White Papers Profitability Risk Assessment at Nuclear Power Plants Under Electricity Deregulationby Chris Trayhorn, Publisher of mThink Blue Book on November 15, 2000 Measuring Nuclear Power Plant Performance in the 1990s With competition in electricity markets, here is concern that reliability and safety at nuclear power plants (NPPs) will be compromised. … Read Article E-Business in the Power Industry: Transforming the Competitive Landscapeby Chris Trayhorn, Publisher of mThink Blue Book on November 15, 2000 “You have to breathe all day to stay at your desk, don’t you?” Jack Welch, CEO General Electric Global market conditions for utilities are creating entirely new rules … Read Article Global Trends in and the Practical Effects of Liberalization and Other Regulatory Approachesby Chris Trayhorn, Publisher of mThink Blue Book on November 15, 2000 It is important to start by clarifying what is meant by my use of the term “liberalization.” To “liberalize” has a number of shades of meaning, two of … Read Article The E-Market Imperative: Digital Transactions are Transforming the Energy Marketplaceby Chris Trayhorn, Publisher of mThink Blue Book on November 15, 2000 Although we can be certain that significant changes are coming to the energy marketplace, the crystal ball is cloudy as to the nature and the timing of the … Read Article The Benefits of Server Consolidation for Utilities Infrastructureby Chris Trayhorn, Publisher of mThink Blue Book on November 15, 2000 Although the notion of consolidation is not new, advances in open system functionality on the part of hardware vendors over the past few years have paved the way … Read Article How Did We Get Here?by Chris Trayhorn, Publisher of mThink Blue Book on November 15, 2000 For eight decades, the electricity supply industry and its customers enjoyed the benefits of increasing economies of scale. Electric utilities, people reasoned, were natural monopolies because they enjoyed … Read Article The Third Wave of Convergence in Energy Marketsby Chris Trayhorn, Publisher of mThink Blue Book on November 15, 2000 Wave One: The Traditional Regulatory Framework The traditional regulatory framework created a convergence of energy prices with the costs of constructing, maintaining, and operating energy assets and networks. … Read Article Advantages of the RHPH Model for Internet-Based Electronic Procurementby Chris Trayhorn, Publisher of mThink Blue Book on November 15, 2000 The L-Hub model is positioned favorably in the e-procurement market space, in large part because of the sheer size of regional economies and the compelling nature of doing … Read Article Report from New England: Lessons Learned on the Road to Competitionby Chris Trayhorn, Publisher of mThink Blue Book on November 15, 2000 This white paper reviews the restructuring experiences in three New England states – Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Maine – and their trials and successes. Additionally, the paper considers … Read Article Why Do Energy Companies Trade?by Chris Trayhorn, Publisher of mThink Blue Book on November 15, 2000 Companies that trade – and trade well – have an advantage over companies that don’t, but typically that advantage is more subtle – and perhaps less fleeting – … Read Article E-Markets: Creating the Future of Business-to-Business Onlineby Chris Trayhorn, Publisher of mThink Blue Book on November 15, 2000 A Foundation for the Future Now consider the Internet, which creates unprecedented opportunities for companies to readily participate in, and even create, powerful online trading communities. In so … Read Article The Global Power Company of the Futureby Chris Trayhorn, Publisher of mThink Blue Book on November 15, 2000 The initial stages of the liberalization process currently underway across parts of the globe see individual countries separating out the traditional monopoly areas of generation, transmission, distribution, and … Read Article Nuclear Power Poised To Assume Larger Role In Energy Productionby Chris Trayhorn, Publisher of mThink Blue Book on November 15, 2000 The nuclear industry has proven that it can be an efficient producer of electric power while operating in a manner that is more environmentally friendly than virtually any … Read Article How Standards Enhance Energy Competitionby Chris Trayhorn, Publisher of mThink Blue Book on November 15, 2000 Birth of the GISB The creation of this new, cooperative organization not only made good business sense, but it also addressed concerns raised by the Federal Energy Regulatory … Read Article The Global Utility: The Experience from an Acquisition Made in the United States by a Foreign Utilityby Chris Trayhorn, Publisher of mThink Blue Book on November 15, 2000 Our story starts in 1991. After 40 years of government ownership, the U.K. electricity industry began to privatize in 1990. England and Wales were first, with the formation … Read Article Grid Reliability and Power Quality Solutions for the Digital Economy with the Virtual Power Plantby Chris Trayhorn, Publisher of mThink Blue Book on November 15, 2000 Figure 1 Types of Energy Trading Exchanges (Source: AMR Research, 2000; courtesy of ENCORP, Inc. ©2000) See larger image The confluence of several compelling forces – energy technology … Read Article Internet Trading Exchanges To Drive Further Utilities Restructuringby Chris Trayhorn, Publisher of mThink Blue Book on November 15, 2000 Key Term: Portals Defined A dizzying array of terms is used to describe the various online communities available to utility companies to facilitate communication with suppliers, traders, and … Read Article Preface from PricewaterhouseCoopersby Chris Trayhorn, Publisher of mThink Blue Book on November 15, 2000 We are delighted that you are about to read these pages, which we are confident will give you unique and timely insights into the rapidly transforming energy industry … Read Article« Previous 1 2 3 4 … 16 17 18 19 Next »