Changed Coordinates for Don Tyers CUSA to BREWS SUPPLY INC.
THE LATEST NEWSWIRE!
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After almost 10 years of service with Bel Volt Sales, Don Tyers is moving on to a bigger and more challenging occupation while continuing to serve the Utility markets in Ontario.
On January 3rd, 2011, Don Tyers will continue his career with Brews Supply Ltd. and will be responsible for Sales in Eastern Canada, from Ontario, through the Maritime Provinces.
Brews Supply Ltd. is a Calgary based company with offices in Calgary, Edmonton and Mississauga.
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Utility Products
American Polywater Corporation
Elastimold, Thomas & Betts
Hendrix Wire and Cable Hi-Tech, Thomas & Betts
High Voltage Supply Inc. Homac, Thomas & Betts Horstmann Faulted CIrcuit Indicators
Ilsco of Canada, Ltd.
Joslyn Hi-Voltage, Thomas & Betts
Maysteel LLC
Patton & Cooke Ltd. Peidmont Bushings & Insulators PUPI
Pyung-IL
Plymouth Rubber Company
Q.E.I. Inc.
R&M Plastics Products Ltd.
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Sincerely,
Donald H. Tyers CUSA
UTILITY SALES, EASTERN CANADA
Brews logo 2 colours
P: (905)564-1116 CELL:: (416) (available soon)
F: (904)564-1197 TF: (888) 877-2116
BREWS SUPPLY LTD.
5915 Airport Road Suite 830, Mississauga, ON L4V 1T1
dtyers@brewssupply.com
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A Quick Introduction to Green Procurement
“A business’ green procurement policy should strive to purchase products and services that have less negative impact on the environment. Environmental considerations forms part of the evaluation and selection criteria, which could cover, depending on goods and services to be purchased, their manufacture, transport, packaging and disposal.“
“Sustainable Development” was the key concept of the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio, as governments and international organizations committed themselves to take action to protect the environment as in integral part of long-term economic development. Environmentally-responsible consumption and production is seen as an essential part of the strategy to improve environmental quality, reduce poverty and bring about economic growth, with resultant improvements in health, working conditions, and sustainability, and is highlighted in Chapter 4 of Agenda 21. In particular, organizations were called upon to exercise leadership in the promotion of environmentally sound goods and services.
In many developing countries public procurement of goods and services forms the major part of government expenditure. Economic activity of such magnitude has far-reaching implications and governments, international organizations, and donors have a responsibility to take the environmental impacts of their activities into account. A move towards favoring goods and services whose manufacture, use and disposal is conducted with a view to environmental impacts not only has direct environmental benefits, but also sends a strong message to manufacturers and suppliers that the issue is taken seriously.
Since Rio, the response of the private sector has been impressive, with many multinational organizations developing effective environmental management policies. Green procurement (also called ‘environmentally responsible procurement) is now no longer new to Europe, North America, and developed countries. The public sector has lagged behind somewhat, although many local authorities in developed countries have now introduced environment management systems which include procurement policies.
Two Approaches to Green Procurement
Business has evolved two approaches to integrating environmental considerations into procurement decisions. These can be termed a “Product Approach”, which examines goods and services and attempts to rate them according to environmental impacts, and a “Supplier Approach”, which looks at the supplier (preferably a manufacturer or service provider) and rates the organization as a whole.
Companies employ both approaches with differing degrees of thoroughness. Some devote considerable resources to environmental “policing”, sending environmental auditors to carry out in-depth examinations of suppliers, operations and supplies, whilst for others it is little more than a token gesture.
A Product Approach typically uses the tools of life-cycle analysis and total cost analysis to attach an environmental rating to a proposed purchase. Supplier Approaches seek ways to rate companies and suppliers according to their overall environmental performance, typically using questionnaires and outside audits and rating systems, such as Environmental Management Systems.
Both approaches have associated advantages and disadvantages, depending on the procurement patterns of the organization involved and the degree of centralized oversight that a particular funding or UN agency wishes to exert.
Integration with existing procurement regulations
Green procurement does not seek to re-write the book on procurement, but merely to add an environmental dimension to the decision-making process. The standard purchasing criteria, of price, quality and availability, remain paramount. The environmental impacts of a good or service procured can be seen as part of the “quality” criterion.
Whilst every organization should establish a “de minimus” – a list of items which they will not purchase, green procurement should not normally be seen as being prescriptive, and restrictive to procurement staff. There will be occasions where a product’s exceptionally competitive price will be an over-riding factor in a procurement decision, despite negative environmental factors. On the other hand, there will be occasions where a product’s negative environmental impact, or particular environmental advantage, prove to be decisive in a procurement decision.
The importance of a green procurement policy is that procurement staff are asked to consider environmental impacts, and are allowed to make decisions accordingly. It can make a significant difference to an organization’s environmental performance, as well as send a powerful message to businesses that the environment is taken seriously.
CSCSC February Newsletter
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U.S. Energy Savings Corp. (aka Just Energy) SCAM
Connecting The Dots Of Fraud And Corruptions
In this sections I will explain how these energy companies are related. The major players who run these companies are Rebecca Macdonald, Ken Hartwick and Gord Potter.
First, let start with Energy Savings Group aka Just Energy.
Just Energy operate in both Canada and the USA. Also known in Canada as Just Energy Ontario L.P. If you look at the The Better Business Bureau’s website you will see that Ontario Energy Savings Corp, Alberta Energy Savings L.P, and Energy Savings Group are also listed under Just Energy Ontario L.P.
Ontario Energy Savings Corp (aka Just Energy, Just Energy Ontario L.P.) was fined in 2003 for forgeries. Read more here…
Just Energy acquire Universal Energy in July 2009 along with National Home Services and Newten Home Comfort. Read more here…
In January 2009, Universal Energy (Now Just Energy) was fined $200 000 CAN. by the Ontario Energy Board for “false, misleading or deceptive statements to consumers.” Read more here… or read this…
In the USA also listed under Just Energy are US Energy Savings Corp, USESC, Energy Savings Group, and Natural Gas Delivery. Read more here…
Attorney General of Illinois Lisa Madigan filed a lawsuit in Cook County Circuit Court against U.S. Energy Savings Corp. (Now operating as “Just Energy”) Read about the lawsuit here…
Here are some quotes about Just Energy on the The Better Business Bureau’s and Illinois Attorney General’s websites.
