White Papers The Technology Demonstration Centerby Chris Trayhorn, Publisher of mThink Blue Book on January 1, 2008 When a utility undergoes a major transformation – such as adopting new technologies like advanced metering – the costs and time involved require that the changes are accepted … Read Article How Intelligent Is Your Grid?by Chris Trayhorn, Publisher of mThink Blue Book on January 1, 2008 Many people in the utility industry see the intelligent grid — an electric transmission and distribution network that uses information technology to predict and adjust to network changes … Read Article The Virtual Generatorby Chris Trayhorn, Publisher of mThink Blue Book on January 1, 2008 Electric utility companies today constantly struggle to find a balance between generating sufficient power to satisfy their customers’ dynamic load requirements and minimizing their capital and operating costs. … Read Article Leveraging the Data Deluge: Integrated Intelligent Utility Networkby Chris Trayhorn, Publisher of mThink Blue Book on January 1, 2008 If you define a machine as a series of interconnected parts serving a unified purpose, the electric power grid is arguably the world’s largest machine. The next-generation version … Read Article The GridWise Olympic Peninsula Projectby Chris Trayhorn, Publisher of mThink Blue Book on January 1, 2008 The Olympic Peninsula Project consisted of a field demonstration and test of advanced price signal-based control of distributed energy resources (DERs). Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy … Read Article Wind Energy: Balancing the Demandby Chris Trayhorn, Publisher of mThink Blue Book on January 1, 2008 In recent years, exponential demand for new U.S. wind energy-generating facilities has nearly doubled America’s installed wind generation. By the end of 2007, our nation’s total wind capacity … Read Article Curbing Theft of Service Starts With Getting to Know Your Customerby Chris Trayhorn, Publisher of mThink Blue Book on May 14, 2007 Theft of service has been discussed more in the boardroom in the last three years than it has in the past 30. Why all the new interest? In … Read Article A Long-Term View of Technologys Value to Utilitiesby Chris Trayhorn, Publisher of mThink Blue Book on May 14, 2007 The rise of wireless data networks, coupled with the evolution of software solutions, has made advances in field automation, project management and collaboration widely accessible to investor-owned utility … Read Article Fast Answers Through Embedded Business Intelligenceby Chris Trayhorn, Publisher of mThink Blue Book on May 14, 2007 Utilities have long been on a quest for better ways to handle and make sense of data. Few other industries need control over such huge data volumes simply … Read Article Tackling Utility Customer Cost to Serveby Chris Trayhorn, Publisher of mThink Blue Book on May 14, 2007 Utilities in the U.S. stand to save considerable expense by evaluating their customer service operations from a customer cost-to-serve perspective. They spend on average $42.50 per year servicing … Read Article AMI = Smart Meter + Smart Customer + Smart Utilityby Chris Trayhorn, Publisher of mThink Blue Book on May 14, 2007 The business world seems to be all about “smart” these days. You have smart cars, smart money, even smart mobs. The utility industry is no laggard in this … Read Article What Utilities Can Gain From Customer Profitability Analysisby Chris Trayhorn, Publisher of mThink Blue Book on May 14, 2007 Introduction Recent moves toward a more competitive retail environment, as well as increased performance expectations from shareholders, have focused utilities on improving the customer experience and, to some … Read Article Application and Design of the Modern Substation Automation Platformby Chris Trayhorn, Publisher of mThink Blue Book on May 14, 2007 This paper describes the application of the modern automation platform in electrical transmission substations. The applications described within are not “bleeding edge” or merely theoretical. Working, proven examples … Read Article RAMP: A Unique Solution to Recovering Lost Revenueby Chris Trayhorn, Publisher of mThink Blue Book on May 14, 2007 Revenue losses are a common problem among utilities across the globe and are typically segmented into three categories: Technical energy/commodity lost during distribution; Administrative internal operational … Read Article Challenges of Demand Response and Distributed Generationby Chris Trayhorn, Publisher of mThink Blue Book on May 14, 2007 Project Introduction and Motivation Electricity system challenges have emerged in Washington’s Olympic Peninsula that make it an ideal laboratory for advanced intelligent utility network (IUN) experiments. The peninsula’s … Read Article The Three Pillars of Energy Policyby Chris Trayhorn, Publisher of mThink Blue Book on May 14, 2007 Successful energy policy is about trade-offs between different and divergent agendas that must somehow be reconciled. Energy policy, whether in the U.K., in Europe or globally, fundamentally rests … Read Article Implementing the Right Network for the Smart Grid: Critical Infrastructure Determines Long-Term Strategyby Chris Trayhorn, Publisher of mThink Blue Book on May 14, 2007 Energy Conservation. Energy Efficiency. Go Green. Clean Tech. Smart Grid. The utility industry has enacted a number of initiatives with a common goal – improving the quality, value … Read Article The Water Industry in Britain and Europe: Issues for 2006 and Beyondby Chris Trayhorn, Publisher of mThink Blue Book on May 14, 2007 Executive Summary Europe’s water industry is grappling with six major issues in 2006 that present often-conflicting interests and that may need new and different approaches to running a … Read Article« Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 … 16 17 18 19 Next »