Tag: Thought Leadership

Rebuilding the Grid

I recently bought a top-of-the-line clock radio to replace the aging one I’d had for years. When I unpacked it, I began ... Read Article

Just Don''t Do It

The draft Energy Bill cobbled together in the fall of 2003 was justly excoriated by everyone from actor Robert Redford to Sen. ... Read Article

Network Revitalization

Forces outside the control of the utility industry will create a pattern of change that will transform the way the industry operates ... Read Article

The Need for New Technology

The challenges to achieving a secure and sustainable energy future are both large and urgent. An energy future that continues recent trends ... Read Article

A Reason to Invest in IT

Apart from demonstrating the vulnerability of the electric grid, the American and European blackouts of 2003 put enormous pressure on energy companies ... Read Article

CFOs Face Major IT Challenges

November 1, 2005 – In September, Ventana Research conducted a workshop for senior finance executives as part of CFO Magazine’s Strategy Execution ... Read Article

The Impact of IT on the Health Care Workforce

The role of information technology is not to replace clinicians, but to change their work environment to provide better job satisfaction and ... Read Article

Health Care Technology: A History of Clinical Care Innovation

The future of health care innovation is best understood if we take a moment to look at how we got where we ... Read Article

Electricity Reform That Works

The near meltdown of the California electricity markets prompted many, both inside and outside government, to question whether deregulation can work and, ... Read Article

MAXIMO Fuels Columbia Gas Transmission''s Maintenance Activities: An MRO Software Case Study

Columbia Gas Transmission, an operating company of NiSource, Inc., offers a variety of competitively priced natural gas transportation and storage services built ... Read Article

RTO Technology Vision

Perhaps we should not measure the role of technology in realizing the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s Standard Market Design by the volume ... Read Article

Meeting Information Demands

Over the past year, the energy industry has experienced a tremendous increase in the type and amount of information demanded by regulators ... Read Article

The Lessons of Deregulation

As leaders in the utility industry, part of your job is to conjure up a full understanding of both the perils and ... Read Article

Network Asset Maintenance

In many jurisdictions, any negative customer impact is felt by the utility as a penalty payment, so network performance (system outages, voltage ... Read Article

The Myth of Deregulation

In 1996, California passed the nation’s first and boldest electricity deregulation law. As we all know now, the state jumped off a ... Read Article
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