White Papers RTO Technology Visionby Chris Trayhorn, Publisher of mThink Blue Book on April 1, 2003 Perhaps we should not measure the role of technology in realizing the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s Standard Market Design by the volume of text that it is afforded … Read Article Meeting Information Demandsby Chris Trayhorn, Publisher of mThink Blue Book on April 1, 2003 Over the past year, the energy industry has experienced a tremendous increase in the type and amount of information demanded by regulators and the broader market. A plethora … Read Article The Lessons of Deregulationby Chris Trayhorn, Publisher of mThink Blue Book on April 1, 2003 As leaders in the utility industry, part of your job is to conjure up a full understanding of both the perils and opportunities confronting your organizations. Given the … Read Article Network Asset Maintenanceby Chris Trayhorn, Publisher of mThink Blue Book on April 1, 2003 In many jurisdictions, any negative customer impact is felt by the utility as a penalty payment, so network performance (system outages, voltage fluctuations) and customer management (such as … Read Article The Myth of Deregulationby Chris Trayhorn, Publisher of mThink Blue Book on April 1, 2003 In 1996, California passed the nation’s first and boldest electricity deregulation law. As we all know now, the state jumped off a cliff with no parachute, and the … Read Article On Performance Managementby Chris Trayhorn, Publisher of mThink Blue Book on April 1, 2003 As the energy industry evolves, leveraging business intelligence becomes ever more important. The well-publicized problems of major energy traders over the last year have spurred a renewed emphasis … Read Article We Need Standard Market Designby Chris Trayhorn, Publisher of mThink Blue Book on April 1, 2003 No doubt in the future we will look back at this time as a turning point in the history of America’s $225 billion electricity industry. The past decade’s … Read Article Yallourn Energy Powers Maintenance Efforts with MRO Software''s Strategic Asset Management Solution: An MRO Software Case Studyby Chris Trayhorn, Publisher of mThink Blue Book on April 1, 2003 Based in the Latrobe Valley in the Australian state of Victoria, 150 kilometers east of Melbourne, Yallourn Energy operates Australia’s second largest open cut coal mine and owns … Read Article Partial Deregulation and Creditby Chris Trayhorn, Publisher of mThink Blue Book on April 1, 2003 Deregulation or, as it should be more properly called, restructuring of U.S. power markets was supposed to induce greater efficiencies and reduce prices to consumers. Restructuring should also … Read Article Building an Enterprise GISby Chris Trayhorn, Publisher of mThink Blue Book on April 1, 2003 Early on, utilities, with no specific cartographic expertise and lacking any standards around scale, orientation, map sheet size, symbology, or detail, created a huge investment in paper maps … Read Article Portfolio Value Managementby Chris Trayhorn, Publisher of mThink Blue Book on April 1, 2003 To position their companies for success in the energy industry of the future, utility executives must have a clear vision of the future of the industry and the … Read Article Portfolio Approach to Cutting Costsby Chris Trayhorn, Publisher of mThink Blue Book on April 1, 2003 The renewed and particularly intense focus on performance improvement and cost reduction in utilities is traceable to three compelling drivers of change: • Strong capital market demands • … Read Article Trends in Bill Paymentby Chris Trayhorn, Publisher of mThink Blue Book on April 1, 2003 One of the most significant trends within the payments market is the increasing substitution of electronic forms of payment for traditional paper-based payment forms such as cash and … Read Article The Big Shift Changeby Chris Trayhorn, Publisher of mThink Blue Book on April 1, 2003 Let us look at one situation with two very different endings. Reliable operations, employee safety, and corporate profitability are all at stake. This is not a dinner theater … Read Article Understanding Risk Managementby Chris Trayhorn, Publisher of mThink Blue Book on April 1, 2003 Greater recognition of the correlation among the risks in energy marketing activities, asset management and operations, and the energy regulatory environment is necessary for companies to better manage … Read Article Carbon Dioxide Strategiesby Chris Trayhorn, Publisher of mThink Blue Book on April 1, 2003 The Kyoto Protocol would have required the United States to commit to a 7 percent reduction in carbon emissions from the 1990 level by 2010. This paper will … Read Article Chapter 11: Life After Deathby Chris Trayhorn, Publisher of mThink Blue Book on April 1, 2003 It is a fundamental tenet of economics that life in a competitive marketplace comes with both risks and rewards. Partial deregulation of the utility industries has proven no … Read Article Wind Energy: Winds of Changeby Chris Trayhorn, Publisher of mThink Blue Book on April 1, 2003 A look at the U.S. wind energy industry’s growth chart shows an upward curve that takes off at the close of the 1990s after a decade of dormancy. … Read Article« Previous 1 2 3 4 … 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Next »