Dial One Wolfedale: PLANNED MAINTENANCE - A MISCONCEPTION?: More than 30 years ago Wolfedale was called out to an emergency call for a power outage caused by a blown transformer (a critical component...
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Sunday, 23 October 2011
Friday, 21 October 2011
PLANNED MAINTENANCE - A MISCONCEPTION?
More than 30 years ago Wolfedale was called out to an emergency call for a power outage caused by a blown transformer (a critical component to the operation of the business). After several days of downtime, losses incurred by both the business and customers of the business in the hundredths of thousands of dollars the company was back in operation. From that day forward Wolfedale continues to perform an annual maintenance program with this customer at a mere $2500.00.
Several years ago, we were called in to perform thermal infrared imaging for a business’s electrical distribution system as part of an insurance recommendation. Our technician found a fusible disconnect, overheating, requiring immediate replacement. On the day of the replacement our technicians were not surprised to find the heat built up in this switch caused the fuse to disintegrate on removal. It was fortunate that this switch had not blown during operating hours. The damage could have been catastrophic to workers as well as the impact it would have had on the business.
Do you manage the maintenance of your vehicle? Why? The satisfaction of knowing that a properly maintained vehicle, regular oil changes etc., will increase the longevity of it while reducing your expenses. You have the confidence of knowing that you will continue to get to work, after all, without that paycheck you can’t afford your vehicle and the remainder of items you enjoy. Wouldn't you like the same piece of mind with your business?
Electrical planned maintenance is an integral part of any business. The primary goal of a scheduled maintenance program is aimed at the prevention of electrical breakdowns and failures as well as ensuring that your facilities electrical systems are operating safely. It is designed to enhance equipment reliability by identifying potentially faulty components and conditions before they actually fail resulting in costly downtime and repairs, and in extreme cases, causing injury to colleagues and friends. The misconception……don’t fix what isn’t broke is just that, a misconception.
So, ask yourself this, how much does 1 hour of unscheduled downtime cost coupled with loss of productivity to you and your customer, the cost of emergency repair services and rush delivery parts? The numbers will speak for themselves.
Dial One Wolfedale Electric Giving You the Power to choose, reliability and safety. We have the knowledge, the tools, and the resources, you have the power to make the choice that works!
Can you afford NOT to have a Planned Maintenance program?
Jason Cunningham
Service Manager
Dial One Wolfedale Electric
905-564-8999
Several years ago, we were called in to perform thermal infrared imaging for a business’s electrical distribution system as part of an insurance recommendation. Our technician found a fusible disconnect, overheating, requiring immediate replacement. On the day of the replacement our technicians were not surprised to find the heat built up in this switch caused the fuse to disintegrate on removal. It was fortunate that this switch had not blown during operating hours. The damage could have been catastrophic to workers as well as the impact it would have had on the business.
Do you manage the maintenance of your vehicle? Why? The satisfaction of knowing that a properly maintained vehicle, regular oil changes etc., will increase the longevity of it while reducing your expenses. You have the confidence of knowing that you will continue to get to work, after all, without that paycheck you can’t afford your vehicle and the remainder of items you enjoy. Wouldn't you like the same piece of mind with your business?
Electrical planned maintenance is an integral part of any business. The primary goal of a scheduled maintenance program is aimed at the prevention of electrical breakdowns and failures as well as ensuring that your facilities electrical systems are operating safely. It is designed to enhance equipment reliability by identifying potentially faulty components and conditions before they actually fail resulting in costly downtime and repairs, and in extreme cases, causing injury to colleagues and friends. The misconception……don’t fix what isn’t broke is just that, a misconception.
So, ask yourself this, how much does 1 hour of unscheduled downtime cost coupled with loss of productivity to you and your customer, the cost of emergency repair services and rush delivery parts? The numbers will speak for themselves.
Dial One Wolfedale Electric Giving You the Power to choose, reliability and safety. We have the knowledge, the tools, and the resources, you have the power to make the choice that works!
Can you afford NOT to have a Planned Maintenance program?
Jason Cunningham
Service Manager
Dial One Wolfedale Electric
905-564-8999
Friday, 14 October 2011
Why We Chose ISO 9001:2000
ISO 9001:2000 is a standard developed by the International Organization for Standardization to help ensure businesses meet the needs of their customers. The number of companies receiving certification by December 2000 was over 450,000. That number more than doubled in December 2009 to 1,064,000. These forms of standardization are a pre-requisite for many businesses to work together in various industries. In order to become certified an external audit by an Accredited Certification Body is performed. These audits are performed every 3 years for recertification.
Developing and managing processes and a corrective/preventive reporting system throughout the company with an internal audit system performed by internally trained staff will help determine which of the processes are working and which need improvement. Non – conformances can be any process not being followed properly, for example; supplier returns not being returned in a timely fashion or not at all. The ISO Committee would review the issues and come up with a new process on how better to deal with supplier returns. The process would be implemented making staff aware of the new process. The process would then be reviewed at a later date to determine its effectiveness. This control of company documents/records as well as monitoring non-conformances creates a more efficient and effective operation providing consistently well above average customer satisfaction.
