the financial impact to con-

sumers, as usual, but frankly they don’t have aclue what it will cost. Nor do they appear tocare. Utility officials estimate that CSAPR willincrease electric rates by 5 to 10 percent inthose states covered by the rule. The very short time frame electric utilities

have to implement the new regulations is also aproblem. Nebraska’s utility officials believedthe new rules would have little impact on thestate so they did not see a need to plan for thedemands of the new regulations. That putsthem behind other states in the race to find con-sultants and contractors to install the neededpollution control equipment. Catching up underthe short time frame demanded by the new reg-ulations will be costly to Nebraska powerplants, if it is even possible.Attorney Generals Jon Bruning of Nebraska

and Greg Abbott of Texas are committed tochallenging the CSAPR in the federal courts.We here at NREA are urging our counterpartsin other states to encourage their state attor-neys general to join the cause in challenging thesubstantial trampling of state rights and thecrippling of the power industry by the EPA’spromulgation of the CSAPR Rule. Our thanksto Attorney General Jon Bruning for being aleader on this issue!

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Driven by this premise, public powerdistricts and electric cooperativesbrought power and light to millionsof consumers across United States,forever altering the economic for-tunes of rural America. Now, withdesignation of 2012 as theInternational Year of Cooperatives,900-plus public power districts andelectric cooperatives around thecountry are celebrating the impactthey have made in Nebraska andoverseas.

Farming RevolutionAs late as 1935, nearly 90 percent ofrural residentswere living inthe dark—forcedto rely on icebox-es or springhouses to coolfood, kerosenelamps for light-ing, wood stovesfor cooking, andfetching waterfrom wells. Thereason: the biginvestor-ownedutilities haddecided thatthere was noprofit to be madeextending powerlines into the countryside to hook upfarms and small towns.

That’s where the cooperative busi-ness model came into play.Farmers and other leaders real-

ized central station electricity serv-ice would end the drudgery rurallife. After clamoring for relief fordecades, they received a big shot inthe arm in May 1935 whenPresident Franklin D. Rooseveltsigned an executive order creatingthe federal Rural ElectrificationAdministration (REA)—now RuralUtilities Service. The agency’s mis-sion: provide low-cost loans as wellas engineering and administrativesupport to help electrify ruralAmerica. “Electricity is a modern necessity

of life and ought to be in every vil-lage, every home, and every farm inevery part of the United States,”Roosevelt announced.REA financing initially was meant

to entice big power companies tobegin rural linec on s t ru c t i on .When theybalked, it soonbecame clearrural electrifica-tion would onlybe accomplishedby farmers andtheir ruralneighbors doingit themselves byjoining forces toform publicpower districtsand electric coop-eratives.

Work pro-gressed quickly.

By October 1940, public power dis-tricts and electric co-ops nationwide

were serving 1 million members.Innovations in line building pio-neered by REA engineers and thecompetitive pressure rural electricutilities placed on investor-ownedutilities to serve rural areas slashedthe cost of providing rural electricservice by 50 percent or more. Three-quarters of a century, public

power districts and electric co-opsare still building a better future bydelivering affordable electric serviceto 42 million members spread across75 percent of the nation. But theydidn’t stop there.

Lighting the WorldNot only does 2012 mark a globalcelebration of the cooperative busi-

Global ConnectionsPublic power districts and electric cooperativesmake an impact at home and abroad

by Megan McKoy-Noe

How do you build abetter world? Bychanging one lifeat a time.

Fifty years ago President John F. Kennedy as

to share electric co-op expertise and export th

vided by NRECA

Volunteer lineman Phil Hogan from

Habersham EMC in Georgia takes a

break from wiring new utility poles to

spend time with local children in Yei,

Sudan. Photograph provided by

NRECA International

ness model, it also marks the 50thanniversary of NRECAInternational Programs, a division ofthe National Rural ElectricCooperative Association (NRECA).The International Year ofCooperatives 2012 theme,“Cooperative Enterprises Build aBetter World,” shines in the workNRECA International Programsdoes every day.Working together, more than 300

