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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 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

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

Most utilities view their interactions with customers – mainly monthly billing and payment – as highly routine, with neither party giving a ... Read Article

The expression “hydrogen economy” is appearing more and more frequently in the headlines and on the bookstands. As recently as February 2005 ... Read Article