White Papers 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 Enterprise-Wide Risk Managementby Chris Trayhorn, Publisher of mThink Blue Book on April 1, 2003 The type, scope, and frequency of both internal and external risks facing the energy and utility industry have increased significantly. To meet business objectives, business leaders must now … Read Article Disruptive Technologiesby Chris Trayhorn, Publisher of mThink Blue Book on April 1, 2003 With the collapse of energy trading and the slowing of retail deregulation, energy and utility companies are going back to the basics. They are focusing on taking additional … Read Article Can the Merchant Sector Survive?by Chris Trayhorn, Publisher of mThink Blue Book on April 1, 2003 Within the energy industry, the merchant sector has gone from one of the most promising areas to one of the most troubled. Indeed, many have questioned whether portions … Read Article Public Power: Bucking the Trendby Chris Trayhorn, Publisher of mThink Blue Book on April 1, 2003 As a result of the early failures of deregulation in the United States, we have learned two critically important lessons about the balance of private enterprise and public … Read Article A Deluge of Regulationby Chris Trayhorn, Publisher of mThink Blue Book on April 1, 2003 The casualties continue to mount in the devastated landscape of the post-Enron world. We know now that Enron was the beginning of the end of the euphoric, anything … Read Article Markets Need Customersby Chris Trayhorn, Publisher of mThink Blue Book on April 1, 2003 The average electricity customer has fled from electricity restructuring, returned to the utility from competitive suppliers, and voted for politicians who kill restructuring. The experts say, “The customers … Read Article Asset Health and Wealthby Chris Trayhorn, Publisher of mThink Blue Book on April 1, 2003 Recent events in the energy marketplace and the failure of unregulated businesses have put greater emphasis on regulated businesses. Given this backdrop, a proactive, holistic approach to asset … Read Article America''s Next Nightmare: SMDby Chris Trayhorn, Publisher of mThink Blue Book on April 1, 2003 Reliable, low-cost electric energy makes the American economy go. It is the essential service, so necessary to modern life that its momentary absence defines a disaster. After every … Read Article Real-Time IT in Electric Marketsby Chris Trayhorn, Publisher of mThink Blue Book on April 1, 2003 Energy companies transact close to a million dollars a day for physical delivery in markets run by independent systems operators. The settlement of those transactions may not occur … Read Article California: Policy and Reformby Chris Trayhorn, Publisher of mThink Blue Book on April 1, 2003 In the post-Cold War era, we supposedly all understand the benefits of privatization and the deregulation of markets. They bring efficiency, innovation, and lower prices. Yet in California … Read Article Automating Maintenance Part of Seabrook''s Pursuit of Excellence: An MRO Software Case Studyby Chris Trayhorn, Publisher of mThink Blue Book on April 1, 2003 To say that the Seabrook nuclear power station has had a tumultuous history is an understatement. The Boston Globe called it the place where nuclear power was stopped … Read Article Electricity Reform That Worksby Chris Trayhorn, Publisher of mThink Blue Book on April 1, 2003 The near meltdown of the California electricity markets prompted many, both inside and outside government, to question whether deregulation can work and, if so, how. Looking at the … Read Article MAXIMO Fuels Columbia Gas Transmission''s Maintenance Activities: An MRO Software Case Studyby Chris Trayhorn, Publisher of mThink Blue Book on April 1, 2003 Columbia Gas Transmission, an operating company of NiSource, Inc., offers a variety of competitively priced natural gas transportation and storage services built on a proven record of superior … Read Article 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. 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