According to the Omaha Public Power District (OPPD), it has a "high powered" team that offers its customers innovative and cost-effective HVAC solutions to meet their needs today and in the future.

NorthWestern Energy's average electric supply costs were lower than anticipated last year, according to company officials. NorthWestern recently filed its annual electricity supply cost tracker with the Montana Public Service Commission (MPSC).

The institute offers training in HVAC and the metals industries.

The Facilities Services Division of the University of Alaska-Fairbanks hosts "Hvac Shop," a Web site which describes the curriculum of the HVAC department and a listing of the faculty members.

Financial assistance from Puget Sound Energy remains available to eligible natural gas customers in Seattle who need help paying last winter's heating bills.

Four 75-kilowatt cogeneration systems were recently installed at Chabot College. The systems, manufactured by Tecogen, are providing 100 percent of the energy required to heat Chabot's Olympic-sized outdoor pool and 38 percent of the electricity used throughout the rest of the campus.

Idaho homeowners seeking information about heating and cooling can log on to the Heating and Cooling Idaho site at www.repair-home.com/Heating_and_Cooling/Directory/Idaho/.

Senior citizens meal programs provide a necessary service for our older neighbors. That's why NorthWestern Energy and the National Center for Appropriate Technology (NCAT) are looking to provide some of these programs with help from the sun.

The HVAC and Metals Institute, Portland, Ore., built "to meet the demand for qualified and trained workers" for the HVAC and metals industry, is featured at the Web site (www.sheetmetal-16.org) of the local Columbia Chapter of the Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors' National Association (SMACNA).

For more than three decades, the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) has been a leading voice for environmental advocacy in the United States. When the group decided to open a regional office in Santa Monica, Calif., they knew it had to be environmentally friendly.