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CEMA
Next week, CEMA will participate in two proceedings concerning electrification. On Monday, the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) will hold a technical meeting to look at the possibility of integrating a Thermal Renewable Credit Program (TREC) into the state’s energy plan. CEMA is pushing for biodiesel to become an option for electric generators to use as a vehicle to comply with a state law that requires them to purchase clean energy credits to offset their emissions.
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CEMA
Please join us on December 18 at the New Haven Lawn Club for CEMA "Two-fer" — both our Holiday Party and our Annual Meeting, featuring great food, entertainment, board and officers elections, and our Awards Night! We'll be at the stately New Haven Lawn Club, just a block away from the Peabody Museum where we were previously in New Haven, but with plenty of private parking. The evening will feature all our regulars — band provided by Mike Devino, a happy hour, Toys for Tots collection, plus our 69th Annual Meeting with board elections and our Marketer and Vendor of the Year awards ceremony. To register, please go to https://members.ctema.com/events/CEMA-Holiday-Party-149/details which also has sponsorship information.
Thanks to our sponsors which include as of this writing: Federated Insurance, Inland Fuel Terminals, Savage Associates, Angus Energy, Advanced Fuel Solutions, Gulf Oil, and Fuel Management Services
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CEMA
Every week Fox 61 recognizes a local business that sends in a coffee cup with their company logo on it. CEMA did this, sending in a Bioheat coffee cup we received from Paul Nazzaro and the National Biodiesel Board. In addition to recognizing CEMA, the tv anchors were tickled by the way the Bioheat cup changed colors and showed a new message when hot water was poured in. The short clip can be seen here https://fox61.com/2018/01/11/coffee-cup-salute/. A number of past clips are shown and just scroll down to find the CEMA clip.
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CEMA
Our next issue of Aegis has been mailed out and members should be getting it shortly. This issue is entitled "Brave New World: Coping with America's All-Electric Economy" and features articles by Sharon Peterson, John Huber, John Levey, Leo Verruso, Rich Larkin, Tom Tubman, Rich Rutigliano and Jim Todd. You can also view an online “flipbook” version of the magazine here https://emflipbooks.com/flipbooks/CEMA/AEGISMag/Vol_3-2/.
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CEMA
From time to time, CEMA is asked about degree days. Degree days are simply 65 degrees F minus the average temperature of the day. Average temperatures can be found in weather reporting sites such as Weather Underground, which we use for our calculations below. Their website is https://www.wunderground.com/.
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From: Massachusetts Energy Marketers Association
Despite opposition from MEMA, the gas utilities and some Realtors and restaurant owners, voters in the Town of Brookline last night overwhelmingly approved a bylaw that bans the installation of “fuel gas or fuel oil piping” in all new construction and in any building that undertakes “significant rehabilitation” defined as “more than 50% of the building floor area.”
“After attending two public meetings on this proposal last summer and presenting the heating oil industry position that we're a partner in reducing fossil fuel use through heating system efficiencies and clean, renewable BIOHEAT, it was apparent to me that this proposal would eventually be approved by Brookline voters,” said MEMA’s Michael Ferrante.
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CEMA
The gas utility tariffs for December are in. You can compare these rates to your own prices. Gas tariffs were down slightly for Eversource and unchanged for CNG and SCG from November. These utility tariffs below are expressed in heating oil gallon equivalents, and so present gas rates on a British thermal unit (Btu) to Btu equivalent basis with heating oil. These are the system expansion tariffs, which apply a surcharge to all residential conversions from heating oil to utility gas. The lower number applies if the home is within 150 feet of the gas main ("on main"), and the higher number applies if the home is more than 150 feet from the gas main ("off main").
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Report by Mark S. Morgan, Esq., NEFI Regulatory Counsel (mark@nefi.com)
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is set to announce a two-year delay to its Entry Level Driver Training (ELDT) Rule scheduled to go into effect February 7, 2020. The ELDT rule is important to heating oil dealers because it requires rigorous new training for both new CDL license applicants and current CDL holders seeking a license upgrade.
The new requirements include expanded written test materials and practical skills testing in real life situations on public highways. Critics of ELDT say it will increase the shortage of CDL drivers due to the degree of difficulty of the new training requirements and the expense of mandatory enrollment with a FMCSA certified training provider.
