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Recognizing the new reality, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) declared in Order No. 888 that, with easy entry, plentiful gas supplies, and competing marketers, new plants could … Read Article

Energy Service Providers (ESPs) seeking market entry in the United States face an often-underestimated series of market barriers. Strong product differentiation and favorable long-term wholesale energy supply contracts … Read Article

The Value of Innovation As described by Peter Drucker, innovation refers to the function of entrepreneurship, the means by which new wealth-producing resources are created, or existing resources … Read Article

Congestion Zones Full locational pricing at every node in the network is a natural consequence of the basic economics of a competitive electricity market. However, it has been … Read Article

Background Recent dramatic changes in the electric utility industry have systematically motivated traditionally integrated utilities to functionally or legally unbundle their business segments. While many utilities are actively … Read Article

New forces are reshaping the responsibilities of water and wastewater utilities. Although they come in different forms, water utilities conventionally serve the public and industry supplying, treating, and … Read Article

The choice between mobilizing for a fight or embracing change may now seem obvious, but there were many that chose the former path, wasting significant resources and time. … Read Article

Deregulation and Billing While customers in deregulated utility markets face a barrage of marketing materials from new entrants into the marketplace and comprehensive educational programs sponsored by utility … Read Article