U.S. public power districts and elec-tric cooperatives have delivered thebenefits of safe and reliable electricservice to more than 100 million peo-ple in 40-plus countries sinceNovember 1962.“Building a better world takes

experience, and no group has moreexperience in bringing low-costpower to remote communities thanrural electric utilities,” explainsGlenn English, CEO of NRECA.At the invitation of President John

F. Kennedy, NRECA joined forceswith the U.S. Agency forInternational Development (USAID)to share electric co-op expertise andexport the democratic, self-helpcooperative model to undevelopedcountries. In many cases, teams ofvolunteer American electric linemenhead to foreign lands for a few weeksto teach local lineworkers safe workpractices. NRECA staff instructslocals how to maintain simple powergrids and run their own utilities.

“We’re not only providing a serv-ice, we share knowledge and bestconstruction practice skills on alineman-to-lineman basis,” explainsIxcan, Guatemala volunteer ChrisStephens, manager of engineeringfor Palmetto, Ga.-based Coweta-Fayette Electric MembershipCorporation. “Those we help mayspeak a different language, but theyspeak the same work.”Funding for this goodwill effort

comes in part from the NRECAInternational Foundation, a regis-tered charitable organization.NRECA International Programsprojects are currently under way inAfghanistan, Bangladesh, Bolivia,Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, ElSalvador, Guatemala, Haiti, thePhilippines, South Sudan, Tanzania,Uganda, and Yemen.

Much More to Be DoneIn America, electricity has evolvedfrom a luxury to an essential partdaily life. Yet more than 2 billionpeople around the globe still livewithout power—64 million in LatinAmerica, 500 million in Africa, andmore than 1 billion in Asia.According to NRECA

International Programs, reliableelectricity strengthens communitiesby providing better educationalopportunities and increasing safety.Access to power also paves the wayfor progress, giving small business amuch-needed boost.“It was a humbling experience, to

see the way people lived comparedto what we have,” recalls CraigCarlan a lineman for Clarkesville,Ga.-based Habersham ElectricMembership Corporation, who alsoworked in Guatemala. “In the vil-lage we electrified, kids will havethe opportunity to get a better edu-cation. They have dreams, too, justlike we have dreams. Maybe theycan set higher goals now.”To assist NRECA International

Programs efforts, visitwww.NRECAFoundation.coop. Source: NRECA InternationalPrograms, U.S. Department ofEnergy

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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-


or many rural residents, live-stock production is a dailyfact of life, and it is apparent

that it is an integral part of the fab-ric of Nebraska. However, over thepast several years, organizationssuch as the Humane Society of theUnited States (HSUS) are, withincreasing frequency, spreading mis-information about how our farmersand ranchers do their jobs. HSUS’campaign confuses rural and urbanresidents alike and poses a very sig-nificant threat to an important sec-tor of Nebraska’s agricultural base,livestock production.Governor Dave Heineman and I

have been working hard over thepast year to educate Nebraskansabout the importance of the livestockindustry to the state, about how ourfarmers and ranchers do their jobs,and about how HSUS could harmour economy. There is a growingurgency to get this information outas HSUS continues to have a pres-ence here.There are a few critical points I

would like all Nebraskans to keep inmind as HSUS and other animalrights groups target our state.• Our farms and ranches, roughly

99 percent of them, are owned byindividual families, partnerships orfamily corporations. These are peo-ple dedicated to raising a variety ofconsumable goods so that you and Ihave abundance, variety and afford-ability at the grocery store. Theywork mostly outdoors and care fortheir animals in the heat and thecold, the rain and the snow, and theydon’t need an animal activist groupto tell them to do so.