Citizens Utility Board’s Executive Director David Kolata claimed that, “This company (Just Energy) is engaged in the worst kind of consumer fraud, preying on people’s fears of rising natural gas bills and resorting to deception in order to boost sales.” Read More…
“U.S. Energy (Just Energy) is purposely deceiving consumers,” Attorney General Madigan said. “Many of these families signed up for this program based on the false claim that they would save on their monthly utility bills. Instead, U.S. Energy (Just Energy) locked them into a contract that actually charged them more for natural gas.” Read more…
There is a income fund called Just Energy Income Fund (JE.UN), read what Wikipedia.org have on their website about this income fund. “Madigan’s Consumer Fraud Bureau has received 457 complaints against U.S. Energy (aka Just Energy), many of which were filed by senior citizens, and has reviewed more than 2,000 complaints from the Citizen’s Utility Board and 254 filed with the Better Business Bureau.” Read more here…
Why Just Energy, Universal Energy, National Home Services Need To Be Avoided
Below are the same companies run by the same people: Rebecca Macdonald, Ken Hartwick, and Gord Potter.
According The Better Business Bureau’s website, all of these companies has a combine total of 960+ complaints and increasing. All of these companies are rated F by The Better Business Bureau (A+ being the highest rating and F being the lowest rating).
CANADA (click the name to go see ratings at the Better Business Bureau website)
- Just Energy Ontario L.P.(122 complaints) (aka Just Energy (560 complaints))
- Ontario Energy Savings Corp(Fine by Ontario Energy Board)
- Alberta Energy Savings L.P
- Energy Savings Group
- Universal Energy Group Ltd. (1 government fine)
- Universal Power(268 complaints)
- National Home Services (10 complaints)
- Newten Home Comfort Inc (aka Newten)
USA (click the name to go see ratings at the Better Business Bureau website)
- Just Energy (560 complaints)
- US Energy Savings Corp (1 million dollars lawsuit)
- USESC
- Energy Savings Group
- Natural Gas Delivery
Also, if you live in Ontario, Canada. Watch out for Submit Energy and Direct Energy. They too use the same sleazy door to door sale tactics.
If you see anyone of these companies or any other energy company show up at your door, don’t be nice to them, don’t give them anything, don’t show them your bill, don’t let them in, tell them all to take a hike and lock your doors. Treat them as you would to your spam emails, or those annoying telemarketing
calls.
Again, Just Energy, Universal Energy, National Home Services and their other companies have a whooping 960+ complaints between them according to The the Better Business Bureau.
You would think if they had 2 or 3 complaints of the same issue, they would change their way of business, but after 100 complaints, 400 complaints and now more than 960+ complaints, most of the complaints were caused by similar problems. Combine with a few lawsuits, a 1 million dollars lawsuit, government fines against Just Energy and Universal Energy. You would believe they would change their act. THEY WILL NOT STOP.
These guys are no better than ERON and Bernard Madoff. Do not invest your money with these guys and their companies. They will not stop.
More Complaints for Just Energy, Universal Energy, National Home Services
The above sections are complaints recorded by The Better Business Bureau filed by current and past customers of Just Energy’s, Universal Energy’s and their other companies.
In this sections will showcase other complaints by people who experience the sleazy sales tactics used by these companies and never made it to The Better Business Bureau.
http://www.redflagdeals.com/forums/became-summitt-energy-scam-victim-671535/4/
http://www.discovervancouver.com/forum/universal-energy-scam-t143460.html
http://www.discovervancouver.com/forum/universal-energy-scam-t143460.html
http://cheezewhizandmustard.com/2007/06/16/universal-energy-scam-and-how-you-can-get-out-of-it/
http://www.redflagdeals.com/forums/universal-energy-vs-direct-energy-208028/
http://www.redflagdeals.com/forums/universal-energy-superior-energy-460204/
http://www.redflagdeals.com/forums/scam-legit-water-heater-replacement-richmond-hill-area-718724/
http://www.peoplefield.org/forums/disp_post.cfm/cc.705/clt.13/p.htm
http://forum.ottawagolf.com/showthread.php?t=49008
Alberta Utility
Gas Contract
Here is an article about U.S. Energy Savings Corp. (aka Just Energy) preying on non-English speakers and seniors. Read here…
There are too many links for me to post here. You can easily Google up “Just Energy Scam”, “Universal Energy Scam” and you will find many other links and many interesting hours to read. You will find literally thousands of people complaining about these energy companies and their shaddy tactics.
How To Get Out From Energy Deals
The rule of thumb for door to door sales is: do not let them in your house, do not show them your bills, and DO NOT SIGN ANYTHING.
If you move to a new home or condo where you need to pay utility. You will notice these door to door sales will come knocking under different companies, but now we know most of them are the same company trying to confuse you. They know when you move and where, they can purchase that information from any major real estate agency who are more than happy to sell that information and when there are enough new home owners in the area you will see these door to door energy sales. So be prepare… Again, if you don’t understand then don’t sign and stay with your current provider which is the government plan.
Only let them in if you know the company or they work for your current provider or you called the company for repair/maintenance and you were notified earlier for the reason of their visit. Remember to ask the agent that came to your house for their name, affiliation number or any documentation.
The best way to protect yourself is to educate yourself about your energy bills. Understand about the pricing and how this all work before signing any energy contract. There is no need to sign or listen to some strangers knocking on your door steps.
Natural Gas Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
See the past 3 years, the current price and the 3 years forecast of Natural gas click here.
OEB Guidlines
Rules, Codes, Guidelines & Forms
Listed below are the regulatory instruments that govern the energy industry participants, such as codes, guidelines, accounting and reporting and record-keeping requirements:
Jump down:
- General Regulatory
- Natural Gas
- Electricity
- Accounting Procedures for Natural Gas & Electricity
- Reporting & Record Keeping Requirements for Natural Gas & Electricity
General Regulatory
+ OEB Rules of Practice & Procedure
Sets out general procedures to be followed by parties appearing on matters before the Board.
