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Mission Accomplished!
Generating Real EGSA Power in San Diego
2014 EGSA Power Generation
Market Pulse Survey
Looking to be “in the know”?
It’s Time to Get Active on an EGSA Committee!
Transformer Down!
Dealing with Emergency Replacement of
Transformers to Keep Production On-Line
EGSA 50th Anniversary
Time Capsule Interviews
Looking Back on 50 Years
Kelly Generator & Equipment, Inc.
Member Profile
Plus:
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COnTEnTS
Volume 49, No. 6 • November/December 2014
Columns
From the Top . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Staying Focused on EGSA - How the Strategic Long Range Plan
Continues to Shape EGSA’s Future
Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
“What do you want to be when you grow up?”
Codes & Standards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Features
2014 EGSA Power Generation Market Pulse Survey . . . . . . . . 13
Mission Accomplished! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Generating Real EGSA Power in San Diego
Looking to be “in the know”? It’s Time to Get Active On the Cover:
on an EGSA Committee! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Mission Accomplished!
Generating Real EGSA Power
Transformer Down! Dealing with Emergency Replacement of
in San Diego; Page 24
Transformers to Keep Production On-Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
EGSA 50th Anniversary Time Capsule Interviews . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Looking Back on 50 Years
Kelly Generator & Equipment, Inc . Member Profile . . . . . . 58
Another in our series of EGSA Member company profiles.
Departments
Events Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Association and Industry events.
Index of Advertisers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Who’s Who in this issue of Powerline.
Association News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Updates from EGSA.
EGSA 50th Anniversary
EGSA Membership Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Time Capsule Interviews:
It pays to be a Member of EGSA. Join now! Looking Back on 50 Years; Page 40.
EGSA New Members . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Who has joined EGSA in the past few months?
Job Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Looking for a new job?
Industry News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
The latest reports.
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Power industry. More information will be available at www.EGSA. Basic Schools
org or by calling [phone]. February 10-12 ........................................................Scottsdale, AZ
June 2-4 .................................................................Charleston, SC
EGSA 2015 Fall Conference August 11-13 ......................................................Minneapolis, MN
September 13-15, 2015; Denver, CO December 7-9 ........................................................Las Vegas, NV*
EGSA’s Annual Fall Conference features educational sessions on a *To be held concurrently with POWER-GEN International 2015
broad range of issues impacting today’s On-Site Power industry.
Advanced Schools
More information will be available at www.EGSA.org or by calling
April 20-23 ...................................................................Austin, TX
[phone].
July 13-16 ....................................................................Atlanta, GA
October 19-22 ...................................................Salt Lake City, UT
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2014 EGSA Officers
ADvERTISERS InDEx
President
Vaughn Beasley, Ring Power Corporation
[email protected]
President-Elect
Altronic, LLC (GTI Bi-Fuel) .......4 Showmen Supplies Inc...........35 Ed Murphy, Power Search, Inc.
[email protected]
Anna, Inc.....................57 Simplex......................23
Vice President
ASCO Power Technologies .......68 United Alloy, Inc. ..............11 Bob Hafich, Emergency Systems Service Company
[email protected]
Basler Electric .................12 Universal Acoustic & Emmission
Secretary-Treasurer
Technology ...................38 Charlie Habic, Gillette Generators Inc.
ComAp .......................5
[email protected]
VDO OE Replacement Parts ......63
Diesel Gas & Turbine Immediate Past President
Publications ..................57 Debra Laurents, Cummins Power Generation
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2014 EGSA DIRECTORS
ESL Power Systems, Inc..........54 includes advertising, press releases, editorials, and other
Vaughn Beasley
materials and information submitted by third parties and Katie Evans, Diesel & Gas Turbine Publications, Inc.