• The Humane Society of theUnited States is a Washington, D.C.-based lobbying organization thatpushes an aggressive animal welfareagenda. HSUS is not your local petshelter, and in fact gives very limitedamounts of its large resources tolocal groups to help with the every-day care of dogs, cats and other crea-tures. Recently, in an effort toimprove this track record, HSUSattempted to donate money to aNebraska shelter. The shelter, recog-nizing the harm that HSUS couldbring to the state’s livestock indus-try, turned down the money, andfarmers, agribusinesses and othersdonated funding instead. • The agriculture industry in

Nebraska, including the livestocksector, is crucial to the economy ofthe state. Farming and ranching istied to one in three jobs here. Overthe past couple of years, economistshave noted Nebraska’s relativelypositive economic picture, comparedto other less rural states, is due inlarge part to our agricultural sector.If HSUS achieves its agenda inNebraska, the resulting loss of live-stock production jobs would be aserious blow to the state’s economy.Demographic changes have creat-

ed a need for more education aboutwhat farmers and ranchers do everyday for their jobs. With a growingurban population, fewer folks have adirect connection to what is beingdone in the countryside to grow thefood supply. This is even true in ruralareas. Thanks to the Alliance for theFuture of Agriculture in Nebraska(AFAN), We Support Ag, and a vari-ety of farm and ranch organizations,

this type of information is moreaccessible than ever. These groupsare working with farmers and ranch-ers every day to tell their story andto provide information about whatgroups like HSUS will do to ourstate’s economy. I commend them fortheir work and encourage you to lis-ten to their messages. And if you area farmer or rancher, I ask you to lendyour voice to the cause and tell peo-ple about what you do, and why.Several chambers of commerce, a

city council, the Nebraska Chamberof Commerce, The Nebraska RuralElectric Association and other organ-izations recently have adopted reso-lutions that recognize the impor-tance of agriculture to the state andexpress concern about the goals ofanimal activist groups. The leadersof these bodies also are to be com-mended. Governor Heineman and I will

continue to work hard to representthe best interests of the state in thisfight. But we cannot do it alone. Weneed as many groups and individu-als as we can get to present a unitedfront against HSUS and other ani-mal activist organizations. We needyou to become educated and workwith us on behalf of all Nebraska.

Livestock welfare issuesmatter to all Nebraskans

by Greg Ibach

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GUEST EDITORIAL

Greg Ibach, Director, Nebraska

Department of Agriculture

or almost a decade, animalrights activism has beensurging around the country.

Activists claiming to try to create abetter lifestyle for companion ani-mals are truly out to change lawsnationwide against livestock fami-lies. Nebraska agriculture groupshave been watching intently forsome time wondering if and whenwe would be next. That day may beon the near horizon.In an effort to be prepared to pro-

mote the value of feeding our fami-lies, neighbors and the world, fiveproactive groups recently joinedforces collectively. The member-ships of Nebraska Cattlemen,Nebraska Farm Bureau, NebraskaPork Producers, Nebraska PoultryIndustries and the Nebraska StateDairy Association have formed acoalition in preparedness for suchanimal rights activism.The coalition will operate as “We

Support Agriculture”. The efforts ofWSA will seek out audiences opento being educated on how we inNebraska agriculture are the firststewards of the land and care forour animals in the most stress-freeand humane manner possible.WSA’s efforts will also be based inscience sharing facts aboutNebraska agriculture as well asthe true nature of those groupsattacking Nebraska's largestindustry, agriculture. WSA activi-ties will educate as well as advo-cate for Nebraska agriculture.Emboldened by the strong stance

of Nebraska Governor DaveHeineman against the misguidedvision of these animal rights

activists, Nebraska ranchers andfarmers need not worry wheretheir top elected official stands onthis critical issue. GovernorHeineman has not minced words inhis defense of the backbone ofNebraska’s culture and economy.Equally emphatic in support of

Nebraska agriculture producers isSenator Tom Carlson, theLegislature’s AgricultureCommittee Chairman. In May,Senator Carlson was a panelist ona national forum discussing animalrights activism. It is SenatorCarlson’s belief any national groupwanting to change Nebraskastatutes will have no chance withinthe Unicameral. His comments onthe floor of the Legislature alsoleave no doubt of Senator Carlson’sallegiance.If you wish to learn more about

the efforts of “We SupportAgriculture,” search for the WSAwebsite, www.WeSupportAg.org.