Ontario Energy Board Rules of Practice and Procedure (revised July 14, 2008)
- Letter explaining the July 14, 2008 revisions
- Comparison version of Rules (for information purposes only)
- Amendments to Rules 10 and 29.02 (published November 16, 2006 and consolidated into the Rules in July 2008)
+ Practice Directions
Practice Direction on Confidential Filings (published Nov 16, 2006)
Practice Direction on Cost Awards (revised June 9, 2009)
- Letter explaining the August 14, 2008 amendments to the Practice Direction on Cost Awards.
- Letter explaining the October 27, 2005 amendments to the Practice Direction on Cost Awards.
- Appendix A:
Cost Award Tariff - Appendix B:
Form 1 – Summary of Statement of Hours
Form 2 – Summary of Disbursements
Form 3 – Affidavit in Support of Cost Claim (revised June 9, 2009)
+ Settlement Conference Guidelines
Provides guidance on the Board’s settlement conference process, including the rights and obligations of all participants, the role of the facilitator and the role of Board staff.
Natural Gas
+ Affiliate Relationships Code for Gas Utilities
Sets out the standards and conditions for the interaction between gas distributors, transmitters and storage companies and their respective affiliated companies.
Affiliate Relationships Code for Gas Utilities (Revised June 9, 2005)
+ Code of Conduct for Gas Marketers
Sets out the minimum standards under which a licensed gas marketer may market natural gas.
+ Environmental Guidelines for Hydrocarbon Pipelines and Facilities in Ontario
Provides direction to parties applying for facilities approvals before the Board. It includes the planning requirements for locating new facilities, the mitigation required for construction of these projects as well as the process for review and approval of the environmental reports which are produced.
Environmental Guidelines for Hydrocarbon Pipelines and Facilities in Ontario
+ Gas Distribution Access Rule
Establishes conditions of access to gas distribution services provided by a gas distributor and sets out rules governing the conduct of gas distributors toward gas vendors, including gas marketers.
Gas Distribution Access Rule (as amended December 11, 2007)
Service Agreement (as amended December 11, 2007)
For more information visit the Gas Distribution Access Rule (GDAR) webpage
+ Minimum Filing Requirements for Natural Gas Distribution Cost of Service Applications
Sets out the standards by which the natural gas utility applications must be developed and filed. These requirements are to be used by natural gas utilities for filing a cost of service application for 2007 rates.
Minimum Filing Requirements for Natural Gas Distribution Cost of Service Applications
+ Model Franchise Agreement
Each municipality may grant a gas utility the right to deliver gas service and use road allowances or utility easements within its borders. The municipal franchise agreement outlines the specific terms and conditions of the agreement between the municipality and the utility and requires OEB approval.
2000 Model Franchise Agreement
Gas Franchise Handbook published by a joint committee of Gas Company and Municipal Sector Representatives
+ Storage and Transportation Access Rule (STAR)
The purpose of this Rule is to: 1) establish operating requirements to ensure open and non-discriminatory access to transportation services for customers and storage providers, 2) establish reporting requirements for natural gas transmitters, integrated utilities and storage providers and, 3) ensure customer protection within the competitive storage market. The Board made this Rule in accordance with section 44(1) of the Ontario Energy Board Act, 1998.
Electricity
+ 2005 Distribution Rate Adjustment
The Board has developed an application process for electricity distributors to apply for distribution rate adjustments in 2005. The process is described in the Filing Guidelines provided below. The 2005 Rate Adjustment Model (RAM) and the 2005 Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILs) Model and documentation for both models are provided below.
+ Affiliate Relationships Code for Distributors and Transmitters
Sets out the standards and conditions for the interaction between electricity distributors and transmitters and their respective affiliated companies.
NOTE: This amended version of the Affiliate Relationships Code contains numerous amendments made by the Board that were posted on the Board’s website on May 16, 2008. Section 2.3 of this revised version of the Affiliate Relationships Code does not come into effect until August 16, 2008. Until that time, section 2.3 of the Affiliate Relationships Code as it existed before the May 16, 2008 revisions (see link below) and the associated definition of “fair market value” will continue to apply. In addition, the amendments to the Affiliate Relationships Code that were issued by the Board on May 16, 2008 do not apply to any Affiliate Contract that was in effect on September 19, 2007 until such time as the initial term of the Affiliate Contract expires. Until that time, the relevant sections of the Affiliate Relationships Code as it existed before the May 16, 2008 revisions (see link below) will continue to apply to such Affiliate Contracts.
NOTE: Section 2.3 of this version of the Affiliate Relationships Code applies to all affiliate transactions until August 16, 2008. After that time, section 2.3 of the amended Affiliate Relationships Code as issued by the Board on May 16, 2008 (see link above) will apply. Certain provisions of this version of the Affiliate Relationships Code also continue to apply to Affiliate Contracts that were in effect on September 19, 2007 until such time as the initial term of the Affiliate Contract expires. After that time, the relevant sections of the amended Affiliate Relationships Code as issued by the Board on May 16, 2008 (see link above) will apply.
Guidance from the Chief Compliance Officer for Self-Certifying Compliance with the Affiliate Relationships Code for Electricity Distributors and Transmitters:
+ Authorized Electronic Business Transaction Standards
Sets out comprehensive standards for electronic business transactions to allow electricity retailers and distributors to share customer and billing information efficiently and promote the rapid and accurate settlement of all accounts. EBT standards were developed by a Board advisory committee and working group.
Letter of Board Authorization dated December 20, 2007
Approval Request EBT Standards Version 4.0
Ontario EBT Standards Document Version 3.1
This page contains current documentation. Current and historical documentation, including Implementation Guides and Schemas, can be accessed at the OEB EBT Standards Working Group website at the following link:
+ Directive for the Disclosure of Information to Consumers by Electricity Retailers
Sets out the minimum standard under which a retailer must disclose to electricity consumers information relating to system-wide electricity supply mix and the electricity supply mix of electricity products.
+ Distribution System Code
Sets out the minimum obligations that a licensed electricity distributor must meet in carrying out its obligations to distribute electricity within its service area under its licence.