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CEMA
The Eastern Energy Expo will be held at Mohegan Sun this year in Connecticut. If you’re interested in presenting at the conference, May 17-20, either on a management or service managers track, please visit their website here https://easternenergyexpo.com/request-presentation/.
CEMA
With the heating season upon us, home heating will be on the minds of Realtors, buyers and sellers. And while the selling season naturally slows down during this time of year, home energy issues are top of mind. In the last few months, PRO$ has really hit its stride in Connecticut, and we will be continuing that momentum through 2019 and into the new year. With nine office presentations completed in the past two months and three more on the schedule in the next eight weeks, right now, we are reaching a significant number of agents and offices all across the state. For more information on the CEMA Home Inspector and Realtor Program click here. If you would like to become a volunteer presenter please contact Chris Herb at chris@ctema.co.
CEMA
This webinar will focus on how busy HR professionals and risk managers can take advantage of tools they already have to avoid mistakes and navigate generational changes.
What you will learn:
- Overview of employee handbook, corrective action forms and training
- How to sharpen those tools to include other elements such as, gender neutrality, dress code and more
- How to handle bullying in the workplace
- DOL's proposed rule for fixed salaries
- And more!
Who should attend: HR Professionals; Risk Managers; Managers & Supervisors
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CEMA
Roger Daviston is one of our industry’s top presenters for service managers, having presented at CEMA events, at OESP events, and at Eastern Energy Expos and NEFI Expos. He is holding a full-day seminar on December 11 in Bound Brook, NJ which is about 2.5 hours from Hartford. Topics will focus on service manager leadership, including 1] discussing how the principles of boundaries apply to leadership in creating clarity about who owns what.
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CEMA
Ecogreen is excited to join CEMA and give members tank monitoring options for their own use or for their commercial customers with bulk storage tanks, both ASTs and USTs. Founded by an oil company with 4 generations of fuel delivery experience, Ecogreen Tank Monitors delivers immediate savings by giving users powerful data about commercial and bulk tank fuel levels, allowing them to manage the timing of their orders and deliveries based on true needs of the customer, not guesswork. With Ecogreen, you can view current bulk tank fuel levels and historical data to predict actual needs so you can place orders only when needed. This prevents unnecessary delivery costs and avoids unwanted downtime.
To learn more, please visit their website www.ecogreentankmonitor.com or contact Greg Burns @ 207-451-5012, email gburns@ecogreentankmonitor.com for a no-obligation free trial.
REG
Many dealers may have questions about making the jump from lower blend levels like B5 and B10 up to B20 and higher. REG is here to help answer those questions so that you can blend, store and deliver your products with the utmost confidence. With that in mind, here are a few frequently asked questions regarding the transition from B5 to B20 and higher blends.
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From PMAA
Provided for your situational awareness from the U.S. Department of Transportation, here is a graphic produced by the Pro-Islamic State Al-Quraysh Media Foundation titled “Gas Station Plan Less and New Target.” This graphic appears to be an attempt by the group to incite attacks against gas stations, oil pipelines, and oil/gas transport trucks. DOT analysis found that the attack methods proposed would lend to the assessment that the group doesn’t fully understand the ecosystem in which they suggest targeting – or they were just throwing out random ideas to “see what may stick.” Further, no picture within this graphic appears to be inherently American and all images are easily accessed via the internet, indicating no preoperational surveillance was conducted before suggesting any attack method.
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The Day
Gov. Ned Lamont expended an awful lot of political capital to get back to where he started.
A week ago, Democratic legislative leaders and the governor announced they had agreed on the outline of a plan to impose electronic trucks-only tolls, using a dozen gantries on the state's highways.
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Hartford Business
Aprojected shortfall of more than $100 million in revenue is expected to push the state’s current year budget in the red, according to state officials.
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The Day
In September of 2018, the driver of a Chevrolet SUV crashed into the weigh station off Interstate 95 southbound here.
While the man sustained minor injuries, the scale house was not so lucky. It was demolished and has been vacant since.
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The Boston Globe
Brookline is taking one of the most aggressive actions in the country to reduce its carbon footprint.
By an overwhelming margin Wednesday night, Brookline Town Meeting voted to ban oil and gas piping in future construction projects, becoming the first community in Massachusetts to pass such a measure.
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Foley Services
How often do you check the Commercial Driver’s License Information System (CDLIS) for new information on your drivers?
The FMCSA violation data highlights the importance of rescreening drivers’ CDLIS records on a regular basis to ensure they aren’t operating with more than one CDL.
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