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E-Mon Energy Software is designed to pinpoint energy consumption for tenant billing, cost allocation, load profiling, energy analysis and green building initiatives. The software interfaces with E-Mon D-Mon submeters, utility electric, water, gas BTU and steam meters to provide a complete metering system for your facility. Equipped with 100+ standard templates, E-Mon Energy can easily replicate any utility bill structure while also providing easy-to-ready graphical charts and load profiles of interval energy data.

Source: For a free software demonstration contact E-Mon at (800) 334-3666 or visit www.emon.com

ENERGY-STAR® compact fluorescent downlights accept multiple lamp wattagesCooper Lighting has introduced the Halo Eco-Twist™ 5″ and 6″ aperture multi-wattage compact fluorescent (CFL) downlights. These next generation IC-rated and AIR-TITE™ housings utilize a new spiral twist compact fluorescent lamp and multi-wattage ballast system from Osram Sylvania allowing interchangeability of 16W, 21W or 28W lamps in a single housing. The Halo Eco-Twist downlights, offered in both new construction and remodel housings, accept the energy-saving, low profile, high color “Living Spaces” lamp by Osram Sylvania that features enhanced R9 red for excellent color (86 CRI) and high visual comfort.

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Optical design provides energy-efficient uniform illumination with no stray light

Cooper Lighting has introduced the Ametrix Arrowlinear™ Series, a new line of asymmetric, linear fluorescent lighting products. Combining linear fluorescent lamp sources with an asymmetric optical design, the Arrowlinear offers efficient, uniform illumination to targeted surfaces with no stray light-which results in wasted energy. Designed for both indoor and outdoor applications, the energy-efficient fixtures are available in various mounting and configuration options offering energy-saving solutions for numerous applications wanting wall wash, indirect, canopy, sign, façade, perimeter and pathway lighting. Read the rest of this entry »

Schneider Electric offers new Twideo PLC expandions modules with added functionality and flexibility. Compatible with a wider range of automation products, the new expansion modules can also be utilized with the Magelis XBT GC HMI Controller and the Modicon M238 PLC soon to be released.

These modules include both digital and analogue modules, and improve robustness by maintaining the full compatibility with the current expansion modules of the Twido PLC family. The added compatibility with the Modicon PLC and Magelis HMI Controllers further increases functionality and simplifies inventory by allowing you to carry only one set of expansion modules for each controller.

Source: Schneider Electric online newsletter, June

Schneider Electric’s Modicon M340 adds Modbus Bus Plus Proxy Module
The new din-rail mountable Modbus Bus Plus Proxy module for the Modicon M340 PLC complements Modicon Compact 984 PLCs Modbus Plus network. It gives enhanced power, flexibility while at the same time, allowing users to:

• Utilize the M340 and Unity Pro software without disturbing an existing Modbus Plus network or the hardware connected to it.
• Upgrade to the M340 PLC in stages to simplify the change over, spread out the cost and address critical system requirements immediately.
• Reduce maintenance costs by upgrading technology to a new, more powerful PLC.

For more information on the benefits of utilizing the Modicon M340 Modbus Bus Plus Proxy Module with your Compact 984 equipment, contact Summit Electric Supply.

Source: Schneider Electric online newsletter, June