Dial One Wolfedale Electric became ISO certified in 2001. To date Wolfedale maintains ISO compliancy following and maintaining a quality management system developed specifically for their use throughout the company. Always striving to improve these standard practices allows us to provide our customers with consistently safe and quality workmanship. Dial One Wolfedale Electric Gives the Power to our customers to choose piece of mind knowing that we are doing our very best to provide them with quality service.
The proof is in the repeat business and the documentation/testimonials received from our customers on a job well done or a thank you for getting the job done on time and on budget!
Monica Mercer
Administrative Assistant
Dial One Wolfedale Electric
Giving You the Power!
Developing and managing processes and a corrective/preventive reporting system throughout the company with an internal audit system performed by internally trained staff will help determine which of the processes are working and which need improvement. Non – conformances can be any process not being followed properly, for example; supplier returns not being returned in a timely fashion or not at all. The ISO Committee would review the issues and come up with a new process on how better to deal with supplier returns. The process would be implemented making staff aware of the new process. The process would then be reviewed at a later date to determine its effectiveness. This control of company documents/records as well as monitoring non-conformances creates a more efficient and effective operation providing consistently well above average customer satisfaction.
Dial One Wolfedale Electric became ISO certified in 2001. To date Wolfedale maintains ISO compliancy following and maintaining a quality management system developed specifically for their use throughout the company. Always striving to improve these standard practices allows us to provide our customers with consistently safe and quality workmanship. Dial One Wolfedale Electric Gives the Power to our customers to choose piece of mind knowing that we are doing our very best to provide them with quality service.
The proof is in the repeat business and the documentation/testimonials received from our customers on a job well done or a thank you for getting the job done on time and on budget!
Monica Mercer
Administrative Assistant
Dial One Wolfedale Electric
Giving You the Power!
Friday, 7 October 2011
History of Solar
The ancient Greek and Native Americans were the first to use solar power to their benefit, dating back as early as 400BC. It wasn’t until 1776 that the first solar collector was built by a gentleman named Horace de Saussare.
It was during the later half of the 1950’s that solar power saw its first mainstream usage. The first solar water heated office building was built during this time by an architect named Frank Bridgers.
Later there was a process that produced pure crystalline silicone and by 1954 Bell Telephone Laboratories had developed a silicon photovoltaic cell that had a four percent efficiency that was later boosted to an 11% efficiency.
Solar power saw a rebirth in the 1970’s with the oil embargo. This was a great opportunity to utilize solar power; in fact the US Department of Energy financed the Federal Photovoltaic Utilization Program. This program was responsible for the installation and testing of over 3,000 photovoltaic systems.
Germany is one of the world's top photovoltaics (PV) installers, with a solar PV capacity as of 2010 of almost 17,000 megawatts (MW). The German solar PV industry installed 7,400 MW from nearly one-quarter million individual systems in 2010, and solar PV provided 12 TWh (billion kilowatt-hours) of electricity in 2010, about 2% of total electricity.
Some market analysts expect this could reach 25 percent by 2050
Germany has also taken the bold step to begin eliminating their dependence on Nuclear Powered energy. German Chancellor Angela Merkel has announced the country will move to phase out all nuclear power by 2022.
Solar power in the United States is an area of considerable activity and there are many utility-scale solar power plants. The largest solar power installation in the world is the Solar Energy Generating Systems facility in California, which has a total capacity of 354 megawatts (MW). Nevada Solar One is a solar thermal plant with a 64 MW generating capacity, located near Boulder City, Nevada. The Copper Mountain Solar Facility is a 48 MW photovoltaic solar power facility in Boulder City, Nevada. The DeSoto Next Generation Solar Energy Center is a 25 MW photovoltaic solar power facility in DeSoto County, Florida.
The Blythe Solar Power Project is a 500 MW photovoltaic power station under construction in Riverside County, California. The Ivanpah Solar Power Facility is a 392 MW solar thermal power facility which is under construction in south-eastern California. The Solana Generating Station is a 280 MW solar power plant which is under construction about 70 miles (110 km) southwest of Phoenix, Arizona. There are plans to build many other large solar plants in the United States. Governor Jerry Brown has signed legislation requiring California's utilities to get 33 percent of their electricity from renewable energy sources by the end of 2020.
In October 2009, the Ontario government launched the feed-in tariff (FIT) and microFIT programs. This program is the first of its kind in North America to encourage the development of clean renewable energy. The FIT program is intended for installations over 10 kW, while the microFIT program is to encourage the development of micro-scale renewable energy projects, such as residential solar photovoltaic (PV) installations. The microFIT program provides a rate of $0.802/kWh for rooftop mounted solar panels. On July 2nd, 2010 the microFIT's program rate was lowered to $0.588/kWh by the Ontario Power Authority (OPA). This new rate means consumers investing in solar energy through the Ontario MicroFit Program will experience a drop in profit margin from a 25% range to 10%.
