LP Gas, November 2011
NEWS BRIEFS HEATING DEGREE DAYS BY STATE State September Norm Months Norm Alabama 18 3 2830 9 Alaska 475 62 10925 266 Arizona 0 7 1987 173 Arkansas 46 20 3461 45 California 0 31 2648 14 Colorado 189 54 6970 438 Connecticut 72 43 6010 59 Delaware 24 18 4595 145 Dist of Columbia 14 5 4016 39 Florida 0 0 798 104 Georgia 19 4 3056 173 Hawaii 0 0 0 0 Idaho 75 148 6999 91 Illinois 173 74 6491 137 Indiana 149 53 5996 102 Iowa 228 97 7436 377 Kansas 109 43 5292 173 Kentucky 54 2 4618 2 Louisiana 3 1 1914 130 Maine 156 86 7863 149 Maryland 30 20 4749 100 Massachusetts 72 69 6311 96 Michigan 167 19 7035 86 Minnesota 254 19 8831 75 Mississippi 18 9 2598 35 Missouri 135 62 5338 120 Montana 172 161 8163 147 Nebraska 202 80 6739 215 Nevada 0 54 3659 144 New Hampshire 120 101 7428 160 New Jersey 38 39 5388 56 BY LEO MICHAEL SEPTEMBER LOWER THAN AVERAGE HEATING DEGREE DAYS HIGHER THAN AVERAGE HEATING DEGREE DAYS PERCENT RETURN NOT MEANINGFUL operate small and medium sized businesses The decision to extend the rollout period followed queries from businesses and trade organizations indicating uncertainty about which businesses fall under the boards jurisdiction and it was made in the interest of ensuring broad voluntary compliance Most private sector employers will be required to post the 11 by 17 inch notice which is available at no cost from the NLRB through its website www nlrb gov by downloading and printing or ordering a print by mail DOE asked to halt action on fi replace rule Rep Cathy McMorris Rogers R Wash and 27 other members of the U S House sent a letter to Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu requesting that the DOE halt regulatory action that erroneously classifies decorative vented gas fireplaces and gas log sets as direct heating equipment the Hearth Patio Barbecue Association HPBA announced Under the current proposed rule the decorative gas hearth products would have to meet the same energy efficient standards and regulations as heater rated gas fireplaces HPBA noted The bipartisan group of House members has Continued on page 12 Deviation Deviation From Last 12 From New Mexico 13 64 4291 545 New York 51 62 5888 228 North Carolina 24 3 3683 158 North Dakota 251 38 9674 224 Ohio 126 20 6030 58 Oklahoma 45 16 3760 10 Oregon 80 75 5742 592 Pennsylvania 89 21 5895 14 Rhode Island 83 22 5939 50 South Carolina 17 7 3033 238 South Dakota 213 16 8051 203 Tennessee 70 30 4108 108 Texas 0 5 1865 132 Utah 29 135 6394 219 Vermont 174 76 8138 28 Virginia 32 19 4473 6 Washington 110 77 5850 337 West Virginia 61 29 5288 8 Wisconsin 243 59 7910 119 Wyoming 204 100 8029 275 United States 67 10 4538 14 www LPGasmagazine com November 2011 LPGas 9
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