• Becoming an On-Demand Utility

    A switch is flipped, and there is light. A knob is turned, and there is heat. What industry can be more on ... Read Article

    Talkin’ ’Bout our Generation

    Energy independence has been an increasingly popular goal in the United States. However, “a goal without a plan is just a wish,” ... Read Article

    The Energy Policy Act of 2005

    On August 8, 2005, President George W. Bush signed the Energy Policy Act of 2005 into law, following four long years of ... Read Article

    Fusion of Work Management and Supply Chain Management

    Asset life cycle management is an asset management strategy designed to manage the cradle-to-grave life cycle of key assets, considering all classes, ... Read Article

    The World’s Hottest Retail Energy Markets

    The number of retail energy markets open to competition grows year-on-year and research carried out by Peace Software and VaasaEmg has provided ... Read Article

    Examining Business Process Outsourcing

    What does next-level utility performance look like? The energy industry may be one of the most complex business environments, as it is ... Read Article

    Using Service-Oriented Architecture to Transform Utilities

    Since the 1970s, utility companies have grown principally through mergers and acquisitions. This industry consolidation has resulted in organizations with diverse business ... Read Article

    Business Process Management in Energy

    Forced to deliver expected shareholder returns in stagnant markets, energy utilities are turning their attention to performance improvement. The drive for operational ... Read Article

    Making Decisions With Data

    How well does a utility perform its distribution operations? The answer to that question depends in part on what you are trying ... Read Article

    Let''s Take A Closer Look at Generation Operational Excellence

    Accelerating world demand for energy, coupled with recent natural disasters, is driving and will continue to drive, gas, oil, coal and nuclear ... Read Article

    How to Optimize Reliability in Utility Networks

    While reliability is perhaps one of the most watched performance indicators in the utilities industry today, improvement efforts are often based on ... Read Article

    Asset Management – Do You Know Your Risk?

    Asset management is the focus for most utilities, primarily because of cost pressures resulting from the limited availability of capital and O&M ... Read Article

    Informed Decision Making

    Corporate management is increasingly called upon to make complex critical decisions in short time frames. Consolidations within industries, competition to maintain competitive ... Read Article

    Weather Forecasting for Utility Companies

    Weather-sensitive business operations are primarily reactive to shortterm (three to 36 hours) local conditions (city, county, state) due to the unavailability of ... Read Article

    Preparing for Automated Metering

    Over the past year, technology advances and high energy prices have stimulated interest in advanced metering infrastructure (AMI). Discussions are wide-ranging. Some ... Read Article
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