• Infrastructure and the Economy

    With utility infrastructure aging rapidly, reliability of service is threatened. Yet the economy is hurting, unemployment is accelerating, environmental mandates are rising, ... Read Article

    Power and Patience

    The U.S. utility industry - particularly the electric-producing branch of it, there also are natural gas and water utilities - has found ... Read Article

    Measuring Smart Metering's Progress

    Smart or advanced electricity metering, using a fixed network communications path, has been with us since pioneering installations in the US Midwest ... Read Article

    How Intelligent Is Your Grid?

    Many people in the utility industry see the intelligent grid — an electric transmission and distribution network that uses information technology to ... Read Article

    Utility Mergers and Acquisitions: Beating the Odds

    Merger and acquisition activity in the U.S. electric utility industry has increased following the 2005 repeal of the Public Utility Holding Company ... Read Article

    The Technology Demonstration Center

    When a utility undergoes a major transformation - such as adopting new technologies like advanced metering - the costs and time involved ... Read Article

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