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HVAC/HYDRONICS N E W S 26 JANUARY 2016 | FUEL OIL NEWS | www.fueloilnews.com OESP ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR THE 16th ANNUAL DAVE NELSEN SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM The National Association of Oil & Energy Service Professionals is accepting appli- cations for the Dave Nelsen Scholarship Program. Angel Gonzalez, chairman of the Scholarship Committee stated, "OESP's mission is education and between our part- nerships with our technical schools and colleges as well as this scholarship program, we are taking the lead of supporting our future technicians through these annual scholarships." Each applicant is required to write a 500-word essay about themselves. "We want to get to know the applicants—their background and how that has prepared them for success in their chosen field of study—energy. We also would like the students to give us an idea of where they see themselves in the next 5-10 years," suggests Gonzalez. Deadline for receipt of the 2016 application and the Scholarship Checklist is Thursday, March 24, 2016. The Dave Nelsen Scholarship fund was established in 1999. Since then, over $250,000 in awards have been presented to students who are pursuing careers in the energy service industry. This year the Association will be awarding a minimum of three awards of $5,000 each. The schol- arships are funded by the Association's annual golf tournament held during OESP's annual convention. This year's event is combined with two other associa- tions into a new expanded event known as the Eastern Energy Expo. The golf tour- nament will be held on Monday, May 23, 2016, at Emridge Golf Course, Pawcatuk, Conn. It is a shotgun start beginning at 10 a.m. OESP's panel of judges will review the submitted applications. Winners will be notified and invited to attend the Awards Banquet held on Tuesday evening during the Association's annual event that will be held from May 22-26, 2016 at Foxwoods Resort and Casino, Mashantucket, Conn. Visit www.easternenergyexpo.com to learn more about this new and exciting event. OAHRI APRIL - SEPTEMBER 2015 U.S. HEATING AND COOLING EQUIPMENT SHIPMENT DATA The Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute is the trade asso- ciation representing manufacturers of air conditioning, heating and commercial refrigeration equipment. AHRI provides regular reports on the sales of a variety of equipment. Residential Storage Water Heaters U.S. shipments of residential gas storage water heaters for April 2015 decreased 8.8%, to 365,288 units, down from 400,476 units shipped in April 2014. Residential electric storage water heater shipments decreased 5.1% in April 2015, to 355,276 units, down from 374,397 units shipped in April 2014. U.S. shipments of residential gas stor- age water heaters for May 2015 increased 10.2%, to 394,780 units, up from 358,326 units shipped in May 2014. Residential electric storage water heater shipments decreased 0.1% in May 2015, to 345,819 units, down from 346,116 units shipped in May 2014. U.S. shipments of residential gas stor- age water heaters for June 2015 increased 17.9%, to 413,536 units, up from 350,826 units shipped in June 2014. Residential electric storage water heater shipments decreased 6.0% in June 2015, to 322,059 units, down from 342,463units shipped in June 2014. U.S. shipments of residential gas storage water heaters for July 2015 increased 3.5%, to 329,896 units, up from 318,733 units shipped in July 2014. Residential electric storage water heater shipments decreased 15.1% in July 2015 to 266,777 units, down from 314,283 units shipped in July 2014. U.S. shipments of residential gas storage water heaters for August 2015 decreased 0.3% to 321,594 units, down from 322,536 units shipped in August 2014. Residential electric storage water heater shipments decreased 4.4% in August 2015 to 285,717 units, down from 299,023 units shipped in August 2014. U.S. shipments of residential gas storage water heaters for September 2015 decreased 22.4% to 283,413 units, down from 365,132 units shipped in September 2014. Residential electric storage water heater shipments decreased 27.5% in September 2015 to 258,593 units, down from 356,724 units shipped in September 2014. For the year-to-date, U.S. shipments of residential gas storage water heaters increased 3.3percent to 3,388,734, com- pared to 3,279,008 units shipped during the same period in 2014. Residential electric storage water heater shipments decreased 0.2% year-to-date to 3,124,296 units, com- pared to 3,130,659 units shipped during the same period in 2014. Commercial Storage Water Heaters Commercial gas storage water heater ship- ments increased 22.7% in April 2015, to 10,858 units, up from 8,852 units shipped in April 2014. Commercial electric storage water heater shipments increased 2.2% in April 2015, to 6,736 units, up from 6,590 units shipped in April 2014. Commercial gas storage water heater shipments decreased 2.7% in May 2015, to 7,827 units, down from 8,045 units shipped in May 2014. Commercial electric storage water heater shipments increased 4.6% in May 2015, to 6,828 units, up from 6,530 units shipped in May 2014. Commercial gas storage water heater shipments decreased 7.1% in June 2015, to 7,535 units, down from 8,111 units shipped in June 2014. Commercial electric storage water heater shipments increased 14.3% in June 2015, to 7,444 units, up from 6,514 units shipped in June 2014. Commercial gas storage water heater shipments increased 0.2% in July 2015 to 7,143 units, up from 7,128 units shipped in July 2014. Commercial electric storage water heater shipments increased 14.3% in July 2015 to 6,999 units, up from 6,122 units shipped in July 2014. Commercial gas storage water heater shipments decreased 0.4% in August 2015 to 6,776 units, down from 6,805 units shipped in August 2014. Commercial electric storage water heater shipments increased 30.0% in August 2015 to 7,172 units, up from 5,517 units shipped in