USUM PROTOCOL C99PSP001
Unit of Super Hero Utilization Management
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New Superpower Strategies:
Super Hero:
 
 
Super Power:
 
Energy Savings:
 
Cast of enegry saving super heroes
 
 

Super Hero:

HAMSTERMAN

Super Power:

Amazing running speed

Energy Savings:

After being bitten by a radioactive hamster, Hamlet "Hammy" Hammond obtained astonishing wheel-running abilities.  He claims that an espresso an hour and his special hamster wheel are all he needs to power a small city.  Unfortunately decaf is fatal to him.

 

Super Hero:

SIR VALE LANZ

Super Power:

Surveillance

Energy Savings:

Sir Vale Lanz (say it outloud) is assigned to the U.S. Homeland Security Team, as part of a joint security venture bewtween the U.S. and U.K. He is an agent from the British Secret Service, MI5. He is an Intelligence Officer and a sharp dresser. Sir Vale Lanz has above-normal powers of observation and retention, especially of a person or group that is under suspicion or considered "of interest".

 

Super Hero:

AL UHRT (ALERT)

Super Power:

Ear-piercing scream

Energy Savings:

Often referred to as "Loudmouth" by the othersuperheroes, Al Uhrt (Alert) can emit an ear-percing scream that indicates a threat that compromises our energy security levels.

 

Super Hero:

POWER-MAN

Super Power:

Power ball

Energy Savings:

He can shoot an energy power ball at himself to make more energy.

 

Super Hero:

VAL MASTON AT NEW ENERGY SOLUTIONS INC.

Super Power:

Turning various digester gases into clean energy

Energy Savings:

Val has a a method of converting Anaerobic Digester Gas (ADG) from dairy farms, as well as chicken & pig farms into Pipeline quality natural gas.This process also works on wastewater treatment plants and varioUs food processing plants. Cheers to a great idea that take a foul smelling gas that is typically vented into the air or just openingly burned and cost effectively turning into a highly needed product.

 

Super Hero:

ADJUSTABLE FREQUENCY FRANK

Super Power:

Can adjust the speed of electric motors with the wave of his hand or automatically through process control loops.

Energy Savings:

Adjustable speed drives used with variable torque loads such as centrifugal pumps and fans to slow the motor speed and control flow instead of using a valve or damper. By adjusting motor speed, energy use may be reduced as much as 50% with payback in only a few months. Many utilities have programs to subsidize the purchase and installation of ASDs and premium efficient motors.

 

Super Hero:

MR. VACANCY

Super Power:

Telepathy and Telekinesis

Energy Savings:

With his extrasensory power he can determine the exact location of all rooms and areas inside commercial and residential buildings that have been left vacant with the lights ON. He then uses his telekinetic abilities to turn light switches OFF to save on lighting energy. Fans of Mr. Vacancy around the World have already started to follow on his footsteps and are now building ingenious gadgets that automatically turn lights OFF in empty rooms and help Mr. Vacancy's Vision of "Putting a Stop to Energy Waste" become a reality.

 

Super Hero:

THE ROLLING BLACKOUTS (TRB)

Super Power:

Power Generation

Energy Savings:

A power-full rock-n-roll band...headed by Zapper (lead vocals/guitar); and, backed up by Mega (vocals/guitar); Turbine (vocals/drums); Breaker (vocals/piano/keyboards), and T-Pole, the baddest and tallest guitar player.

 

Super Hero:

OHM

Super Power:

Reduces current load

Energy Savings:

OHM...a holistic hero...the mantric chanting (Ohm...Ohm...Ohm) of his name creates a rhythmic vibration that increases resistance and reduces current load in electrical circuits.

 

Super Hero:

VOLTRA

Super Power:

Induced Voltage

Energy Savings:

Living as a young child in Chernobyl, she was exposed to nuclear fallout dust...now, this soviet seductress with a magnetic personality is able to induce and step up the voltage on transmission and distribution lines when they start heating up and sagging because of too much load....losses are reduced, better power factor, better voltage regulation, etc.

