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ciency professionals about energy use in the
home; the “house as a system” approach to
energy conservation and energy efficiency;
market forces affecting homeowners (con-
sumer demand, utility rate caps, energy cost
volatility, national security, climate change
policy, etc.); basic building science; state
and federal incentives; and how to integrate
the “house as a system” approach into their
business model.
Home Performance 101 can be completed
at the student’s convenience with typically
less than 2 hours of study time. Contractors
who are approved to offer the AFC First’s
consumer energy financing and who suc-
cessfully complete Home Performance 101
will attain the status of “trained” contractor,
which permits them to offer a more exten-
sive array of financing programs and provide
a higher listing in AFC First’s consumer
contractor search engines.
GLOBAL SUBSIDIARY GETS APPROVAL
FOR CNG LOADING STATION IN MAINE
Global Partners LP, a FORTUNE 500
®
midstream logistics and marketing com-
pany, recently announced that its subsid-
iary, Global CNG LLC (“Global CNG”), has
received approval from the Bangor Planning
Board to develop and operate a compressed
natural gas loading station in Bangor,
Maine. When construction of the station
at Maine Avenue and Godfrey Boulevard is
complete, Global CNG, through an alliance
with Bangor Gas Company, will provide
large commercial, industrial and municipal
customers with firm natural gas supply on
a year-round basis. The station is scheduled
to be open by the end of August.
Global CNG has entered into a multi-year
agreement with Bangor Gas, a Gas Natural Inc.
company, to provide firm natural gas supply
through its system in Bangor. The CNG station
will use proprietary compression technology
developed by OsComp Systems, Inc. designed
to reduce the energy required to compress
and transport natural gas. Global Partners
announced in March that it had teamed with
OsComp to deliver CNG to customers in New
England via truck utilizing OsComp’s unique
turnkey system, which incorporates special-
ized trailers and unloaders to create a “virtual”
natural gas pipeline.
“First and foremost, our new CNG sta-
tion is a win for businesses in Maine,” said
Eric Slifka, the Partnership’s President and
Chief Executive Officer. “The station will
provide our customers with safe, convenient
and cost-effective CNG to meet their year-
round energy needs. This project leverages
our technology relationship with OsComp
Systems and our alliance with Bangor Gas
to deliver CNG to manufacturers, hospitals,
water treatment facilities, power plants and
other large customers or institutions that
are not connected to a pipeline. We bring
the pipeline to the customer, creating a
potential energy savings of up to 30 to 40
percent or $1 or more per equivalent gallon
of delivered fuel oil.”
“Our position as one of the region’s
leading natural gas distribution companies,
combined with Global Partners’ expertise
in energy storage, transportation and mar-
keting, creates a unique opportunity,” said
Gregory J. Osborne, Director of Gas Natural
Inc. “Customers will benefit from this com-
bined strength, receiving our commitment
to provide the highest level of service and
a firm supply of natural gas. The virtual
pipeline is an extension of our commitment
to the state of Maine and its businesses.”
“This is a true example of partnership
with proven industry leadership combined
with new technology tomeet the growing cus-
tomer demand for energy savings,” said Pedro
Santos, CEO and President of OsComp.
OsComp’s CNG virtual pipeline model
incorporates its Rapid Fill
™
compression
technology. Rapid Fill enables CNG trailers
to be filled in excess of four times faster
than conventional filling systems. Faster
turn-around time results in lower costs
and thus lower energy prices for the end
customer. OsComp has a broad portfolio of
patented and patent-pending innovations
that will reduce cost and increase efficiency
of the trucked CNG system.
SOURCE
™
NORTH AMERICA
ACQUIRES OPERATIONS OF
COMMERCIAL PETROLEUM EQUIPMENT
Source
™
North America Corporation,
the largest fueling equipment distributor
in North America, recently announced
that it has acquired the business operations
and selected assets of California-based
Commercial Petroleum Equipment (CPE)
– a leading distributor of petroleum fueling
and marketing equipment. Effective July 1,
2013, all CPE facilities have transitioned to
Source branded facilities.
“We are extremely excited to have CPE
employees join the Source North America
team,” said Glen Corkill, President and
CEO of Source. “Source is already one of
the largest stocking distributors in the USA,
now with over a dozen facilities and more
than 140,000 square feet of warehouse
space across the country. This expansion
greatly increases our footprint in California
and allows us to better serve our customers
all along the West Coast.”
Founded in 1980, CPE provides a
variety of fueling equipment, including
fuel dispensers, nozzles, lights, fuel control
systems and tank hardware. For more
information on Source
™
, please call (800)
572-5578, or visit
.
GAULT ENERGY EXECUTIVE HONORED
Gault Energy & Stone Chief Marketing Officer Megan Smith-Gill, third from
left, was recently recognized as one of the outstanding business leaders in Fairfield
County, Ct. The Fairfield County Business Journal included her in its 2013 40 Under
40 Awards. She is pictured with, left to right, baseball legend Bobby Valentine, who
served as the event’s Master of Ceremonies; Keynote Speaker Linda E. McMahon,
former CEO of Stamford’s World Wrestling Entertainment and two-time U.S. Senate
candidate; and Gault Energy & Stone President Sam Gault.
