White Papers The Changing Face of Utility M&Aby mThink on May 23, 2005 Since the enactment of the National Energy Policy Act of 1992, there have been approximately 90 announced mergers between, or acquisitions of, publicly traded gas and/or electric utility … Read Article Workforce Renewal: A CEOs Strategic Imperativeby mThink on May 23, 2005 The production of electricity and gas, the primary sources of revenue for most utilities, requires a wide variety of assets. Most of these assets are mechanical or electrical … Read Article Using the Sarbanes-Oxley Actby mThink on May 23, 2005 Who would have predicted that significant help in managing operational risks would come from such an unlikely source: Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act? But, by voluntarily extending … Read Article Pollutants, Resources and Nanotechnologyby mThink on May 23, 2005 The embryonic field of nanotechnology, which has been receiving much attention of late, aspires to the control of matter at molecular and near-molecular scales, in emulation of the … Read Article Asset Management: Practical Path to Successby mThink on May 23, 2005 The term asset management has taken center stage for most utility transmission and distribution, primarily because of cost pressures resulting from limited capital and O&M funds, and customer/regulatory … Read Article Service Delivery Managementby mThink on May 23, 2005 Organizations today are challenged with simultaneously improving performance and lowering costs. Many are discovering that the key lies in reinventing service by adopting a service delivery management (SDM) … Read Article Collections Best Practiceby mThink on May 23, 2005 Utility bad debt is increasing year-on-year according to market research group Chartwell in its 2004 report, Credit and Collections in the Utility Industry. Chartwell estimates that more than … Read Article Electric Generation Capacity: What, Where and Whoby mThink on May 23, 2005 The principal driver of energy consumption and demand growth in the United States is increased population. The nations population is growing at a rate of approximately 1 percent … Read Article Defining Customer Valuationby mThink on May 23, 2005 Most utilities view their interactions with customers mainly monthly billing and payment as highly routine, with neither party giving a second thought to the value at … Read Article The Hydrogen Economyby mThink on May 23, 2005 The expression hydrogen economy is appearing more and more frequently in the headlines and on the bookstands. As recently as February 2005 the governor of Florida unveiled his … Read Article Goodbye AMR, Hello AMMby mThink on May 23, 2005 Not long ago, the decision to pursue an automated meter reading (AMR) project was straightforward to describe and quantify. The business case was essentially one of justifying the … Read Article On Better Business Intelligenceby mThink on May 23, 2005 Utilities are working hard to address new financial control and reporting requirements, making progress on significant cost reduction and revenue enhancement initiatives and improving the management of financial … Read Article Exploiting Broadband Over Power Linesby mThink on May 23, 2005 Broadband over power lines (BPL) and power line communications (PLC) are sets of equipment, software and management services that when overlaid on the electric grid provide users with … Read Article Q&A: Meter Reading Past and Futureby mThink on May 23, 2005 Q: In 1997, as Puget Sound Power and Light, you merged with Washington Natural Gas and became Puget Sound Energy. Was it then that automated meter reading made … Read Article Setting a Course for Growthby mThink on May 23, 2005 Within the next few years, energy and utility companies will be operating in a more disaggregated, multinational industry. The demands of this new market will drive companies to … Read Article The New New Gridby mThink on May 23, 2005 Under pressure from four distinct sources aging assets, growing peak demand, the emergence of new power generation technologies and revenue constraints from regulation and theft distribution … Read Article Re-Evaluating a Core/Noncore Electric Marketby mThink on May 23, 2005 It is difficult to discuss or propose a core/noncore market structure without discussing Californias previous retail market restructuring effort. Many academics and others have written papers pointing out … Read Article Toward Intelligent Gridsby mThink on May 23, 2005 The promise of the intelligent energy grid remains elusive; however, a steady wave of innovation in communication and information technologies, combined with advancement in emerging energy technologies, is … Read Article« Previous 1 2 3 4 … 8 9 10 11 12 … 16 17 18 19 Next »