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Big Game CheckingRequirements

he Nebraska Game and ParksCommission reminds hunters oftheir requirement to check har-

vested deer and pronghorn antelopeelectronically this fall.Deer harvested outside of the

November firearm (Nov. 12-20) andEarn-a-Buck (Nov. 12-22) seasons andpronghorn antelope taken outside theOctober firearm (Oct. 8-23) seasonmust be checked electronically within48 hours of kill and before 1 p.m. on theday following the close of the season.Hunters may electronically check

their game via Telecheck by visitingNEdeercheck.com or calling 800-405-7700. Telecheck is available 24 hoursa day, seven days a week.Deer taken during the November

firearm and Earn-a-Buck seasonsmust be delivered to a check stationno later than 1 p.m. on the day fol-lowing the close of the season.Pronghorn antelope taken during theOctober firearm season must be deliv-ered to a check station no later than 1p.m. on the day following the close ofthe season.

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hough it may not feel like ittoday, “Old Man Winter” isjust around the corner.

Probably the last thing on yourmind is whether your furnace orother heating systems are ready tokeep you warm and toasty withoutdraining your wallet. But it’s nevertoo early to start planning for a com-fortable winter (and save money inthe process). In our neck of the woods, a heating

system can run for over 1,500 hours.That is equal to running your car at50 mph for 75,000 miles. Would youdrive your car that far withoutchanging the oil, rotating tires, orchecking other critical systems?Your heating system requires thesame kind of scheduled mainte-nance in order to run efficiently andlast its normal lifetime.

What are benefits of having a cer-

tified technician performing a heat-ing system tune up?• Peace of mind knowing your

heating equipment is safe, especial-ly if your home has natural gas. Acarbon monoxide leak can be fatal.• Keep your equipment at peak

operating condition. This allowsyour system to operate less in pro-viding the heat you need.• Improve heating capacity. On

the coldest days, it is good to knowyour system has the capability tokeep you warm.• Avoid an expensive breakdown

by testing for weak components. Itnever fails that systems fail at themost inconvenient times.• Extend the life of your equip-

ment. Your heating system cost a lotof money! You want to get as manyyears of efficient operation out of itas you can.

What sorts of things should youexpect a certified technician to do?• Clean and vacuum the heat

exchanger • Inspect heat exchanger for cracks

and holes • Tighten all wiring connections• Lubricate all moving parts • Clean blower housing and remove

all debris • Check and replace furnace filters • Test fan and furnace limit for

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“Mechanics needed...” were thewords that sent Dawson PPD’sLauren Daberkow on a two-weekteaching mission to Haiti forNational Rural Electric CooperativeAssociation International in June.Daberkow has 36 years of experi-ence as a mechanic for Dawson PPD.“It was nice to have an opportuni-

ty to share knowledge with peoplethat needed it. Some of the peoplewere very capable of learning, but

they had no resources to learn ontheir own,” Daberkow explained.Before he left Nebraska, NRECA

International employees hadexplained the conditions he wouldface in Haiti.“I expected a country of poor peo-

ple living in poor conditions, but thesurprise was the corruption and pol-itics involved,” he explains.Daberkow worked with Electrical

de Haiti or EdH in Haiti’s capitol,

Port-au-Prince. The utility officiallyserves about 50,000 meters in thecity. However, so many people haveillegally tied into the electrical sys-tem that it is estimated that theutility is actually serving about150,000 services. Power is usuallyavailable about 14 hours per day.EdH has been purchased by theWorld Bank, which is working tomake the utility more self sufficientand modern.

Lending a

Helping Hand

Left: Linemen in Haiti usually use ladders to access line hardware instead of bucket trucks. Center: Lauren worked with fel-

low volunteer, Steve Burch (left), Fleet Manager at Empire Electric Association in Cortez, Colorado. Right: In the US, specifi-

cally the PPD world, transformers are stored carefully and neatly. In Haiti, transformers are stockpiled wherever possible.