 

Super Hero:

TINY TESSA/BIG BERTHA

Super Power:

Water Absorption/Retention and Release

Energy Savings:

Super-hero with split personality...not of mind, but of body. Starts off as Tiny Tessa, her ability is to absorb and retain water...helps out with water leaks, disaster recovery, etc...she absorbs and retains so much water, that she becomes Big Bertha, whose superpower includes the "release" of all the water she has retained to power hydroelectric turbines for power generation.

 

Super Hero:

LAYER KATE

Super Power:

Skin peels off

Energy Savings:

Kate has onion-type skin that peels off and can be used as window film to help minimize solar heat gain.

 

Super Hero:

BOOMER AND RUBBER DUCKY

Super Power:

Oil spill containment

Energy Savings:

Boomer and Rubber Ducky (RD) have "expandable powers"...Boomer is rather hefty and muscular, but still runs around with his flotation buddy (Rubber Ducky) around his waist. Upon hearing of an oil spill disaster, they are able to expand to size to contain the event....smaller events can be handled by RD alone or bigger events by both superheroes....ergo, the name Boomer...as in containment boom, and rubber ducky, well, you get the idea.

 

Super Hero:

WATTSWORTH, THE WONDER DOG

Super Power:

Excellent observational and "wondering" skills

Energy Savings:

As he wonders around, Wattsworth, the Wonder Dog, observes opportunities for energy savings, and "wonders" why...lights and appliances are not turned off...ENERGY STAR products are not being used...energy conservation measures are not implemented...how much is a watt worth...things like that...get it? he "wonders", so he is a "wonder" dog...making him a wonderful superhero....he asks questions, then the reader or the Alliance to Save Energy or another superhero can provide the answers.

 

Super Hero:

GEOTHERMAL GENIE

Super Power:

Boils water with his hands

Energy Savings:

With one wave of his hand, underground water supplies heat up instantly. Piped into homes and offices, they provide heat and hot water with absolutely no fossil fuel costs.

 

Super Hero:

HYDROGEN HANNAH

Super Power:

Turns H20 into car fuel

Energy Savings:

Harnessing one of the world's most basic elements, she creates fuel cells that power automobiles while emitting only H2O. That's right...water.

 

Super Hero:

SOLARIOUS

Super Power:

Harnesses the sun for laughter

Energy Savings:

He's hilarious-always ready with a joke for anyone. And he gets his humor power from 93 million miles away, tapping the sun's rays and storing them to light up the clubs where he does his act.

 

Super Hero:

SHALEBUSTER

Super Power:

The human drill bit

Energy Savings:

With his twirling, rotating drilling arms he digs deep down into the oil shale-rock that holds generous supplies of a precious natural resource-and brings it to the surface for the benefit of all.

 

Super Hero:

LIGHTNIN' HOPKINS

Super Power:

Controls the lightning

Energy Savings:

Taking a cue from that great American inventor Ben Franklin, Lightnin' builds giant metal kites which he flies during thunderstorms, trapping the electricity from lightning and using it to power the homes on his block.

 

Super Hero:

STATICMAN

Super Power:

Master of all static electricity

Energy Savings:

Wearing a pair of size 28 shoes with leather soles, he shuffles aggressively across wall to wall carpet throughout the Canadian winter, generating sufficient static electricity to jump start his neighbors cars whose batteries have died in the cold.

 

Super Hero:

GLACIER GUARDIAN

Super Power:

Power to control cold

Energy Savings:

Air conditioning and refrigerating foods... could also make snow cones in his spare time.
 

Super Hero:

N

Super Power:

Eliminate CO2

Energy Savings:

Make the world cooler by eliminating CO2 from the atmosphere.
 

Super Hero:

LAGARTO NEGRO

Super Power:

No super powers, just a normal human

Energy Savings:

He could help people turn off lights and not waste electricity.
 

Super Hero:

CATWOMAN

Super Power:

Manipulate felines

Energy Savings:

Cats generating power for machines
 

Super Hero:

OIL CAN HARRY

Super Power:

Contains leaks & storage

Energy Savings:

Absorbs oil from spills or excess waste. contains and conserves our oil which gets used up on a daily basis.
 

