• Integrating IT: The Real Lessons Are Learned After The Merger

    Introduction The past few years have brought about many sweeping and costly changes to the energy industry. Post-merger power companies in particular ... Read Article

    Offshore Wind: The Environmental Implications

    Introduction The impact of climate change through global warming has been a concern for some time now. As a result of this ... Read Article

    Distribution Outsourcing – Puget Sound Energy''s Experience

    Introduction In February 2001, Puget Sound Energy (PSE) began outsourcing its new residential and commercial system extension and system maintenance construction work ... Read Article

    E-Business Platforms in the Electricity Supply Industry

    All over the world, the electricity supply industry is going through a period of unprecedented and momentous change. After a century of ... Read Article

    Impact of Re-Regulation on Utility Nuclear Generation

    Business Drivers Some state regulators have already required their incumbent utilities to decide which line of business to pursue as they are ... Read Article

    Integration of Power and Gas Trading

    U.K. Electricity’s Key Fuel Source: Gas The principle of electricity generation via a conductor rotating in a magnetic field totally dominates the ... Read Article

    Do Energy Companies Really Need To Customize Their Software?

    Introduction The energy industry continues to experience significant restructuring activities which are primarily changing the way energy delivery businesses (i.e., pipes and ... Read Article

    Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) Streamlines Operations with SAP’s R/3 Enterprise

    SAIC is a leader in systems design and integration, information security, IT outsourcing, and telecommunications networking and support, with more than 41,000 ... Read Article

    Setting a Target for Cost Reduction Programs

    Many believe cost performance is back, but we don’t think it’s ever been gone. One outcome of the California energy crisis has ... Read Article

    Managing Weather Risk

    Introduction The management of weather risk has moved to the forefront in recent years as corporate risk managers have sought to take ... Read Article

    Gaining Competitive Advantage Through Better Outage Management

    Introduction In recent years, power utilities have had major concerns about the issue of managing outages — especially unplanned ones caused by ... Read Article

    The Changing Role of the Utility CFO

    Industry Transformation: The New Competitive Landscape The global energy industry is experiencing extraordinary transformation. The forces of deregulation, increased competition, simultaneous unbundling ... Read Article

    New Solutions for Energy Companies: Combating the Effects of Market Volatility

    Insurance markets and trading markets have traditionally looked at risks from very different perspectives. Insurers worried about 100-year storms while traders focused ... Read Article

    The Energy Information Community: Getting from Here to There

    Smith: What is the Energy Information Community? Steklac: In simplest terms, the Energy Information Community is a process- enabling, technology-based approach from ... Read Article

    Evolution of the Energy Value Chain

    The energy industry continues its metamorphosis, driven in various parts by business imperatives to enhance shareholder value, meet industry-restructuring mandates, and realize ... Read Article
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