October 2011 13

Skills can’t solve all of Haiti’s problems

The utility’s fleet of vehicles was acombination of old and new donationsfrom different countries. The mechan-ics are only allowed to change oil anddo routine maintenance on the vehi-cles when the utility’s managersapprove it. Many of the fleet mechan-ics were unable to read, so serv-ice manuals and inspectionrecords held little value. Despitethe challenges, he foundmechanics who were interestedin learning. Daberkow helpedteach the Haitian mechanicshow to take the vehicles apart toget to broken parts, in hopes thatsomeday the mechanics wouldbe able to get the parts theyneed.“One of the cranes needed a

power steering pump. If it werein the United States, you couldget it running. But there isn’t adesire to make that happen inHaiti,” he explains. Parts aren’tavailable in Haiti. Shippingthem into the country isn’t easyeither -- because you would have to‘tip’ so many officials to get the partsto their destination. Unfortunately, with such a mix of

vehicle brands in the fleet there isn’tan opportunity to take parts from onevehicle to fix another, either. While in Haiti, Daberkow and

another volunteer from Colorado,helped EdH choose a new site for themotor pool within their guarded com-pound. Then they helped workersclear out old equipment that hadbeen stored in the building.

Hope in the face of reality

NRECA International has set upmany precautions for volunteers.Myk Manon, the coordinator in Haiti,has spent 44 years working in thirdworld countries. While he is very pos-itive and hopeful for the future ofHaiti, he admits it won’t changeovernight. He encouraged the volun-teers to be happy with the small stepsthat are being made to improve thecountry.

Volunteers are housed in a hotelsurrounded by a large fence and anarmed guard in the middle-class partof Port-Au-Prince. They are allowedto walk a few blocks from the com-pound during daylight hours on theweekend. However, foreigners areoften approached by people on thestreet who want “twenty-five dollars”to act as a personal body guard.

Each morning, a driver would takethe mechanics and their interpreterto the EdH compound, about sevenmiles away. During this trip they sawstolen transformers powering illegalelectric services -- many of whichwere wired in a very dangerous fash-ion. They also noticed that trees onlyexisted on privately owned land,inside gated compounds. Trees inpublic areas have been harvested toproduce charcoal for cooking. Manyhomes are built on the side of moun-tains, leaving them vulnerable to

earthquakes and mud slides. Meals were eaten at the hotel

restaurant -- which only seated eightpeople. Breakfast was spaghetti andeggs. Other meals included fried fishor chicken with a Creole sauce, goatstew, beans and rice and friedbananas. After a few days with thelimited menu, Daberkow and his fel-low volunteer went to a grocery store

and purchased granola bars.He says that he enjoyed astash of his wife’s homemadecookies. Although there werestreet vendors selling food, itwas not safe to eat. Vendorsoften put food on the streetbefore or while they prepare itand it isn’t uncommon for thestreets of Port-au-Prince tocontain sewage and garbage.Many Haitians have been hos-pitalized with E. coli andcholera.The volunteers had an oppor-tunity to visit a rural area,where they reported that theresidents were more friendly.Daberkow believes this isbecause they could be more

self-sufficient, growing food to feedtheir families.“The people of Port-au-Prince are in

survival mode. They are doing what-ever they can for income. There arepeople everywhere trying to getmoney -- either by selling goods ortrying to extort money from others,”he explains.“It will take time for the people to

change Haiti.”However, Daberkow still sees hope

for Haiti. When conditions improve,he would consider returning to workwith NRECA International. The National Rural Electric

Cooperative AssociationInternational helps bring electricityto homes and businesses in countriesaffected by poverty and politicalunrest. The goal is to model the elec-tric system after NRECA membersystems in the United States -- pro-viding safe, reliable and affordablepower. NRECA International relieson rural electric employees from theU.S. to mentor workers in these coun-tries.

Daberkow went to Haiti to teach basic skills and

fleet vehicle maintenance principles with NRECA

International.

Facts about Haiti52.9 percent of people

over 15 are literate Creole is the official

language... a mix of French,

Spanish and English

80 percent live under the poverty line

40.6 percent of Haitians are

unemployed

An estimated 2 million Haitiansdied after the 2010 earthquake


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strengthened three times now sincetheir enactment in 1987. The lateststandards are based on a joint rec-ommendation filed in 2010 withDOE by the groups and refrigeratormanufacturers represented by theAssociation of Home ApplianceManufacturers.The latest 25 percent savings

builds on an impressive long-termtrend. A typical refrigerator in 2014will use about one-fifth as muchelectricity as one from the mid-1970s. Even as refrigerator energyuse has dropped, average units havegotten both larger and less expen-sive. The average new fridge todayis about 20 percent larger and costsabout 60 percent less than a 1970s-era unit.“New fridges are bigger and

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dards will deliver even more bene-fits for consumers and the environ-ment.”Once the new standards take

effect in 2014, a typical fridge thatexactly meets the new standardswill use $215 to $270 less per yearin electricity than a comparable unitwhich met the first state standardsset in 1978.

