Industry News 2007 P8 : Electric Light & Power/Utility Automation & Engineering T&D News Covering AMR, T&D Automation, Electric Transformers Design, Power Distribution Transformers, SCADA Systems & more

Web Exclusive Articles

Industry News 2007 P8

Statement printing and mailing: When is it time to outsource?
Most utilities are studying their budgets more closely, looking for items that need trimming. One area to evaluate may be the cost for printing and mailing monthly statements. Is it time to outsource those duties?

Dynamic duo for utilities: Understand competitive advantage and empower staff to make most of it
To identify their competitive advantage, utilities must thoroughly understand the advantages and disadvantages of their products and services and those offered by the competition.

Southern Company sets new peak demand record
New peak demand record set at 39,036 megawatts; 980 megawatts higher than the previous peak record.

ISO New England releases report on meeting electricity needs for policymakers
ISO New England released the "New England Electricity Scenario Analysis," a report that examines the reliability, economic, and environmental impacts of pursuing a range of resource scenarios for the region to meet future electricity needs.

J.D. Power and Associates finds higher prices, storms take toll on customer satisfaction with utilities
New J.D. Power and Associates study finds utility customer satisfaction slipping in the face of higher prices and storm related outages.

Commission proposes adoption of new reliability standards for cyber security in the bulk power system
FERC proposed to approve NERC's reliability standards, designed to help safeguard the nation's bulk electric power supply system against potential disruptions from cyber attacks.

Systems & Software named top CIS provider to IOUs by UtiliPoint
Systems & Software announced that UtiliPoint International placed them as the number one CIS provider to investor-owned utilities in their 2007 Technology Vendor Tier 2 rankings.

NARUC board approves climate resolution
NARUC passed a resolution urging Congress to protect ratepayers and existing State regulatory authority as it considers potential climate-change legislation.

EPRI & NRDC release report on plug-in hybrids
EPRI, NRDC report finds environmental benefits of deploying PHEVs; analysis cites curb in greenhouse gas emissions; potential for improved air quality.

EnerNex Corp. awarded DOE grant for T&D software
EnerNex Corp. announced it has been awarded a Small Business Innovative Research Phase II grant from the DOE to develop a software product that will enable load modeling/prediction tools for the improved resolution of customer loads and more.

PAGE: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |

Search Articles

Advanced Search

Return to Previous Page