Super Hero:

MISS-APER

Super Power:

invisibility, Camouflage, Force fields, & Flying

Energy Savings:

Trap trash inside a invisible force field.
 

Super Hero:

FLOTATION BLAKE

Super Power:

Flight / super strength

Energy Savings:

Clean up oil gas without the use of cranes
 

Super Hero:

ULTRAWOMAN

Super Power:

flying

Energy Savings:

clean floors without a vacumm
 

Super Hero:

CAPED ULTRAWOMAN

Super Power:

Flying with help of flowing superhero cape

Energy Savings:

cleaning dishes without dishwasher
 

Super Hero:

THE FLASH

Super Power:

Super Speed

Energy Savings:

Deliveries
 

Super Hero:

SUPER DAN

Super Power:

Passion

Energy Savings:

Utilizes his nearly limitless reserve of passion to work towards communicating the message of energy conservation and parsimony to the citizens of Earth. His arch nemesis is mindless behavior in daily activities, or lack of foresight on the part of otherwise responsible energy consumers.
 

Super Hero:

MAGNAMAN

Super Power:

The ability to shoot out magma

Energy Savings:

The heat of his magma can be recaptured to generate hot water.
 

Super Hero:

THE HUMAN GIANT

Super Power:

He can turn to a giant

Energy Savings:

He can turn as big as he wants
 

Super Hero:

SOLAR WOMAN

Super Power:

Electricity Provider

Energy Savings:

With her whole body covered in Solar Panels, Solar Woman is capable of powering a whole city while out for a walk. All day long she generates electricity, stores the excess in batteries, or gives it to the grid. Single handedly she has reduced her city's demand for electricity by 50%
 

Super Hero:

OMEGA

Super Power:

Have any power

Energy Savings:

Can Save All Sorts of Energy. It Can Save Any energy He Wants
 

Super Hero:

ODIUS GASSENBAGGER

Super Power:

can fly by inflating self with gas, natural rocket power

Energy Savings:

He is a natural methane gas source
 

Super Hero:

ATOMIC ADAM

Super Power:

Radiation Blast

Energy Savings:

After an explosion in World War 2 Phil, a solider, was affected by the radiation of an atom bomb. Luckily he survived. Now he gets his powers from deep space and uses his powers for good.
 

Super Hero:

LEON MACHINSKI

Super Power:

Super methane farts

Energy Savings:

Can run engines and heaters on the methane of his farts alone, as long as he gets plenty of boiled cabbage with sour cream and beer.
 

Super Hero:

ELECTRO MAN

Super Power:

Electric volts

Energy Savings:

Power all kinds of electrical machines
 

Super Hero:

BOBBY [NATURAL RESORCE BOY]

Super Power:

Makes gasoline

Energy Savings:

It would save us thosands on gas
 

Super Hero:

SILVER SWORDFISH

Super Power:

Super Speed on water

Energy Savings:

Could run in a water plant to help cycle
 

Super Hero:

PHOENIX

Super Power:

Control of fire

Energy Savings:

He can create a fire with out using any form of gasoline and he can make duplicates of himself.....Free Fire!
 

Super Hero:

WAMBIT

Super Power:

Invisibility when eating carrots

Energy Savings:

He can fart with the power of a tornado basically creating a cloud of methane that is highly stable thus creating an alternate energy source for the human race.
 

Super Hero:

WATER MAN

Super Power:

Uses his wring powers to wring out water from laundry

Energy Savings:

Captures water in a bucket after ringing out water from clothes using his mother's magic ring that he stole from her. He is a foul villain indeed. Then he pours the water back on the same clothes. It's virtually perpetual energy. No one every gets to wear their clothes because he has them all tied up in his evil ring of wash and dry. Basically, everyone has to roam around, naked.
 

Super Hero:

TINY TIM (RICHARD CRENSHAW)

Super Power:

Molucular compression

Energy Savings:

Reducing landfill size and freight weights while shipping