Commentary
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Oct 31, 2003 |
In a deregulated power market, the successful power companies not only have effective power system operation and maintenance organizations, but also reliable wire-line communication networks when fiber is not cost effective. Very reliable wire-line communications networks, require a properly isolated network to avoid the effects of Ground Potential Rise (GPR). -
Oct 28, 2003 |
As the amount of people dependent on the Internet for a wide variety of transactions increases, utilities are finding it necessary to get up to speed with a new generation of customers. These customers are more Internet savvy and are accustomed to paying bills online, accessing 24-hour online support and a host of other online options - purchasing, accessing bank accounts and paying their phone bills. -
Oct 24, 2003 |
We learn early in the school that energy cannot be destroyed but only transform. Despite that we focus a lot of saving energy rather than focusing on energy efficient system. The solar power station will provide the mankind with energy and it is only of matter of harnessing this energy in the most cost efficient way. -
Oct 23, 2003 |
On Thursday night, September 18, I was sitting at my computer waiting for Hurricane Isabel to strike Northern Virginia. I wanted to see what it would do to our current system of power supply. -
Oct 22, 2003 |
On August 14, 2003, approximately a dozen nuclear power stations were rudely dropped from the transmission grid by the 2K3 Blackout. The emergency power systems at these sites promptly fired up, and reenergized nuclear safety systems necessary to complete the shutdown and cooldown the nuclear cores. -
Oct 16, 2003 |
Customer Relationship Management (CRM) is the strategy and tactics deployed to maximize the lifetime value of the customer asset - customer equity. CRM is defined by Elizabeth Roche at META Group as "an ecosystem that must drive bottom-line revenue by applying the right CRM treatments, to the right customer segment, at the right time." -
Oct 16, 2003 |
I decided to write this article after watching an early morning news show concerning homeland security during which a congressman stated that the Federal government must urgently fund new scientific research projects at our leading universities. -
Oct 14, 2003 |
Major blackouts like the one in North America on August 14 illustrate how much we depend on electricity to support a stable, diverse, and growing economy. It also highlights the need for energy consumers and suppliers to manage risk before major disruptions happen. -
Oct 10, 2003 |
No matter how loud people scream about a troublesome intersection, those protests typically fall on deaf ears until a tragedy occurs. Once there is a fatal crash, a traffic light or some other appropriate signage is usually erected within days so as to prevent another accident. -
Oct 06, 2003 |
The transmission grid that serves the eastern US and Ontario is congested by large power transfers from neighboring regions (to allow for open competition) and is vulnerable to disturbances. Although there is a tendency to point at a "single" event triggering cascading outages, major blackouts are typically caused by multiple contingencies with complex interactions.
