Commentary
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Mar 20, 2003 |
In the middle of 2002, Nextel hired an energy consulting company to help them reduce their electric energy bill. The business arrangement was based on a shared savings contract, under which the consulting services would be paid upon actual, verified result$. This paper will present the initial results that were achieved. -
Mar 19, 2003 |Would you rather talk with a call-center manager about a major system upgrade or undergo a root canal? If you’re like most IT executives, you’re already dialing your dentist. That’s because upgrades and system enhancements frequently involve major changes to the task-based screens customer service reps now use.
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Mar 19, 2003 |
Alliant Energy® Corporation provides its 1.3 million regulated customers in Iowa, Illinois, Minnesota and Wisconsin with electricity, steam and natural gas. Its service territory covers 54,000 square miles in America’s heartland and includes 9,700 miles of electric transmission lines and 8,000 miles of natural gas mains. Other key business platforms include the international energy market and non-regulated domestic generation. -
Mar 14, 2003 |
Regulatory decisions have brought sweeping changes to the landscape for the energy industry. In this new economic setting, electric demand has been constrained while overbuilding has created an overabundance of supply. As it becomes more and more difficult to drive up revenues in today’s economic climate, successful energy companies are finding that lowering costs is becoming one of the best ways to remain competitive. -
Mar 13, 2003 |
It is time, once again, to pit American ingenuity and resolve against outmoded ways of living which have left our shores vulnerable. We are rapidly reaching the limits of our energy supplies and more world conflict will surely revolve around this issue. -
Mar 12, 2003 |
You'd like to bring your facility to peak energy efficiency, and keep it that way - economically. But most facilities are not "commissioned" for best efficiency- and once in service, efficiency usually goes downhill. Also, you won't learn whether day-to-day operation and maintenance is at peak efficiency from utility bills. What's a manager to do? -
Mar 10, 2003 |
How do you evaluate the robustness of extra high voltage substations and transmission lines to attack by disenfranchised individuals, determined terrorists, hostile employees, knowledgeable intruders, and common thieves? How do you quantify the reduction in the risk as improvements are made and newer designs are developed? -
Mar 07, 2003 |
A recent Gartner Group report on the energy services industry observes that “a history of regulation allowed most companies to focus on product delivery, with a secondary regard for customers and costs of service delivery. -
Mar 06, 2003 |
Electric and gas utilities have a tremendous amount of data about their customers locked away in multiple metering systems across the enterprise. Typically, companies use this data in organizational silos such as customer service, load research and forecasting, and, of course, billing. The successful utility of tomorrow will leverage this data throughout the enterprise. -
Mar 04, 2003 |
Since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, nuclear power and chemical industry security has come under intense scrutiny. Whether required by federal regulation or impelled by industry associations, many plant managers are assessing their security plans and systems and many have come to the realization that they will require extensive upgrades or replacement.