Distribution System Code (revised Oct 21-09)
- Appendix A – Conditions of Service
- Appendix B – Methodology and Assumptions for An Economic Evaluation
- Appendix C – Minimum Inspection Requirements
- Appendix D – Information in a Connection Agreement with a Customer
- Appendix E – Contracts and Applications for Connecting a Generator to the Local Distribution System & Information in a Connection Agreement for a Large Embedded Generation Facility
- Appendix F – Process and Technical Requirements for Connecting Embedded Generation Facilities
- Appendix G – Process for Connecting Another Distributor
- Appendix H – Farm Stray Voltage Distributor Investigation Procedure
- Frequently Asked Questions about the Distribution System Code
- Fire Safety Notice
- Avis de sécurité-incendie
Amendments to the DSC:
1. Amendments regarding the treatment of bulk-metered residential condominiums for security deposit purposes. Read here for information about the changes.
2. Amendments regarding maximum cumulative generation from net metered generators that the distributor must allow to be connected and a revised version of the net metering threshold table that accompanied Notice of the net metering amendments to the Distribution System Code (EB-2005-0447). Read here for information about the changes.
3. Amendments regarding consumer security deposits. Read here for information about the changes
4. Amendments regarding the connection of new generation to distribution systems. Read here for information about the changes
5. Please note that there is no change to any of the Distribution System Code or Retail Settlement Code amendments issued by the Board on October 30, 2006.
6. Amendments to Chapter 3 – Connections and Expansions, in force as of January 23, 2007. Read here for information about the changes.
7. Amendments with respect to load transfers came into force as of March 12, 2007. Read here for information about the changes.
8. Amendments with respect to Electricity Service Quality Requirements, in force as of January 1, 2009. Read here for information about the changes.
9. Amendments to facilitate the connection of smaller size embedded generation facilities, came into force February 12, 2009. Read here for more information about the changes.
10. Amendments to extend the time period for geographic distributors to eliminate their long term load transfer arrangements came into force June 10, 2009. Read here for more information about the changes.
11. Amendments to include the addition of a ‘Farm Stray Voltage Distributor Investigation Procedure’ (Appendix H) and for Customer reclassification and non-payment risk issues.
- Read here for more information on Farm Stray Voltage changes
- Read here for more information on customer reclassification and non-payment risk changes
12. September 21, 2009 amendments to the generation connection and capacity allocation process and for account treatment of embedded retail generators.
- Read here for more information on the generation connection and capacity allocation process
- Read here for more information on the account treatment of embedded retail generators
13. Amendments in relation to assigning cost responsibility as between a distributor and a generator in relation to the connection of renewable generation facilities to distribution systems.
+ Electricity Distribution Rate Handbook
Sets out the policies, guidelines and procedures to be used by Ontario electricity distributors in preparing applications for distribution rates. Also included are associated Excel spreadsheets that conform with the methodologies in the Distribution Rate Handbook and that will assist in the preparation and analysis of rate applications.
There are two versions of the Distribution Rate Handbook. The current version is the 2006 DRH to be used in resetting the revenue requirement of an electricity distributor as part of 2006 distribution rate applications.
The prior version of the DRH was used for establishing unbundled distribution rates and for calculating the price cap-based rate adjustment, and was used primarily for distribution rate setting in 2001 and 2002. It contains information pertinent to electricity distribution rate-setting effective to April 30, 2006.
+ Electricity Distributor Recovery of Regulatory Assets, Phase 1
The Minister of Energy has granted approval for electricity distribution companies to apply to the Board for recovery of Regulatory Assets, effective March 1, 2004. The filing guidelines provide direction for the distributors in filing for these rate changes.
On February 5, 2004, the Board published notice of applications by 92 distribution utilities seeking to recover Regulatory Assets.
The Board has prepared a summary report of Regulatory Asset accounts as provided by the utility in its rate application. The individual application should be referred to for the amount proposed by the utility to be recovered in rates starting April 1, 2004. While every effort is made to ensure accuracy, intervening parties should consult applications of interest.
+ Electricity Distributor Recovery of Regulatory Assets, Phase 2
The Board has determined that the Review of Regulatory Assets for Ontario Electricity Distributors would be done in two Phases, Phase 1 was the granting of interim rate recovery on April 1, 2004. Phase 2 is the prudency review of the Regulatory Asset balances. As a first step in Phase 2, the Board reviewed the Regulatory Asset applications of Hydro One, Toronto Hydro, Enersource Hydro Mississauga and London Hydro. In addition to the decisions on the rate recovery amounts for each of these four distributors, the Board also assessed what would constitute the best evidence, forum and process to determine the reasonableness of Regulatory Asset amounts for the remaining distributors.
- July 26 -05:
- Mar 14-05:
- Hydro One Networks Inc.Final Order
- Hydro One Networks Inc. Legacy Schedule
- Hydro One Networks Inc. Acquired Schedule
- Toronto Hydro-Electric System Limited Interim Order
- Toronto Hydro-Electric System Limited Interim Schedule
- Enersource Hydro Mississauga Inc. Final Order
- Enersource Hydro Mississauga Inc. Schedule
- London Hydro Inc. Final Order
- London Hydro Inc. Schedule
- Jan 11-05:
- Dec 9-04:
- May 5-04:
+ Electricity Distributor Recovery of Regulatory Assets, Phase 2 for remaining Distributors
Following the Phase 2 prudence review of Regulatory Assets for Hydro One, Toronto Hydro, Enersource Hydro and London Hydro, the Board determined what constitutes the best evidence, forum and process to determine the reasonableness of Regulatory Assets and how these amounts should be recovered from customers, for the remaining distributors. The Filing Guidelines provided below are based on the Board’s Decision. The Regulatory Assets worksheet and accompanying documentation are also provided below. Electric utilities should apply to the Board for their Phase 2 Regulatory Assets review concurrently with their 2006 EDR applications.
- July 25-05
- July 12-05
+ Electricity Retailer Code of Conduct
Sets out the minimum standards under which a licensed electricity retailer may retail electricity.
+ Electricity Distribution Retail Transmission Service Rates
Sets out for distributors instructions on the evidence required and the process to be used to adjust their Retail Transmission Service Rates (“RTSR”) to reflect the 9.2% increase in the Ontario uniform transmission rates. RTSRs are charges that a distributor applies to end-use customers to recover the costs associated with the payment by the distributor of wholesale transmission connection and network rates.