Flight Systems ................54 gathered by EGSA, its publisher, and its agents and from Steve Evans, ASCO Power Technologies 2014 EGSA President
contributors. This information is passed along by EGSA for Bill Kaewert, SENS (Stored Energy Systems LLC) Vaughn Beasley
Generator Solutions, Inc..........64 the interest of its members only. With regard to products,
Todd Lathrop, Eaton Corporation @RingPower.com
services and information mentioned, advertised, or printed,
Governors America . . . . . . . . . . . . .38 Rick Morrison, Nixon Power Services Company
EGSA, its publisher, and its agents, do not investigate the
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and make no representations, warranties or endorsements Walter Petty, Atlantic Power Solutions, Inc.
Hilliard Corp..................18 of any kind, and hereby disclaim any responsibility to par- Lanny Slater, GFS Corporation
ties using such products, services or information. Readers’ Kyle Tingle, John Deere Power Systems
International Supply Co. (ISCO)...36 activities are at their own risk.
EGSA STAff
John Deere ...................16 With regard to editorials, letters to the editor, columns
and any other opinions expressed herein, EGSA, its pub- Jalane Kellough, Executive Director
Load Banks Direct..............54 lisher and its agents, do not ratify, adopt, endorse or verify Annie Burford, Manager of Conventions & Meetings
such opinions, and hereby state that any opinions, express
Liz Bustamante, Manager of Membership & Technology
Marathon Electric ..............22 or implied, are solely those of the speaker. No information
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is to be regarded as legal advice and reliance thereon and
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accuracy of statements is hereby disclaimed.
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Michael Pope, Director of Education
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represent or verify the accuracy of any information. EGSA,
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Power & Compression Sales......64
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Staying Focused on EGSa
How the Strategic Long Range Plan
Continues to Shape EGSA’s future
As most EGSA Members are aware, last year, the The last incarnation of the SLRP was produced
Board of Directors determined that the respon- 3 years ago, in 2011. Fortunately for our Executive
sibility for updating our Strategic Long Range Plan Committee, Deb Laurents had participated in that
(SLRP, or the Plan) should be transitioned to our prior update (as she was the Chair of the Working
EGSA Executive Committee. The Executive Com- Group at that time). Deb facilitated the Plan update
mittee is made up of the EGSA Officers, which in- for 2014 and she was an extremely helpful guide
Vaughn Beasley
clude our current Past-President, President, Presi- and resource, educating each of us on the process.
2014 EGSA President
dent-Elect, Vice President, Secretary-Treasurer and That firm foundation that Deb provided will be
Vaughn Beasley
the EGSA Executive Director. There were several passed on moving forward, as each Executive Com-
@RingPower.com
reasons for making this transition, but the driving mittee Member will participate in 5 updates during
force behind the change was to provide continu- the transition from year to year that occurs on the
ity for the Plan, as well as to EGSA Board at that level.
institute a formal process for The intent, at the time of the development of the
Benefits of strategic
updating it annually. 2011 Plan, was that the SRLP would be a 5-year
Planning include:
In July of this year, Deb, Strategic Plan. However, the long term benefits
• Providing a basis for
Jalane, Ed, Bob, Charlie and I were soon realized and it was decided that in order
detailed planning in the
set out to review and update for the Plan to remain evergreen and serve as a per-
organization;
the Plan. We have just recent- petual roadmap for EGSA to follow, that it should
• the Plan serves as ly, in the last few weeks, com- be updated annually.
a benchmark for pleted the update for 2014. EGSA’s SWOT analysis will definitely change
the activities of our Our key objectives were over time. Things that were relevant 4 years ago,
organization; to update the strategic goals may not be so important tomorrow. It is up to our
and establish new ones as the future leaders in the Association to review and up-
• Provides the framework
others are achieved. We began date the Plan, putting their own touches and stamp
for decision-making
with a SWOT analysis review of approval to the document. I am confident that
• enables us to have (our strengths, weaknesses, by using the vision and guiding principle embed-
performance metrics; and opportunities and threats). ded in the process that each opportunity will be
• the driving force to During this phase, we omit- captured and every challenge we place upon our-
improve member ted any threat that was no selves will be met.
satisfaction. longer a threat, reviewed our Providing our Members with value is at the
current strengths, opportuni- forefront of everything we do. The Strategic Long
ties and weaknesses. We also Range Plan update is one way EGSA leadership can
preformed a “deep dive” of continue to seek and strive for innovative ways to
our goals, examined the key measures and the de- bring value. It is also demonstrative of the level of
liverables. Finally, we reviewed whether EGSA met commitment we have in building a great legacy for
the goals we set forth in the last update. this Association.
