Look for the Water Quality Association Gold Seal on products, which indicates a product has been tested and meets performance standards. For health-related contaminants, look for seals from the Underwriters Laboratories or the National Sanitation Foundation. It is designed to promote the use of alternative fuels and alternative fuel vehicles, cleaner air in major U.S. cities and reduced dependence on imported oil, while stimulating local economic activity. These market segments cover the regions most likely to be hot spots for energy competition. The data is easy to read and manipulate in Excel spreadsheets and spans 996 different segments across the United States.
Primary emphasis is on states with emerging retail access programs.
The CD-ROM contains worksheets that allow users to manipulate the basic shapes and develop highly specific data on the markets they are most interested in. Also included in the PowerShape package are Market Profiles, which provide information on the characteristics and energy consumption of commonly used equipment within those segments. The directory also provides insights into each company's target sectors and market coverage. State and Local Government Electric Industry Restructuring Coalition represents state and local governments that have a policy interest in electric industry restructuring. The coalition will invite Federal Energy Regulatory Commission officials, congressional staff, administration representatives, and the Federal Trade Commission officials to make presentations at future meetings.