Guideline – Retail Transmission Service Rates (revised Jul 22-09)
+ Filing Requirements for Service Area Amendment Applications
Provides guidance to electricity distributors with respect to filing applications for service area amendment and applications under Section 86.(1)(b) of the OEB Act, 1998, for the purpose of eliminating long term load transfer arrangements:
Filing Requirements for Service Area Amendment Applications
- Letter: Guidance to Electricity Distributors with Respect to Filing Applications for Service Area Amendment and Applications (Nov 23-07)
- Cover Letter (Mar 12-07)
On December 20, 2006, the Board issued a letter to electricity transmitters, distributors and interested parties together with a staff proposal on the Filing Requirements for Service Area Amendment Applications. The Board sought comments on the proposed filing requirements by January 17, 2007. Four parties responded. The Board has now finalized the document, which specifies the information required by the Board for these types of applications. In due course, the document will be incorporated as the next chapter (chapter seven) in the “Filing Requirements for Transmission and Distribution Applications”, issued on November 14, 2006.
+ Filing Requirements for Transmission and Distribution Applications
Sets out the standards for transmitters and distributors to follow when filing for rate adjustments, leave to construct approvals, and conservation funding.
- Update to Chapter 3 of the Filing Requirements for Transmission and Distribution Applications (Jul 22-09)
- Cover Letter for Revised Chapter 2 (May 27-09)
- Final document – Revised Chapter 2 of Filing Requirements for Transmission and Distribution Applications (May 27-09)
- Revised Chapter 2 Appendices (Word version)
- Revised Chapter 2 Appendices (Excel version)
- Revenue Requirement Work Form (RRWF)
- Tax model (Board methodology) (.xls)
- Deferral Account Continuity Schedule (.xls)
- Cover Letter for final document (Nov 14-06)
- Final document – Filing Requirements for Transmission and Distribution Applications (Nov 14-06)
+ Minimum Filing Requirements for Transmission and Distribution Rate Applications and Leave to Construct Projects
The Board Secretary posted a letter to electricity transmitters, distributors and interested parties together with a staff proposal on the “Minimum Filing Requirements for Transmission and Distribution Rate Applications and Leave to Construct Projects”. The Board is seeking comments on the proposed filing requirements by August 4, 2006. Subsequently, the Board will finalize the document, which will then establish the minimum amount of information required by the Board for these types of applications.
Comments (August 22-06)
+ MAADs Forms – Mergers, Amalgamations, Acquisitions and Divestitures
Forms for applications made under section 86 of the OEB Act (change of ownership and/or control of systems):
Form for filing notice of proposals under sections 80 and 81 of the OEB Act (generation, transmission and distribution ownership prohibition):
+ Ontario Price Credit
Sets out the dates on which the IESO, Distributors and Participating Retailers must make certain payments relating to the Ontario Price Credit.
+ Retail Settlement Code
Sets out the minimum obligations that an electricity distributor and retailer must meet in determining the financial settlement costs of electricity retailers and consumers in facilitating service transaction requests where a competitive retailer provides service to a consumer.
- Appendix C – Service Agreement
- Self-Certification Statement 2
- Letter confirming its October 11, 2006 determination that the current provisions of the Retail Settlement Code (RSC) in relation to load customers and the amendments to the RSC contained in the Board’s Notice of Amendments to the Distribution System Code and the RSC issued on October 31, 2006 are appropriate.
+ Smart Meter Funding and Cost Recovery
Sets out filing instructions in relation to the funding of, and the recovery of costs associated with, smart meter activities conducted by electricity distributors. It reflects amendments to a number of smart metering regulations that were enacted on June 25, 2008 as well as the direction provided by the Board in its combined proceeding on smart meter costs (proceeding EB-2007-0063). It also includes a synthesis of the practices that have emerged from recent decisions of the Board.
Guideline – Smart Meter Funding and Cost Recovery
- Cover Letter (Oct 22-08)
+ Smart Sub-Metering Code
Sets out the minimum conditions and standards that a licensed smart sub-metering provider must meet when providing smart sub-metering services on behalf of exempt distributors.
+ Standard Supply Service Code
Sets out the rules that govern the conduct of Ontario electricity distributors in the provision of electricity to consumers connected to their distribution system.
Standard Supply Service Code (revised Apr 23-09)
+ Transmission System Code
Sets out the minimum standards that an electricity transmitter must meet in designing, constructing, managing and operating its transmission system. The code also sets out the requirements, standards, terms and conditions of a transmitter’s obligations to connect consumers to the transmission system, including performance standards, technical requirements and expansions and connections.
Transmission System Code (revised Oct 20-09)
- Appendix 1, Version A (load customers)
- Appendix 1, Version B (generator customers)
- Appendix 2
- Appendix 3
- Appendix 4
- Appendix 5
- Report on Risk Assessment Methodology Options – March 30, 2000
Amendments to the Transmission System Code
The Board published a revised Transmission System Code on July 25, 2005, and again on October 20, 2009.
For more information about the July 25, 2005 changes to the Transmission System Code click here.
For more information about the October 20, 2009 changes to the Transmission System Code click here.
Accounting Procedures for Natural Gas and Electricity
+ Accounting Procedures Handbook
+ Uniform System of Accounts for Class “A” Gas Utilities
Sets out the latest changes in accounting and regulatory practices and terminology. This USOA has been refined to accommodate the deregulated natural gas environment, as well as regulated and non-regulated activities of gas utilities.
+ Prescribed Interest Rates for Electricity and Gas Accounts
Nov 28, 2006 — the Board approved a methodology to prescribe interest rates for regulatory accounts under the Uniform System of Accounts for natural gas utilities and electricity LDCs. These prescribed interest rates also apply to the accounts of other rate-regulated entities if approved by the Board.
Reporting & Record-Keeping
+ Electricity Reporting and Record Keeping Requirements
eCommerce B2B Forcast for Canadian Companies!
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SupplyLevel Inc. – Consultants
Don Tyers CUSA, HSE, is an extremely successful Electrical Utilities Safety Professional with more than 34 years of consistent valued added service in the disciplines of electrical systems, process, operations, engineering, change management and safety. (About Don)
– AEUSP.com and AEUSP.us are divisions of, and, operated by SupplyLevel Inc.