Prior to our Fall Conference in September, I On the subject of legacy, as of January 1, 2015,
tasked each of our 10 Committee Chairs to review I will be heading into my first year as Past-Pres-
and update their respective committee initiatives. ident. I have enjoyed being a part of this great
Once the Board received this feedback, the Plan organization for more than 25 years, but 2014 has
had undergone a complete update. been exceptional! Serving you as President is defi-
Historically, EGSA has participated in sev- nitely a highlight in both my personal and pro-
eral long range planning activities in the last 50 fessional career. I wanted to take the opportunity
years, but this year marks a turning point in for- to thank you, our valued members, for your con-
malizing the updates on a schedule that works tinued support of EGSA and the industry. If you
with the Executive Committee roles seamlessly. have thoughts or ideas on how we can improve,
please drop us a line at [email protected]. n
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EDuCATIOn
“What do you want to be
when you grow up?”
Iw as twelve and my parents were thinking about can certainly be rewarding; Harvard Law School
my future education when they asked me this alumni earn an average of $201,000/year by the
question. Like most kids of that age, thinking for- midpoint of their careers according to PayScale
ward usually meant considering that afternoon’s and reported by WSJ 10/22/14. However, a serious
activities. Imagining myself at 18 and beyond was issue is the potential for some students to become
not a concept I was capable of grasping. committed to a particular career path, usually be-
It is an unfortunate fact that that one of the fore experiencing what is actually involved on a
Michael Pope most important life decisions a person has to day-to-day basis. Then the sad discovery that it is
EGSA Director make is when they are least equipped to make it. not the way they want to spend at least one third
of Education They just don’t know what they don’t know… of their lives for the next forty years.
[email protected] Even in the late teens, many young adults have Many college students find themselves in a dif-
no idea what their career path is going to look like. ficult learning environment, at which they risk
How many of us decided, for example, that the on- failure, dropping out, failure to graduate or barely
site power generation industry was the one for us? scrape through the program with passing grades.
Parents recognize the certain traits and skills So where is all this leading? The avoidance of a
that become apparent in their children as they decision about career paths that might put a young
develop into young adults: the ability to study at person in an unsatisfying career. The round peg
school, competitiveness, perseverance, analytical in a square hole. In particular, the desire to send
ability, mechanical understanding, artistic ability, young adults to college, regardless of their natural
intelligence, etc. abilities and comfort level. Despite the best of in-
As parents, we naturally want the best for our tentions.
children and the perception is that a successful If our young adult has an innate artistic or
career starts with a college education. We may mechanical inclination, for example, but not the
be more concerned about guiding our children ability to seriously study the subject, would it not
towards college and a prestigious career than a make more sense to guide them towards a voca-
direction that might be indicated by the child’s tional or technical college than a university?
temperament and natural abilities. With the best For those with an interest in things mechani-
of intentions a college path is chosen, and as many cal and electrical, there are great opportunities in
of us know, it is the start of a serious commitment. the on-site power generation industry. Generator
The current cost is roughly $30,000 per year at set technicians are in high demand and are well
private colleges, $9,000 for state residents at pub- rewarded. According to one of our Distributor/
lic colleges and $22,000 for out of state residents Dealer members, EGSA Certified Technicians can
at public colleges. Add another $9,500 for housing earn $100,000 - $125,000, with overtime, per year
and meals and about $1,200 for books and school with great health and dental plans, other benefits
supplies (figures from collegedata.com). Financial and a high level of job security. And no college
aid may be available but the chances are that there loans to pay off! I hear that welders can make
will be considerable debt at graduation day, reduc- $75,000 - $100,000 per year.
