United States: Ameren Illinois Utilities Reach $1-million Milestone: 10,000th Refrigerator Collected for Recycling.Byline: prashant03 A $1-million energy efficiency milestone was achieved today when the Ameren Illinois Utilities Act On EnergyA; program collected the 10,000th refrigerator/freezer unit for recycling recycling, the process of recovering and reusing waste products—from household use, manufacturing, agriculture, and business—and thereby reducing their burden on the environment. . In addition, the Act On Energy program has been honored by Atlanta-based Chartwell, Inc., which recognized the energy efficiency initiative with the coveted cov·et v. cov·et·ed, cov·et·ing, cov·ets v.tr. 1. To feel blameworthy desire for (that which is another's). See Synonyms at envy. 2. To wish for longingly. See Synonyms at desire. Best Practices Award for Marketing. Chartwell is a specialized information provider that facilitates the exchange of knowledge among utility professionals responsible for management practices and technology solutions. The 10,000th refrigerator was picked up today at the home of Jesse and Emma Guyton in Peoria. In addition, Act On Energy began collecting the next 10,000 units today when a freezer freezer the compartment in which meat and offal are stored at freezing temperatures of 10 to 16°F (-12 to -9°C) although there is a trend to lower temperatures of 0 to -22°F (-18 to -30°C). was picked up at the home of Barbara Clendenin in Marion. "The retirement of 10,000 old refrigerators and freezers represents annual energy savings of at least $1 million," said Karen Warnke, Ameren Illinois Utilities (AIU AIU American Intercontinental University AIU Allegheny Intermediate Unit (Homestead, PA) AIU Atlantic International University AIU Association of Indian Universities AIU Association Internationale des Universités ) Customer Service energy efficiency advisor. "What's more, we have paid customers a total of $350,000 for those 10,000 units. "This program also is good news for the environment because the retirement of these refrigerators will mean about 12.8 million kilowatt-hours of electricity will not be generated by power plants. Less electricity generated means fewer emissions from fossil fuel power plants A fossil fuel power plant is an energy conversion center that burns fossil fuels to produce electricity, designed on a large scale for continuous operation. Basic concepts ." This refrigerator/freezer recycling program reduced carbon dioxide carbon dioxide, chemical compound, CO2, a colorless, odorless, tasteless gas that is about one and one-half times as dense as air under ordinary conditions of temperature and pressure. (CO2) emissions equivalent to the emissions from as many as 1,690 automobiles. The recycling of 10,000 refrigerators and freezers produced more than 900 tons of metal and nearly 3,800 pounds of refrigerants Chemical refrigerants are assigned an R number(sometimes the label replaces it with the word Freon) which is determined systematically according to molecular structure. The following is a list of refrigerants with their R numbers, IUPAC chemical name, molecular formula, and CAS number. that may have otherwise ended up in landfills. AIU will pay an electric customer $35 for a standard size refrigerator or freezer manufactured before 1993. The appliance must be operating and used as a secondary unit typically located in a basement or garage. Copyright : Euclid Infotech Pvt. Ltd. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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