Executive teams need to focus on, and distinguish between two distinctive areas of responsibility:
- Firstly, managing the day to day operations of the organization, often referred to as “business as usual” ; be it utilities, manufacturing, distribution or providing a service to existing customers
- Secondly, the Board needs to work strategically, determining what the organization must look like in the future and how it must operate in order to survive and thrive. The successful initiation, execution and completion of change programs and projects are central to achieving the “target operating model”
It is in this second domain, namely “safety management” consulting, that an external consultant adds significant value to client outcomes. It is often assumed that managers and staff have basic and adequate project management skills and experience. And, with that experience, will be capable of planning and managing complex change initiatives on top of what is required of them to achieve existing goals to keep business as usual. In fact, this working assumption by many executives results in a significant amount of wasted resources and extensive disruption to core operations.
Safety Program and Operations managers are specialist disciplines that require a “get it done” type of individual … a person who is capable of meeting the rigors of deadlines, the skills and methodologies required to plan and execute change initiatives with a high probability of successful outcomes such as is required with “Occupational Health & Safety System” technologies.This gap between expectations and reality creates the market gap for Safety management consulting services by SupplyLevel Inc.
Safety Program Management, Risk Management, Issue Management and Change Management initiatives will be far more cost effective with SupplyLevel Inc. at the helm.
Hydro-Electric Industry Careers in Ontario
- Feb 11, 2010 – Director, Regulatory Affairs (Hamilton, ON)
- Feb 11, 2010 – Operating Supervisor (Waterloo, ON)
- Feb 11, 2010 – Journeyman Powerline Maintainer (Waterloo, ON)
- Feb 11, 2010 – Credit Analyst (Niagara Falls, ON)
- Feb 11, 2010 – Supervisor, Billing & Settlement (Milton, ON)
- Feb 11, 2010 – Director, Engineering (Milton, ON)
- Feb 11, 2010 – Director, Operations (Milton, ON)
- Feb 11, 2010 – Claims & Accounting Specialist (Vaughan, ON)
- Feb 11, 2010 – Journey Linesperson Lead-Hand (Collingwood, ON)
- Feb 4, 2010 – Engineering Technician/Technologist (Milton, ON)
- Feb 4, 2010 – Distribution Engineer (Innisfil, ON)
- Feb 4, 2010 – Manager, Rates and Reporting (Hamilton, ON)
- Feb 4, 2010 – Policy Analyst (Vaughan, ON)
- Jan 28, 2010 – Supervisor, Field Services (Toronto, ON)
- Jan 28, 2010 – Program Director (London, ON)
- Jan 28, 2010 – Senior Regulatory Analyst (Kitchener, ON)
- Jan 21, 2010 – Engineering Manager (Toronto, ON)
TORONTO: “The Biggest Networking Night Of The Year”, VIP Power Networking
| Starts: | Tuesday April 13, 2010, 06:00PM |
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| Ends: | Tuesday April 13, 2010, 10:00PM |
| Event Type: | Networking/Meetup |
| Location: | VIP. Undisclosed. The venue location in Toronto will be disclosed on March 31, 2010 to those who have pre-registered and to those who clicked “Attending” on the invite. Toronto, ON M4B 1E9 CA |
| Price: | $10 Pre-Register (Paypal, visit www.moodtymeevents.com, cut off date April 10, 2010) Or, $20 at the door. Capacity is limited. |
| Website: | http://www.thebiggestnetworkingnightoftheyear.com |
| Industry: | |
| Keywords: | Toronto, Business Networking, Linkedin, MoodTyme Events |
| Intended For: | Anyone interested in meeting and networking with professionals to expand their contacts, create business opportunities and global connections. CEO’s, Entrepreneurs, Community Leaders, Executives, Inventors, Educators, Film Directors, Attorneys, Celebritie |
| Organization: | MoodTyme Events |
Is Goal Collaboration between businesses advantageous?
Positions at Electrical Utilities in Ontario
- Feb 4, 2010 – Engineering Technician/Technologist (Milton, ON)
- Feb 4, 2010 – Distribution Engineer (Innisfil, ON)
- Feb 4, 2010 – Manager, Rates and Reporting (Hamilton, ON)
- Feb 4, 2010 – Policy Analyst (Vaughan, ON)
- Jan 21, 2010 – Business Systems Analyst (London, ON)
- Jan 28, 2010 – Supervisor, Field Services (Toronto, ON)
- Jan 28, 2010 – Program Director (London, ON)
- Jan 28, 2010 – Senior Regulatory Analyst (Kitchener, ON)
- Jan 28, 2010 – Journeyman Power Linesperson (Caledonia, ON)
- Jan 21, 2010 – Senior CIS Analyst (Newmarket, ON)
- Jan 21, 2010 – Metering Administrator (Vaughan, ON)
- Jan 21, 2010 – Engineer In Training (Guelph, ON)
- Jan 21, 2010 – Engineering Manager (Toronto, ON)
- Jan 21, 2010 – Journeyman Lineperson (Sarnia, ON)
- Jan 14, 2010 – Business Analyst (Guelph, ON)
- Jan 14, 2010 – Senior Systems Analyst (Guelph, ON)
CMA Ontario / Midwestern Ontario District – Grand River
In an ever changing business environment, we are committed to helping you keep up to date on significant tax changes impacting companies and individuals in Canada. Join us for our annual breakfast seminar where our experienced speakers from KPMG LLP and Manulife Financial will present an update of key tax topics that can help you plan and better manage corporate and personal taxation. The topics to be covered in this session include:
1.) How HST may impact your organization’s 2010 financial budgets and capital expenditures
Ontario will be combining its PST with the federal GST to create a single, value-added sales tax that will be federally administered. The single sales tax rate of 13% (5% GST plus 8% PST) will take effect July 1, 2010. The single sales tax will generally use the same rules and tax base as the GST but with some exceptions. Though most Ontario industries will benefit, some may face an extra tax burden. Businesses will also need to adjust their accounting systems and operations to prepare for the change.
Jane Adams, as Associate Tax Partner with KPMG’s Indirect Tax practice, will share insights into the effects of PST-GST harmonization and how it will impact Ontario businesses.
