North Coast Electric Company

We have been working on the installation and commissioning of the first Energy Transfer Merchant in Washington State. Last week, in the parking lot at our corporate support center in Seattle, we cut the ribbon and celebrated the completion of Phase 1 which includes a solar canopy and electric vehicle charging stations. It has been an interesting experience in many ways.

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North Coast Electric's Eugene Service Center recently held their Energy Solutions Kick-off event.  Everything from energy-saving lightbulbs to solar panels was on display. 

KEZI 9 put together a great news clip and article talking about the event:
http://kezi.com/greenspace/recycle/223337

 

North Coast Electric held a ribbon cutting event last week, unveiling Seattle's first ETM Solar Car Charging Station.  We had a good turnout, including King 5 news.  Check out the clip that aired on August 31st during the 5:30 news cast.

http://www.king5.com/news/Running-On-Solar-128849128.html

 

As preparations for Wednesday's big event get finalized, we wanted to take the time to proudly announce our honored guest speakers.  These individuals are at the forefront of Green technologies and we are excited that they will be here to share their knowledge and expertise.

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North Coast Electric Company demonstrates its commitment to sustainable business practices by leading the race to Seattle’s zero-carbon city goal by installing a solar powered electric car charging station at their corporate office in South Seattle. The ribbon cutting ceremony will be at noon on August 31, 2011.

The station’s canopy, manufactured by EV4, is not only designed to charge cars using power from the sun, it will also act as an ETM™, Energy Transfer Merchant, and store power using batteries. The system then makes the power available to the local public utility, Seattle City Light, by utilizing a smart grid module manufactured by GridMobility™ a Kirkland WA-based company. The EV4 canopy combined with GridMobility™ technology will allow North Coast Electric and its customers to charge their cars by using renewable energy.

“We take our commitment to the environment seriously”, says Mike Miller, President of North Coast Electric. “We're bringing new technologies to the market, be it electric vehicle charging, solar and wind renewable systems, or our vast array of lighting products designed to save substantial energy. Giving customers the ability to combine power generation with vehicle charging while being connected to the smart grid of Seattle is exciting. “

McKinstry, a nationally recognized energy services company headquartered in Seattle, performed the installation in record time. “I was surprised how fast McKinstry was able to install our solar canopy and charging system, start to finish. They did a great job working around all of our customer activity.” stated Mark Greene, Director of Business Development for North Coast Electric.

To all North Coast Electric Customers:

Many of you may have heard about the emerging crisis regarding “Rare Earth” elements coming from China and the dramatic impact on the price and availability of T8, T5 and Compact Fluorescent Lamps (CFLS).

China has significantly reduced exports of Rare Earth elements while drastically raising prices to manufacturers on certain elements that are almost exclusively sourced from China.

What does all this mean to us?

Pricing:

• T8, T5 and CFL pricing which has traditionally been quite stable is now rising rapidly
• Our fluorescent lamp prices have already increased an average of 4-5% as of July 1, 2011
• We will have another increase of approximately 25%-30% on August 1, 2011
• Subsequent to that we anticipate “price in effect” pricing from all manufacturers
• We have no choice but to adjust our prices in response to this situation

Availability:

• The crisis has created a buying frenzy that will impact supply
• We are beginning to see the first allocations from manufacturers

Projects:

• Specified lamps may not be available requiring alternatives be considered
• Project costs will be impacted by the price increases
• Fixtures ordered pre-lamped may need to be sent without lamps and lamped in the field

You have our commitment that we will do everything we can to secure the best pricing and insure product availability as we work closely with our manufacturing partners to manage this crisis.

It is our intent to keep our associates and customers informed every step of the way as we work through this situation together.

For the latest updates contact your local Service Center or visit our website Blog under Announcements at: http://www.northcoastelectric.com/blog/nces-big-blue-blog/announcements-1/

Sincerely,
Cory McCulloch
VP Sales
206-442-9887

SEATTLE, WA - North Coast Electric is pleased to announce the rebranding of its lighting showroom business from Alexander Lighting to North Coast Lighting.

The change took effect September 1st 2010 and includes both lighting showrooms located in Bellevue WA and Seattle WA, as well as the Distribution Center. The conversion was complete on October 15th 2010 with the introduction of the new North Coast Lighting website: www.northcoastlighting.com.

Alexander Lighting was purchased by North Coast Electric in April 2004 and has been working steadily to fully integrate its business philosophy and commitment to quality. "In the past 9 months, we've added over 220 years of experienced staff to the operation to better meet the needs of our customers and provide the best level of locally owned service possible," said Mistie Anderson, North Coast Lighting's Manager. "We pledge to our customers that North Coast Lighting will be the industry leader in providing value-added lighting services and selection, including exceptional service, education and execution on every project to for our customers."

North Coast Lighting's recently launched website was designed from the ground up will greatly enhance the customer's experience by offering: Business to business interface, a project planner tool designed to simplify the selection process, webinars focused on lighting application and design, building plan specification and design, and a million dollar commitment to inventory that includes the latest trends along with established favorites.

Visit our new website at www.northcoastlighting.com or visit us in person at our Bellevue showroom located at 1038 116th Ave NE , Suite 350 or Seattle showroom located at 2450 8th Avenue South.

North Coast Electric has been awarded TED Magazine's "Best of the Best" Marketing Excellence Merchandising Award for their Tool Division's Big Blue Tool Machine. TED Magazine holds their Best of the Best awards program annually, honoring marketing excellence and creativity within the electrical industry. This is the fifth consecutive year that NCE has received this coveted marketing award from TED Magazine. Read more