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THURSDAY, JUNE 22, 2006
Load management is a way to save
Special to the HHJ
Electricity use continues to
increase in households nation
wide. Just as the laws of supply
and demand drive gasoline pric
es, these laws apply to electricity
and have the same effect on your
utility bill.
Defined as “load,” this is the
quantity of electricity that is
Electric utilities like Flint
Energies are exploring options to
manage the load of our nation’s
electrical supply during times of
highest demand.
Because electricity cannot be
stored, it must be generated
at exactly the time you need
it, making load management
increasingly popular.
New York State has been rec
ognized for statewide energy
demand reduction efforts with
two national awards.
“As the demand for electricity
continues to rise ... New York
State will continue to be a lead
er in implementing innovative
demand-reduction strategies
as part of our comprehensive
energy plan,” boasts Governor
Pataki. All regions in the United
States, including Georgia and
the Southeast, are showing
interest in the practice of load
management.
Load Management is defined
as actively reducing power usage
at peak load times, when elec
tricity is most in demand.
The Department of Energy
identifies a main culprit of ener
gy use in the South to be air-con-
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cases has refused to take the
case, saying the incident took
place before it was created in
Jan. 1, 2005 by the General
Assembly, and that the stat
ute gives them an opt out
when the suspect faces the
death penalty a second time.
Burke disagreed with the
decision, but he said, “until
BUDGET
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Eidson, account for
approximately 30.5 per
cent of the budget.
“The police department
has more personnel than
the fire department and
therefore, has a larger cost
associated with personnel,
salaries and benefits,” he
wrote. “This is typical of
most small cities.”
At the present, the city
does not have an acting fire
chief, and when asked in an
e-mail how much former
fire chief Larry Sharpless’
salary and benefits totaled
and how much was budget
ed for the upcoming year
for hiring a new fire chief,
Eidson skirted the issue.
“In relation to budgeting
for the fire chief s position,
the city did budget a certain
amount for a fire chief,” he
wrote in an email, failing
to mention the requested
amounts. “The process
of hiring a new chief will
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The demand letter also
alleges that despite being
given numerous opportuni
ties to correct the problems,
“Mr. Michael and the City
of Centerville failed and
refused to respond to SOA’s
numerous requests for more
information.” Consequently,
the attorneys concluded in
the letter that “those cir
cumstances caused (SOA) to
incur substantial unforeseen
costs for which it is entitled
to recovery” and demanded
$300,000 “for damages sus
tained as a result of the City
of Centerville’s numerous
breaches of contract.”
In a Jan. 5, 2006, response
letter, King & Spalding LLR
co-council for Centerville,
stated that the fire station
was to be completed by Dec.
8, 2003, but alleged that
“throughout the course of the
contractor’s performance, the
contractor failed to adequate
ly perform its contractual
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ditioning.
Summer is often the season
linked to high demand or peak
generation that costs a premi
um. Peak times for us in Middle
Georgia at 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Monday through Friday, June
through September.
Two different methods can be
used to approach load manage
ment.
One method persuades con
sumers to modify behavior dur
ing times of peak demand. This
method focuses on educating
consumers to recognize when to
decrease energy use and encour
aging consumers to practice con
servation.
Another method curbs energy
use through equipment that reg
ulates some electric consump
tion. Flint uses this method and
calls it Switch N’ Save.
Appliances like water heaters,
pool pumps and air conditioners
can be fitted with a switch that
allows utilities to remotely cycle
power off for short periods when
you volunteer to participate.
Air conditioners are most often
targeted because of the seasonal
impact these appliances have on
demand.
Using this method, you join
with Flint to more firmly man
age energy use to avoid peak
demand for a number of bene
fits. Georgia Power has a similar
program in place.
The Lighting Research Center
today (Tuesday) there had
been no formal declaration
of seeking the death penalty
against Johnson. There was
no such declaration at the
first trial.”
Burke added he has talk
ed to the people involved
- Grubbe, the public defend
ers office and Superior Court
Judge George Nunn.
“I need judge Nunn to
make a decision. Give me a
court date to move this for
ward,” he said.
begin shortly.”
In addition, two other
positions, those of
Administrative Assistant
Linda Taylor and long
time City Marshall Elmo
Cook are being eliminated
and those job responsibili
ties are being merged into
other positions.
“That will produce a
significant savings in the
budget those two sala
ries,” stated Councilman
Cameron Andrews.
When Eidson was asked
via email if the total of
the two salaries/benefits
totaled between SIOO,OOO
and $120,000, he did not
answer the question, but
wrote in his reply, “The
city is saving $8,277 in
total expenditures for sala
ries and benefits for the
FYO7 year.”
Also in the budget is a
SIO,OOO grant from the
Georgia Department of
Community Affairs Local
Development Fund. The
SIO,OOO is being matched
by donations from Eagle
Springs, LLC, Colony
obligations.” It also alleged
that the contractor installed
substandard grates, did not
properly grade the site and
pour the concrete and failed
to complete the fire station to
the satisfaction of the archi
tect.
A meeting is expected to be
held Wednesday or Thursday
to obtain a hen release on
the project, according to
Centerville City Attorney
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at Rensselaer Polytechnic
Institute in Troy, N.Y., reports
that benefits of load manage
ment range from lower over
all electricity costs, lessening
problems with locating sites for
transmission lines and genera
tion stations, to environmental
benefits from reducing the need
for peak demand generation.
