• Examining Business Process Outsourcing

    What does next-level utility performance look like? The energy industry may be one of the most complex business environments, as it is ... Read Article

    Weather Forecasting for Utility Companies

    Weather-sensitive business operations are primarily reactive to shortterm (three to 36 hours) local conditions (city, county, state) due to the unavailability of ... Read Article

    Preparing for Automated Metering

    Over the past year, technology advances and high energy prices have stimulated interest in advanced metering infrastructure (AMI). Discussions are wide-ranging. Some ... Read Article

    The World’s Hottest Retail Energy Markets

    The number of retail energy markets open to competition grows year-on-year and research carried out by Peace Software and VaasaEmg has provided ... Read Article

    Fusion of Work Management and Supply Chain Management

    Asset life cycle management is an asset management strategy designed to manage the cradle-to-grave life cycle of key assets, considering all classes, ... Read Article

    The Energy Policy Act of 2005

    On August 8, 2005, President George W. Bush signed the Energy Policy Act of 2005 into law, following four long years of ... Read Article

    Shifting Regulatory Oversight of Utility Mergers

    Many in the energy industry are anticipating a wave of mergers that will fundamentally alter and concentrate the energy industry, both from ... Read Article

    Survival Skills for Utility Mergers

    The recent surge in merger, acquisition and divestiture activity in the U.S. utilities industry has come as no surprise to leaders in ... Read Article

    Setting Fixed Electric Rates and Bills

    Today many utilities strive to increase customer satisfaction by offering new products and services to meet customer demands. One of the most ... Read Article

    Innovation Does Matter

    Innovation may be one of the most overused terms among strategists, used interchangeably with technology improvements, process changes and many other tactical ... Read Article

    The New (Nuclear Power) Generation

    During the relatively quiet period of nuclear power development over the last 15 years, there has been a consolidation of expertise in ... Read Article

    Let the Sun Shine

    The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) works to ensure California’s energy supply is safe, reliable and reasonably priced. In the aftermath of ... Read Article

    Update on Broadband Over Power Lines

    Electric distribution utilities have come under increasing pressure to find innovative ways to improve efficiency and generate new revenue. With the deregulation ... Read Article

    Business Transformation Outsourcing’s Benefits

    Energy and utility industry executives are increasingly called upon to improve service levels, increase responsiveness and optimize their cost structure. In short, ... Read Article

    Becoming an On-Demand Utility

    A switch is flipped, and there is light. A knob is turned, and there is heat. What industry can be more on ... Read Article

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