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The SynerTel Sentinel
Special Energy Deregulation Edition 
March, 2010   Issue 163
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 This special edition is focussed on a single topic - Energy Costs and choices.
 
Many of us remember the Enron follies and what happened to energy in California - rolling blackouts, outrageous rates, and market chaos.
 
Other states learned from this, and have deregulated their energy markets.
 
Now California is taking tiny steps toward allowing pricing competition and provider choice. If your building, kitchen, or campus is energy-hungry - then this WILL save you $$ every month. Scan below to see if this will be of interest. If so - the time to enroll is now (pre-enrollment closes April 11th)- because the state-wide enrollment cap may be reached very quickly.
 
Ben Stiegler, CEO
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California Energy Deregulation and your budget!
 
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Your energy bill contains a bewildering array of charges.  One important one is "Generation" - the charge for burning fuel, or capturing wind or solar energy to produce electricity.
 
The potential now exists to purchase gas and electricity competitively in California.  Your energy generation costs can drop 10-20% - simply by making a billing election with SynerTel's help.  There are no wires to run or pipes to move - and you can shift back to PG&E on 15 day's notice, at any time.
 
California's first step to de-regulation will allow only 16 billion kilowatt-hours to be sold in the competitive marketplace. Once this cap is reached - no additional customers will be allowed to participate till July 2011. The time to act is NOW to preserve your freedom of choice.
 
There are multiple alternative energy providers making up the new marketplace. Some even offer green energy!
 
If your total building or campus energy  (gas & electric) bills exceed $1.5K / month  - your business is a good candidate to take advantage of this opportunity.  Once you have opted-in ... the state PUC will allow electric rate improvements to occur starting July 1st.  If your election form is received in late March or early April (deadline 4/11/2010) and is submitted before the capped amount of power for the new marketplace is reached- you're in!  [Natural gas rate improvements can start today!]
 
Your local utility (for most, PG&E) will continue to be the delivery agent for your energy. If there's an outage, its their responsibility to resolve it. Your business will receive 2 monthly invoices - one from the local utility for delivery ()wheeling), a second from your new energy provider for the actual kilowatt hours (electricity) or therms (natural gas).
 
Its easy for us to calculate your projected savings.  Simply scan all pages of a representative energy bill for your facility and email it us by clicking here.
 
 
Read what other business owners and managers have said after enrolling.
 
You'll receive back a proposal estimating your savings (and risk, if any) with both fixed and variable rate supply plans.
 

A separate path to savings is energy usage optimization. This can include
 
- replacing inefficient T-12 fluorescent lamps and magnetic ballast fixtures with more efficient T-8 lamps and fixtures.  Savings are dramatic - a 28 watt T-8 can produce 3-12% more light while using 35% less power -- more when reflector fixtures are used! The replacement process can be self-financing with no capital outlay - funded directly from savings! 
 
- implementing add'l cycle controls on HVAC systems to ensure they run in their optimal temperature bands.
 
- installing smart control systems (timers, motion detector) in conjunction with re-lamping.
 
 - replacing incandescent exit sign lamps with hi-efficiency LED lamps - saving hundreds per fixture over 6 years.
 
We can help assess your project, and bring in the proper qualified engineering and finance partners to make it work.