• 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

    The New (Nuclear Power) Generation

    During the relatively quiet period of nuclear power development over the last 15 years, there has been a consolidation of expertise in ... Read Article

    Must-Have Technology

    High commodity prices and volatility are driving growth in energy trading as producers try to maximize their market share and profitability and ... Read Article

    Innovation Does Matter

    Innovation may be one of the most overused terms among strategists, used interchangeably with technology improvements, process changes and many other tactical ... 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

    Setting Fixed Electric Rates and Bills

    Today many utilities strive to increase customer satisfaction by offering new products and services to meet customer demands. One of the most ... 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

    Survival Skills for Utility Mergers

    The recent surge in merger, acquisition and divestiture activity in the U.S. utilities industry has come as no surprise to leaders in ... 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

    Shifting Regulatory Oversight of Utility Mergers

    Many in the energy industry are anticipating a wave of mergers that will fundamentally alter and concentrate the energy industry, both from ... 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

    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

    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
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