2.) Recent Court Cases and CRA Interpretations
Carol Foley, an AVP in Manulife’s Tax and Estate Planning group, will discuss recent court cases and CRA Interpretations and their implications to tax and estate planning for corporations and their shareholders.
Moderator:
Joel Campagna, CMA, CFP – AVP, Tax & Estate Planning, Manulife Financial
Speakers:
Jane Adams, FCMA, – Indirect Tax Associate Partner, KMPG, LLP
Jane is an Associate Partner in the Waterloo office and leads the Southwestern Ontario Indirect Tax practice. With more than nineteen years experience in sales tax matters, Jane also plays a national lead resource role for payroll tax with an emphasis on Workplace Safety and Insurance matters. Jane was an integral member of the KPMG commodity tax group when GST was first introduced and assisted many businesses and organizations in preparing and implementing systems to be ready for the tax.
In addition to her 28 years experience in public practice, including a background in income tax, Jane has previously been a Director of Finance for a large hospital and is currently the healthcare and not-for-profit technical advisor for KPMG’s National Indirect Tax practice. Jane offers innovative yet practical solutions for our clients.
Jane co-authored Carswell’s GST Guide for Business; has been the tutorial leader for the CICA In-Residence GST “Essentials” Course for two years; and regularly speaks at various seminars, conferences and industry specific workshops.
Jane is a Certified Management Accountant and Fellow of the Society of Management Accountants, Past-chair of the Midwestern Ontario District for CMA Ontario and Chair of the Waterloo Region Catholic Community Foundation. Jane was formerly the Treasurer and member of the Board of Directors of the Employers’ Advocacy Council and former Chair of the Greater Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber of Commerce Healthcare Subcommittee.
Carol Foley, B.B.A. LL.B., CA – AVP, Tax & Estate Planning, Manulife Financial
Carol Foley is a lawyer and Chartered Accountant with over 20 years of taxation and legal experience including personal and corporate tax, estate planning and international business development.
Carol joined Manulife in 2007, bringing a unique combination of accounting and legal expertise. Prior to joining Manulife, she worked for several years at a large trust company as a Senior Will & Estate Planner.
Carol is a member of the Canadian Tax Foundation and the Canadian Bar Association. She has spoken at seminars and conferences on tax and estate planning for the Ontario Bar Association, the LSUC, as well as several financial service organizations. She has led sessions for the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants In-Depth Tax Course and taught tax at the University of Toronto and the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario’s summer school. Carol has written several articles, newsletters and training videos.
Date:
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Location:
Delta Kitchener
105 King Street East
Kitchener, ON N2G 2K8
519-744-4141
Time:
7:30 a.m. to 8:15 a.m. – Registration and Breakfast
8:15 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. – Presentations & Question Period
Menu:
Buffet including:
Bacon, Sausage, Ham, Eggs Benedict, Pancakes, Baked Croissants, Danishes, Muffins, Seasonal Fresh Fruit Platter
Coffee, Tea & Chilled Fruit Juices
Cost:
$25.00 plus GST – Members
$30.00 plus GST – Non-Members
CPLD:
2 credits
On-line registration & payment is available for this event using the Society’s ‘my CMA membership’ portal. The ‘my CMA membership’ portal is currently separate from the Members’ Private area with a different Login & Password. Your login is your CMA member number. You will select your own password by clicking on the link “Reset my Password”, that you’ll find on the login page. Once you’ve logged in, you may review the details of the event and register if you like, by clicking on the ‘check out’ button and providing your credit card information.
https://members.cma-ontario.org
For a full listing of events, please visit the CMA Ontario District Events web page:
eCcommerce In Canada: Grim Statistics
Grim Statistics for businesses that don’t get on-line!
There seems to be a prevailing attitude among Canadian business owners that the Internet will not affect their business. It is puzzling that they continue to take this stance in lieu of the evidence indicating that is in their best interest to get their business online.
On April 3 the Statistics Canada Daily reported “that the total value of private sector sales over the Internet, with or without on line payment, rose dramatically in 2000, while the proportion of businesses selling on line fell.
Canadian businesses received $7.2 billion in customer orders over the Internet in 2000, up 73.4 per cent from $4.2 billion in 1999. However, only 6 per cent of businesses reported selling goods and services on-line in 2000. These 6 per cent of businesses selling on-line accounted for one quarter of all gross business income.”
What was even more disturbing in the Statistics Canada report was that of the businesses that had responded to the survey for every two that had started selling over the Internet in 2000, five had stopped doing so.
Why are Canadian business owners continuing to fight the Internet trend? Are they tired of the constant changes, the learning curves and the struggle to be like the Americans? Has the Internet inspired a renewed distain for our aggressive neighbours? Are commercials like “I am Canadian” and satires like Rick Mercer ‘s, “Talking to Americans”, a result of this techno saturation backlash?
Or has the Internet created a global paradigm shift that Canadians business owners are refusing to accept?
In his video, The Business of Paradigms, Joel Barker said that when a paradigm shifts everyone goes back to zero. It doesn’t matter that you have been successful in business for 25 years, your past success guarantees nothing.
Expounding on Thomas Kuhn’s theory of the paradigm and applying it to business, Barker said that it is our existing paradigm that prevents us from seeing new ideas.
In The Structure of Scientific Revolution, published in 1962, Kuhn maintained that, contrary to popular belief; typical scientists were not objective and independent thinkers. Rather, they were conservative individuals who accepted what they have been taught and applied their knowledge to support existing theories. As a result scientists ignored new research that might threaten the existing paradigm.
Barker used the example of the Swiss watchmakers to show what happens in business when people ignore a shifting paradigm.
When the Swiss invented the quartz watch, the new design didn’t fit with their existing idea of the way watches should be made. In fact it seemed so insignificant to the Swiss that they didn’t even bother to get a patent on the design.
The Japanese, on the other hand, weren’t blinded by an existing paradigm and were able to see the potential of the design and manufactured the new watches. Barker reported that as a result of the paradigm shift, the Swiss watchmakers market share fell from 80 per cent in 1968 to less than 10 per cent today.
