Alternate fuels
Alternate fuel Price Reports - Fuel Price Report
Propane & Natural Gas Alternative Fuel Systems
Iowa Dept. of Natural Resources - Monthly survey of fuel costs in Iowa. Click on current month available
City Code
Des Moines Municipal codes - Search for various codes
Code Requirements
First Source - Iowa state code information
NFPA 54 National Fuel Gas Code - 2006 Edition of NFPA 54
AGA 2006 National Fuel Gas code Published - This is important
Iowa Code requirments - 875-91.1(89) Codes adopted by reference. Search "NFPA 54 2006" for reference
DOE\'s Building Energy Codes - A resource on national energy codes and standards. The program is guided and funded by the DOE Office of Building Technology Assistance
Cost to operate NG Appliances
MN Blue Flame - Operating Cost and comparison with other fuels
Dealers, Heating equipment
INGA Member Dealers - Web site URL's for dealer Members can be found in the members list for those that have Web sites
Distributors of Nat. Gas Equip.
McDonald supply - McDonald Supply is a full line plumbing and HVAC distributor with locations in Iowa, South Dakota, and Illinois
Plumb Supply Company - Serving Iowa with 17 branch show rooms.
Energy Conservation
Alliant Energy Conservation program - My Home Comfort Check Up is customized for Alliant Energy utility customers only
MidAmerican Energy - MidAmerican's EnergyAdvantage® programs for Iowa customers are designed to encourage the use of high-efficiency space and water heating equipment
Alliant energy - Iowa Incentive program
Aquila energy saving tips - Helping you use energy more efficient
Interstate NG Pipelines
Interstate Natural Gas Pipeline Segment - About U.S. Natural Gas Pipelines
Interstate pipeline maps - Maps of Pipelines in the US
ANR Pipeline - Through its approximately 10,600 miles of pipeline, ANR delivers more than 1 trillion cubic feet of natural gas annually.
Natural Gas Pipeline (NGPL) - Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America is an interstate gas transmission subsidiary of Kinder Morgan, Inc. With over 10,000 miles of wholly and jointly owned interstate pipelines,
Northern Natural Gas - At Northern, we provide transportation and storage services to approximately 110 utilities and numerous end-use customers in the Upper Midwest.
Government
Iowa Legislature - Currently in the Senate and the house
Iowa Utility Board - regulates utilities to ensure that reasonably priced, reliable, environmentally responsible, and safe utility services are available to all Iowans,
Iowa State Fire Marshal Division - Division within the Department of Public Safety.
Energy Information Administration , Official Energy Statistics from the U. S. Government - Natural Gas Weekly Update about supply and prices.
Federal Energy Regulatory Commision (FERC) - Natural Gas Markets: National Overview and Regional Overview
Natural Gas Utilities
Alliant Energy - serves more than 1.4 million customers in Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin.
Atmose Energy - The largest pure natural gas distributor in the United States
MidAmerican Energy - MidAmerican Energy Company is the largest utility in Iowa
Aquila - Provides natural gas service in Iowa and Nebraska.
Natural Gas Associations/Alliances
GAMA: an Association of Appliance Manufacturers - GAMA and ARI Have Merged to Create AHRI
Minnesota Blue Flame Gas Association - To promote and educate consumers on the efficient use of natural gas
National Fire Protection Association - codes and standards, and education.
Iowa Municipal Utility Association - Represents more than 550 municipal electric, gas, water and telecommunication utilities statewide,
Midwest Energy Association - Members count on us to help them improve safety, reliability, productivity, and customer relations.
Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers - Your best source of information about home appliances
American Gas Association - Identifies how proposed building and appliance codes affect AGA members
Hydronics Industry alliance - HYDRONIC HEAT RESOURCES FOR HOMEOWNERS AND DEALERS
Vent-Free Gas Products Alliance - Consumer Guide to VENT-FREE Gas Supplemental Heating Products
The Natural Gas Supply Association - This association represents the Nation's Suppliers of Natural Gas
News/technology items
Next Energy News - Next energy News was founded for the appreciation of great human achievement in Enerrgy Technology
Piping and installation materials
Corrugated stainless steel tubing (CSST)
High Performance HVAC - The purpose of High Performance HVAC is to highlight and expose the latest advances in technology pertaining to the residential and commercial HVAC field
Fisher Regulators - World Leader in Pressure Regulator Technology
Safety equip. and operations
MidAmerican Energy - MidAmerican Energy provides assistance and safety education to customers and communities
Iowa One Call - provides contractors, homeowners, and others who may be excavating, digging or trenching with a single toll-free number to call for locating and marking underground facilities.
Pipeline Safety - Regulations require pipeline operators to implement public awareness programs consistent with the requirements of the Pipeline Safety Improvement Act of 2002
Safe Home Products - Gas Leak Detector Alarm with Gas Valve Control
Supplier of Heating Equip
Lennox - Lennox Residential is known throughout the world for quality home comfort.
Carrier - To be our customers’ first choice for air conditioning, heating and refrigeration solutions everywhere around the world.
Ruud - Reliable comfort solutions
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