Indoor Air Quality

Planning for Outages Can Reduce Downtime for Alpha Energy Solutions Customers

The horrible tornado devastation in Oklahoma has the nation’s attention as stories of sorrow and loss fill the evening news. Fortunately, this storm did not reach Alpha’s customers. But the tragedy serves as a reminder that those who are well-prepared for unforeseen events are the ones most able to recover. Alpha Energy Solutions offers a Contingency Planning Worksheet for facility managers that help assess all of the equipment operating at a facility and makes it easier to put a plan…

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Alpha Energy In Line with Mayor Fischer’s Energy Goals, Helping Customers Save on Energy

In April, Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer issued a challenge to the city’s building owners and managers — help move the city toward a national leadership position in sustainable building management. He wants to see 25 city buildings qualify as Energy Star Certified Buildings by the end of 2013. That’s a big challenge and one that Alpha Energy Solutions is ready to help tackle. Alpha is a leader in the energy space, offering products that measure and analyze energy use and…

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Alpha Energy Solutions Making Inroads in West Virginia

Alpha Energy Solutions was a featured exhibitor at the West Virginia Association of Physical Plant Administrators’ annual conference in Flatwoods, WV, April 14-15. Scotty Holt and John Jennings greeting customers at Alpha’s booth at the WVAPPA Conference in Flatwoods, WV Alpha team members John Jennings, Scotty Holt, and Gerry Lewis were on hand to greet long-time customers and meet some new ones at the show. “We met and made some good contacts with two larger universities in the area, and…

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Installing a Big Chiller Provides Big Benefits

Dave Hellman, Alpha’s director of Energy and Performance, was recently involved in a major Kentucky project. Alpha Energy Solutions installed two chillers; one at the Kentucky International Convention Center and the other at the Kentucky Exposition Center. Here, Dave explains the chillers’ benefits just after the 750-ton unit at the Kentucky Expo Center was put in place.  The new energy-efficient machines, manufactured by MultiStack, are only the 2nd and 3rd of its kind installed in Kentucky. Alpha installed a MultiStack…

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Infrared Technology Among Alpha Energy’s Electrical Upgrades

Some say that Infrared Scanning (or Thermographic Scanning) is the single most powerful technology tool in an electrician’s arsenal in the electrical industry.  It can detect hot spots or abnormal eating patterns that can lead to costly energy losses. Alpha Energy Solutions’ electrical department, led by foreman Jim Jones, uses Infrared to prevent defects that can lead to equipment failure, personal injury, or unscheduled power outages. From Wikipedia: Thermal imaging cameras detect radiation in the infrared range of the electromagnetic…

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Alpha Energy’s Electrical Division Set to Thrive Under Jones’ Leadership

Jim Jones, Alpha Energy Solutions’ new Electrical Estimator/Foreman, started working in the industry after graduating from St. Xavier High School. With three decades of electrical experience, Jones hopes to help the division grow and expand quickly. “We want to separate ourselves from our competitors. It’s not just about lights and plugs that everybody else does, but we want to be more technologically advanced,” he said. Jones specializes in power quality and energy solutions. Before joining Alpha Energy Solutions in February,…

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The benefit of Rental chiller

Alpha Energy’s Best Rental chiller Keeps Plants Going, 24/7 hours call supporting

A pair of 200-ton rental chiller on-site from the Alpha Energy Solutions fleet Alpha Energy Solutions recently delivered a pair of 200-ton rental chillers to a customer’s plant, helping to bridge the gap during a planned outage at a major industrial plant. Alpha, of course, has a full range of chillers, along with boilers, cooling equipment, and auxiliary equipment, at the ready for delivery and installation. Alpha Energy customers are provided application engineering, delivery, installation, operation, and maintenance on rental…

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Alpha Energy is Your Equipment Rental HQ

Alpha Energy Solutions is the largest regional service provider for HVAC, with technicians and trucks covering all or parts of eight states. But did you know that Alpha Energy has one of the area’s largest fleets of rental equipment? Alpha provides Chillers, HVAC Equipment, and Boilers, along with Power Generation Equipment, for dozens of customers who need these products temporarily. This need could arise from a planned shutdown at a plant or an emergency caused by a natural disaster. No…

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Serious about Safety at Alpha Energy Solutions, Louisville Kentucky 40258

Alpha Energy Solutions Safety Director It’s an amazing accomplishment, and one that Alpha Energy Solutions‘ Safety Director, Cecil Sowers, says will continue to reap the rewards. This week the company reached a major milestone of 510,000 hours without a lost-time accident.  That goes back to October 2011. And if all goes well, Sowers expects to reach 750,000 hours by this fall. The hours include work on job sites, travel to and from work sites, and emergency calls. “In the unsure world…

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Alpha Energy Goes Above and Beyond on Emergency Replacement

An Alpha Energy Solutions customer was faced with a major dilemma. On Friday morning, an Alpha Energy technician responded to a service call that the customer’s building had no heat. Upon inspection, he diagnosed the problem — there were holes in the heat exchangers that kept the large public building warm. The simple fix was to order new heat exchangers.  However, the problem was that major events were scheduled in the building starting in 24 hours, and the lead time…

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