The small window of opportunity that has existed on the Internet for the past several years is beginning to close. Every year things tighten up online and if Canadian businesses don’t get moving soon it will become completely out of their reach. Several years ago it was unheard of to think of paying to get placed on a search engine, yet today most engines charge a fee.
The Statistics Canada Daily reported in March that, the 56 per cent of businesses that did not buy or sell over the Internet believed that their goods or services did not lend themselves to Internet transactions. Thirty-six percent preferred to maintain their current business model.
On April 18 Forrester Research reported that 88 per cent of US businesses saw the Internet as important to their buying plans and over a quarter said they had saved money by doing business online.
Business to Business (B2B) sales have been a driving force of the Internet economy. According to the US Census Bureau, in a report that came out in March, B2B sales may have accounted for 90 percent of all ecommerce activity in the US in 1999.
The report found that USD485 billion of manufacturing shipments were made online.
The good news is Forrester Research reported in February that Canadian online B2B revenues would reach CAD272 billion (USD180 billion) by 2005, accounting for 18 percent of all business to business transactions.
Ontario and Quebec are expected to be the leaders with transactions being made primarily in the automotive and petrochemical industry. The bad news is that Forrester also reported that only 16 percent of Canadian companies currently had a clear B2B strategy.
The Statistics Canada Daily reported in March that an estimated 13 million Canadians, or 53 per cent of those aged 15 and over used the Internet in 2000. A further 27 percent of non-users expressed an interest in getting online.
This means that if Canadian businesses can’t offer online services to Canadians they will buy their products from US businesses.
“The combined forces of globalization and the Internet revolution mean all businesses will have to become e-businesses. For Canada, there is no more business as usual. The Internet revolution has changed everything – not just for dot-coms, but for all parts of the economy,” John Roth, CEO of Nortel Networks stated in February. Roth co-chairs the Canadian E-Business Opportunities Roundtable, a private sector led initiative formed in 1999 to develop a strategy for accelerating Canada’s participation in the Internet economy.
In the March report issued by the Roundtable initiative, “A lack of information and education was stated as the number one reason that businesses did not go online.” This general lack of knowledge seems to be a major problem to not only running a successful online business in Canada but to making the plunge in the first place.
Even those businesses who go online don’t seem to know how to market their site once they get there. Not only do they seem unaware of the amount of traffic going to their sites but oblivious to the fact that it is critical to track this information.
There seems to be a general misconception that if you put a site on the Internet that business will just happen. This is akin to opening a brick and mortar business and not doing anything to attract clientele.
In other instances business owners have not even had their sites submitted to search engines. Forrester reported in June that 81 per cent of consumers find Websites using a Search engine.
If Canadians are to survive in the new global order they must open their eyes to the shift that is going on in every sector of our economy. If they don’t understand the concepts then they must make it their business to find out about them. Things are moving quickly and time is becoming a critical factor.
NEWSLETTER – What’s New for January 2010 !
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Brief Description |
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Bolts 1/2-inch diameter and 7-inch length J8707 |
$0.45 |
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Guy Attachment Joslyn Thimbleye 5/8" J8152 |
$2.55 |
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Guy Attachment Pole Band Maclean J6644 |
$24.00 |
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Fuse Clip Style Fuse 15.5 kV FA4H40 |
$62.00 |
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Submersible Fuse Holder 65U-BVS |
$3.00 |
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Cable Adapter Cooper Power CA625J-BVS |
$10.20 |
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One hole Lug #2 STR for 3/8" Bolt AL238TN |
$0.50 |
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Sleeve Non-tension #2STR – GLE2 or AL2TN |
$0.25 |
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Fuse Hinge Style 15.5 kV 25 amp FA3A25 |
$101.00 |
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Pin Type, Tie-Top Insulator Type |
$7.00 |
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Arrester 650V Secondary Storm Trapper Arrester |
$33.00 |
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Rod, 48" Fibre Guy Strain Rod Clevis-Clevis |
$14.00 |
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Ground Rod – Copper Clad 5/8" x 8′ |
$6.00 |
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Photo Cell Electomech 7760EPS |
$4.00 |
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CUTOUT, TYPE L 27KV 100AMP 125KVBIL 8KA |
$60.00 |
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PAINT, TRIG-A-CAP RED-BVS (case of 12) |
$24.00 |
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Live RSS Syndicated Outlook Feed |
* Call |
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Automatic tankless water heater – Vent Required |
$545.00 |
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Automatic tankless water heater – Turbo Vent |
$658.00 |
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3kV MOVE Elbow Arrester 25kV Interface #3238019C03M |
$100.00 |
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AlPex 5/8" White Tubing 300′ |
$195.00 |
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AlPex 1/2" White Tubing 300′ |
$170.00 |
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Mentoring Program Management Services |
* Call |
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Safety Program Management Services |
* Call |
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Program and Project Management Services |
* Call |
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Braceless Standard Tangent Crossarm PX 8′ 3-5/8×4-5/8 |
$210.00 |
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Braceless Standard Tangent Crossarm PX 10′ 3-5/8×4-5/8 |
$245.00 |
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40kV Class IV Line Cover-up |
$50.00 |
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40kV Class IV Line Hose Without Coupler |
$50.00 |
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INDICATOR FAULT 300 AMP (ICR10300) LINAM 1.2 OD CABLE |
$58.00 |
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INDICATOR FAULT 300 AMP (ICR10300) LINAM 1.0 OD CABLE |
$60.00 |
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BOLT-T DEAD BREAK CONNECTOR (BT625G23C1) |
$166.31 |
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Turbine Steam and Generator set 13MW |
$300,000.00 |
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ALL-SAFE Performance Metrics |
$3,950.00 |
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Operations Excellence in Management |
* Call |
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Solar Rover 20kW Generator |
$137,160.00 |
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20MM Universal Grounding Clamps |
$40.00 |
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Electrical Fundamentals Systems Training |
$95.00 |
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AEUSP.us Annual Membership Fees |
$65.00 |
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Duratel Composite Poles |
* Call |
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3/4" x 18" Galvanized Machine Bolt |
$2.38 |
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3/4" x 16" Galvanized Machine Bolt |
$2.12 |
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3/4" x 20" Galvanized Machine Bolt |
$3.15 |
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