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N’ I T H FIG WORDS This month’s “words” are from Andy Bennett, Senior Vice President, Infrastructure, Schneider Electric. They are taken from his company’s official response to a recent government report highlighting the risks of not addressing grid resilience, and the fact that weatherrelated power outages cost the economy billions of dollars a year and disrupt the lives of millions.
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“We applaud the Obama administration’s recent report on the ‘Economic Benefits of Increasing Electric Grid Resilience to Weather Outages.’ The report is an important call to action designed to spur momentum in modernizing our electric grid and raise awareness of the economic risks that come with not investing in revitalizing our grid… Collaboration across all levels of government and the private sector will be key to enabling the development of the Smart Grid and ultimately to creating a more sustainable, energy-efficient country…”
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The Hydraulic Institute (HI) has released a one-of-a-kind guide exclusively for the application and operation of pumps in combinedcycle power plant service. Power Plant Pumps: Guidelines for Application & Operation to Maximize Uptime, Availability, & Reliability is the first installment of the institute’s new “Pump Application Guideline” series. According to HI, the information’s focus on proper pump selection and management is essential for minimizing energy consumption and increasing overall plant efficiency, reliability and profitability. The publication is written specifically for engineers, designers, trainers, maintenance personnel and plant operators. For more details or to order a copy, visit: www.pumps.org.
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To read the full report, go to: http://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2013/08/f2/ Grid%20Resiliency%20Report_FINAL.pdf. To read Bennett’s full response, go to: mt-online.com/SchneiderResponse
Inspiration For Those Battling The Enemies Of Reliability & Productivity Have you read, heard, seen, thought or written down something that falls into the realm of “fightin’ words” for the maintenance and reliability community? Send your favorites to quotes@atpnetwork.com. We’ll be selecting one or two (maybe even three) to feature each month. Be sure to give full credit to the individual (dead, alive, real or fictional) that uttered or wrote the words, and why those words inspire you. Don’t forget to include your complete contact info. SEPTEMBER 2013
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