“We’re pleased to see that our jointrecommendation for improving theefficiency of refrigerators will becomea reality,” said Mel Hall-Crawford,energy projects director at ConsumerFederation of America. “With anaverage lifespan of more than 17years, the more efficient this essen-tial household product can be, thebetter it is for consumers. These lat-est standards build on years ofimprovements – as a result, refriger-ators have gone from being energyguzzlers to energy sippers.”According to DOE, the new stan-

dards over 30 years would save 4.84quads of energy, or roughly enough tomeet the total energy needs of one-fifth of all U.S. households for a year.Over the same 30-year period, andtaking into account up-front costs,consumers will save up to $36 billion.DOE also estimates CO2 emis-

sions will be cut by 344 million met-ric tons over 30 years, an amountequal to the annual emissions ofabout 67 million cars. Smog-forming

NOx emissions and toxic mercuryemissions would also be reduceddramatically.U.S. refrigerator manufacturers

have already begun making invest-ments needed to meet the 2014standards. For example, GE hasalready announced plans to updateits refrigerator factories in Decatur,Ga., Bloomington, Ind., and else-where.“Even as our refrigerators have

gotten larger and more functional,with features like automatic defrostand through-the-door ice, their aver-age energy use has plummeted,”said Jeff Harris, senior vice presi-dent for programs at the Alliance toSave Energy. “It’s clear that energy-efficiency standards have helped tocreate the market certainty thatdrives investments in such innova-tions, as well as better design,improved insulation and other com-ponents that make fridges better.”States led by California, New York

and Florida set the first standardsfor refrigerators in the 1970s and1980s. The original national stan-dards were negotiated in 1986 andsigned into law by President RonaldReagan. DOE updates to the nation-al standards took effect in 1993 and2001 and also were based on jointrecommendations filed by consumer,environmental and industry groups.The most recent joint recommenda-tion also addressed new minimumefficiency standards for dryers,washers, dishwashers and room airconditioners.“In an era when hardly anyone in

Washington can agree on anything,it’s refreshing that consumergroups, environmentalists andindustry can continue our long his-tory of working together to saveenergy,” said Andrew deLaski, exec-utive director of the ApplianceStandards Awareness Project.“Consumers, the environment andindustry all benefit, making thisstandard a home run.”Source: The Alliance to SaveEnergy.

NNew Refrigerator Standards are the “Coolest Yet”

Only three out of every 10 refrigerators

sold are Energy Star qualified.

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Lena Liu’s Morning Serenade - 00029 Leather Cover and Labels - 00029

John Wayne: An American Legend - 00204 Leather Cover and Labels - 00204

Angel Kisses - 00019Leather Cover and Labels - 00019

Eagles Flight - 00443 Leather Cover and Labels - 00443

Tropical Paradise - 00052 Leather Cover and Labels - 00052

5th Avenue - 00155One image. Leather Cover and Labels - 00155

Spirit of the Wilderness - 00024 Leather Cover and Labels - 00024

God Bless America - 00006 Leather Cover and Labels - 00006

Imperial - 00165 One image. Leather Cover and Labels - 00165

Additional Breeds Available.Call or see our website for your favorite dog breed!

Lightning Strikes - 00178 Leather Cover and Labels - 00178

Rescued Is My Breed of Choice - 00379 Leather Cover and Labels - 00379 A portion of the proceeds will be donated to a national no-kill animal shelter.

Hunting Buddies -

00402 Leather Cover

and Labels - 00402

Remembering Elvis® - 00083 Leather Cover and Labels - 00083

Stripes - 00414


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