Thanks to the Ontario FIT program, Canada is the home of the largest solar farm in the world (as of October 2010). Located in Sarnia, Ontario, the 80 megawatt Sarnia Photovoltaic Power Plant can power more than 12,000 homes.
Ontario may become the leading market for solar PV in North America in 2011, installing more than 400 MW of solar power. This would be nearly double that installed by California in 2010. With contracts on the books, Ontario is expected to reach 2,650 MW of solar PV by 2015.
“We possess the intelligence, courage, determination, and technology available to sustain many changes to our physical world for our children and generations to follow”
What are you doing to show our children the way? Stand Up for SOLAR!
Brian Cook
Senior Solar Expert
Dial One Wolfedale Electric
905-564-8999 ext 223
Giving You the Power!... to Change
It was during the later half of the 1950’s that solar power saw its first mainstream usage. The first solar water heated office building was built during this time by an architect named Frank Bridgers.
Later there was a process that produced pure crystalline silicone and by 1954 Bell Telephone Laboratories had developed a silicon photovoltaic cell that had a four percent efficiency that was later boosted to an 11% efficiency.
Solar power saw a rebirth in the 1970’s with the oil embargo. This was a great opportunity to utilize solar power; in fact the US Department of Energy financed the Federal Photovoltaic Utilization Program. This program was responsible for the installation and testing of over 3,000 photovoltaic systems.
Germany is one of the world's top photovoltaics (PV) installers, with a solar PV capacity as of 2010 of almost 17,000 megawatts (MW). The German solar PV industry installed 7,400 MW from nearly one-quarter million individual systems in 2010, and solar PV provided 12 TWh (billion kilowatt-hours) of electricity in 2010, about 2% of total electricity.
Some market analysts expect this could reach 25 percent by 2050
Germany has also taken the bold step to begin eliminating their dependence on Nuclear Powered energy. German Chancellor Angela Merkel has announced the country will move to phase out all nuclear power by 2022.
Solar power in the United States is an area of considerable activity and there are many utility-scale solar power plants. The largest solar power installation in the world is the Solar Energy Generating Systems facility in California, which has a total capacity of 354 megawatts (MW). Nevada Solar One is a solar thermal plant with a 64 MW generating capacity, located near Boulder City, Nevada. The Copper Mountain Solar Facility is a 48 MW photovoltaic solar power facility in Boulder City, Nevada. The DeSoto Next Generation Solar Energy Center is a 25 MW photovoltaic solar power facility in DeSoto County, Florida.
The Blythe Solar Power Project is a 500 MW photovoltaic power station under construction in Riverside County, California. The Ivanpah Solar Power Facility is a 392 MW solar thermal power facility which is under construction in south-eastern California. The Solana Generating Station is a 280 MW solar power plant which is under construction about 70 miles (110 km) southwest of Phoenix, Arizona. There are plans to build many other large solar plants in the United States. Governor Jerry Brown has signed legislation requiring California's utilities to get 33 percent of their electricity from renewable energy sources by the end of 2020.
In October 2009, the Ontario government launched the feed-in tariff (FIT) and microFIT programs. This program is the first of its kind in North America to encourage the development of clean renewable energy. The FIT program is intended for installations over 10 kW, while the microFIT program is to encourage the development of micro-scale renewable energy projects, such as residential solar photovoltaic (PV) installations. The microFIT program provides a rate of $0.802/kWh for rooftop mounted solar panels. On July 2nd, 2010 the microFIT's program rate was lowered to $0.588/kWh by the Ontario Power Authority (OPA). This new rate means consumers investing in solar energy through the Ontario MicroFit Program will experience a drop in profit margin from a 25% range to 10%.
Thanks to the Ontario FIT program, Canada is the home of the largest solar farm in the world (as of October 2010). Located in Sarnia, Ontario, the 80 megawatt Sarnia Photovoltaic Power Plant can power more than 12,000 homes.
Ontario may become the leading market for solar PV in North America in 2011, installing more than 400 MW of solar power. This would be nearly double that installed by California in 2010. With contracts on the books, Ontario is expected to reach 2,650 MW of solar PV by 2015.
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| 500KW Rooftop Solar Array in Woodstock Ontario |
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| 80 MW Solar farm in Sarnia Ontario |
“We possess the intelligence, courage, determination, and technology available to sustain many changes to our physical world for our children and generations to follow”
What are you doing to show our children the way? Stand Up for SOLAR!
Brian Cook
Senior Solar Expert
Dial One Wolfedale Electric
905-564-8999 ext 223
Giving You the Power!... to Change
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