Knowledge is Power: How Comprehensive Cooling Tower Evaluations Benefit the Energy Industry
The premise that knowledge is power is borne out through addressing the mulitude of maintainence factors facing owners of power plant systems. Comprehensive evaluation of concrete ...
(05/21/2008, CTLGroup)

Evolution of Next-Generation Wireless Communications for Energy Plants and Facilities
Two-way wireless communications for mobile personnel is becoming a key requirement for streamlined operations within an energy plant. It enables the dispatch of personnel, provides ...
(05/20/2008, Alcatel-Lucent)

"SmartGridNet" Architecture for Utilities
Market forces are driving today's utilities to provide better planning, administration, and management of electric service delivery. In order to meet this demand, diverse communications ...
(05/20/2008, Alcatel-Lucent)

The Cost of Security Management for North America Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) Compliance
This paper provides a model for assessing a utility's cost for implementing an in-house Security Management function in support of NERC CIP requirements. The purpose of this model ...
(05/20/2008, Alcatel-Lucent)

Smart Metering - Enabling Greater Energy Efficiency
The electricity industry is one of the few industries where unconstrained demand is starting to be actively discouraged. The combination of rapidly increasing, more intense seasonal ...
(05/20/2008, Alcatel-Lucent)

Next Generation Utility Networking - Building a Better Network with IP/MPLS
Utility companies rely heavily on their communications infrastructures to ensure the flawless delivery of critical services. Information management technologies are being integrated ...
(05/20/2008, Alcatel-Lucent)

SAS Risk Dimensions: Dynamic Risk Factor Modeling Methodology
Because the utility industry is buffeted by risks that vary by the minute - weather, energy consumption and fuel costs to name but a few - their risk management systems need dynamic ...
(05/08/2008, SAS Institute Inc.)

Five Questions that Keep CFOs Awake at Night
The job of the utility company CFO has changed dramatically over the last 10 years. Events like the collapse of Enron, the resulting SOX legislation and establishment of the Public ...
(05/08/2008, SAS Institute Inc.)

Predictive Performance Management: Continually Improve Performance by Applying the Power of Analytics
Utilities companies are constantly required to change. Whether it's building new plants that produce fewer emissions, finding ways to perform with lower costs or readying itself for ...
(05/08/2008, SAS Institute Inc.)

Assessing the Value of Demand Forecasting in Your Organization
Even while the utility industry is challenged daily with constant change, many workers and executives aren’t always prepared to use all the statistical modeling tools available to ...
(05/08/2008, SAS Institute Inc.)