More and more local electric
utilities are learning of the ben
efits of load management.
The increase in popularity of
load management programs has
created a niche for independent
consultants and has national
brands offering products and
services for utilities controlling
demand.
Independent contractors that
offer load management products
and support include Good Cents
Solutions, Honeywell, Carrier
and Grid Point.
Flint contracts with Good
Cents to install its Switch N’
Save equipment at member
homes.
The growing demand of elec
tricity use is mirrored by the
increasing popularity of load
management programs nation
wide.
Taking on different forms, they
all reach for the same goal of pre
venting peak demand generation
and avoiding higher costs.
Your participation in these
peak leveling programs results
in more benefits for yourself and
the other members of your non
profit electric cooperative.
The county commission,
on the other hand and fol
lowing Burke’s recom
mendation, made a motion
instructing the county attor
ney to research the issue, and
“get a definitive answer,”
explained Commissioner
Jay Walker.
“And take what ever legal
action is necessary so the
county does not have to pay
for it,” added Commission
chairman Ned Sanders.
The suspect was released
Bank, and Centerville
Sanitation to hire an archi
tect to design a downtown
Centerville concept.
The money has not
been appropriated in
the budget but will be
under the General Fund
under Intergovernmental
for revenues and under
Culture/Recreation for
Expenditures. However,
the city will not report
the grant as revenue until
funds are received, Eidson
wrote.
“The city will have an
$88,526 contingency
line item in the General
Government Budget,”
he added. “A total bud
get surplus of $139,957 is
found in the Sanitation
Enterprise and Water and
Sewer Funds.”
The vote on the referen
dum was unanimous and
received positive feedback
from several council mem
bers.
“We do not have a large
enough of a buffer in the
budget to make me feel com
fortable,” said Andrews. “I
Rebecca Tydings. The total
amount of $66,0000 does not
pertain to any item in par
ticular, she said.
“It’s a very minimum payoff
and a real good settlement,”
commented Councilman Bob
Smith at the Tuesday meet
ing.
“It’s a good reflection on
our city attorney’s fine work, ”
added Centerville mayor
Harold M. Edwards Jr.
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from state prison in February
after 22 years at Reidsville
State Prison. He has been
held in the Houston County
Jail since then, explained
Burke.
Back on June 6, the
Houston County Grand Jury
indicted Johnson for the
offenses of murder, armed
robbery and aggravated bat
tery for the incident in which
Stanley was shot and killed
during an armed robbery
of the Kwickie Food Store
would like to see a sizeable
contingency just in case of
a rainy day; however, I am
satisfied with what we’ve
done on the budget. We’re
actually spending less than
we’re taking in. I com
mend Patrick, Dwight and
Rebecca because they did a
tremendousjob. Centerville
is acting responsibly with
the taxpayer’s money.”
“We’re in the black, so
Centerville is back,” stated
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The Grand Jury also
found three aggravating cir
cumstances: murder during
an armed robbery, murder
for money and murder dur
ing an aggravated battery.
Based on that finding by the
Grand Jury, Burke said he
would seek the death pen
alty.
“The grand jury’s indict
ment is the first step in
the process of getting justice
Centerville mayor Harold
M. Edwards Jr.
In other business:
■ Council unanimously
voted to reschedule the
July 4 council meeting for
July 11 at 7 p.m. at city
hall.
■ Council unanimously
voted to make July 3 a
floating holiday; city hall
will be closed that day.
■ Council approved a
license for sale of beer/wine
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of the spadefoot, every
species has a distinct,
individual call. The CD
has separate record
ings of every native spe
cies, as well as a non
native species from the
Caribbean, the green
house frog, that has
become established in
several areas of south
ern Georgia.
Additionally, over
20 minutes of mixed
species choruses are
included that can be lis
tened to as peaceful and
natural background
music or can be used to
test your ability to iden
tify individual species
mixed within others.
Informative narration
is provided for each of
the individual species’
recordings, along with
a 16-page booklet that
includes natural his
tory, range maps and
physical characteristics
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it was spotted by
Houston County
Sheriff s deputies who
stopped the vehicle
on Dunbar Road and
placed the two men
into investigative cus
tody.
The investiga
tion resulted with
Craig, 25, of Houston,
Texas, and Dixon,
20, 211 Sunstede
Road, Warner Robins,
being charged for the
offenses of robbery by
force and aggravated
assault.
They were then
transported to the
Houston County Jail
for further disposi
tion.
The victim sustained
a laceration to her
head and injuries to
her leg and was trans
ported to the Houston
County Medical Center
where she is listed in
stable condition.
Anyone with infor
mation concerning
the aforementioned
incident is encour
aged to contact Det.
Art Curnutte of the
Warner Robins Police
Department Criminal
Investigations
Division at 918-2977
or 929-1170.
for the family of Taressa
Stanley,” Burke said ear
lier this month. “Her fam
ily believed for years that
justice had been done, but
their hopes were dashed by
the Supreme Court’s deci
sion. The State will now
work to get final justice for
Taressa’s family.
“And more importantly,
we will work for justice for
Timothy Johnson so that he
can have the day of reckon
ing that he deserves.”
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