ing the net earnings of the graduate. According Just to be clear, I am not advocating a particu-
to consumerfinance.gov, student loans comprise lar educational path; just the critical importance
the second largest form of consumer debt, behind of identifying the areas of ability and activities
home mortgages. As of March, 2013, there was that seem to interest our young people and giv-
$999 billion outstanding! ing guidance to help them find a career path that
The majority of students have a great college they will find rewarding. (…such as on-site power
experience, graduate and go on to a successful generation.) n
and rewarding career. Success at the college level
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CODES & STAnDARDS
codes & Standards
Another successful EGSA Conference was held what the US Government Knows about Vulner-
in San Diego in September. The venue was ability of the Electric grid, but refuses to fix. I
wonderful and the Codes & Standards Surveillance understand the book can be obtained from their
Committee meeting was interesting and informa- website – www.securefreedom.org.
tive, as usual. We had a first at the Conference in my more
George Langton of UL went through the ANSI than 20 years. Nobody left the final presentation
Standards development procedures, including on Tuesday by Rayola Dougher of the American
the need for balanced members of the consensus- Petroleum Institute once she started to present.
making bodies, Brad Affeldt of Intertek (ETL) Not even during the question and answer period
discussed what OSHA and the NRTL require at the end. She was terrific.
Herb Whittall when issuing standards. There was also discus- On October 8 -10, the ISO TC 70 held its
EGSA Technical Advisor sion concerning the harmonization of standards meeting in the USA at San Antonio, TX. This was
[email protected] between countries, including CSA and UL for our the first meeting in the US in at least 20 years.
neighbors to the North and CANENA for Mexico, TC 70 is the Technical Committee that writes the
Canada and the USA. Later the various working International Standards for Generator Set Engines
groups reported on their progress. and Generator Sets. I attended and presented
The Silencer Group has completed their work to the Committee the final version of the EGSA
on the Guide for Rating Generator Exhaust Si- Guide for Rating Generator Exhaust Silencers
lencers. This document has been approved by the for their use in the future. I also presented the
Board of Directors and is on the EGSA website. VMC Group Approval Standard for Special Seis-
Unfortunately, the working group for Digital mic Certification. These were given to the Secre-
Paralleling could not come to a consensus and tariat of TC 70. I was surprised to find that the
that project has been dropped. The group led by portion of the TC 70 I really needed to attend
Trish Levere of The VMC Group is putting togeth- and did attend was not ISO 8178, but instead a
er a list of components that they hope will be ap- session discussing the Technical Changes to DIS
proved by California’s Office of Statewide Health ISO 8528 Part 8 and a new Part 13. ISO 8528 is
Planning and Development (OSHPD) that can be the ISO Generator Set standard. Part 8 used to
exchanged on a generator set without the set hav- contain design and safety considerations. In the
ing to be retested on a shake table. The UL 2200 recent rewrite Section 8 now only contains design
Working Group, led by Steve Sappington of Cat- considerations and the new Part 13 has the safety
erpillar, continues its work to keep the standard considerations. When I arrived at the meeting, I
current. They are working on the following items was surprised to find that only 8 people were in
- Fuel Hoses, Protection of Conductors and En- attendance and I was one of only two Americans.
closures - and if you are interested please contact There were three from Honda (one from Belgium,
Steve directly at [email protected]. one from Japan and one from the USA) ; one from
One of the presentations during the general Yamaha Japan, one from FPT (Italy), the Secretary
session concerned the probable grid failure in from AFNOR (France) and the Chairman from
case a large solar flare struck the North American SDMO (France). ISO 8528 part 13 is essentially
continent and the lack of necessary hardening of the World equivalent of UL 2200 and UL 2201.
High Voltage transformers by the North American However, there was no effort to integrate them in
utilities. any way. In ISO 8528 part 13 there are provisions
The speaker, Frank J. Gaffney Jr. is CEO of the for low power generator sets (10 kW 50 Hz and
Center for Security Policy and that organization 12 kW 60 Hz) and high power anything larger. So
has published a book titled Guilty Knowledge – low power sets do not correspond to UL 2201. I
Continued on page 35
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