Electric Light & Power articles from January 2006

Electric Light & Power archives from January 2006

Events.
January 1, 2006... February: 6-10: CERA Week 2006 Cambridge Energy Research Associates www.cera.com/ceraweek2006 Houston, Texas 6-8: 16th National Energy Services Conference and Exposition Association of Energy Services Professionals...

Not exactly a piece of cake.(Hoover Dam of Arizona and Nevada)(Russia's energy policy)(Column)
January 1, 2006... There's nothing like visiting a power plant, especially one as big and amazing as the Hoover Dam. That's a photo of me at the dam with Charles Herrington, a guide with the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation. Since 9/11, most...

International energy markets: AES' Paul Hanrahan on how his company finds opportunity overseas.(GE Energy)(Plug Power Inc. and IST Holdings got finance from International Finance Corporation )(Interview)
January 1, 2006... If the news doesn't include the word "worldwide" it won't make headlines anymore, at least that s how it seems. Consider this quick sample of recent deals: When GE Energy launched its new corporate initiative "ecomagination" in December...

From Kansas to Kazakhstan.(industry report)(Cal Payne Jr. travel experiences)
January 1, 2006... Kazakhstan is a world of extremes. It's cold, cold, cold in the winter and hot in the summer. Vast energy reserves and plentiful supplies of minerals and metals represent an enormous treasure just waiting to be tapped, but severe industrial...

Power market experiments make global impact.(industry report)(Industry Overview)(Column)
January 1, 2006... Privatization of generation, retail price caps, a power exchange, locational pricing for congestion management, real-time markets for energy and ancillary services, the "works." That's how a high-ranking energy official described his developing...

Analysts' roundtable: will U.S. utilities enter foreign markets?(finance)(Panel Discussion)
January 1, 2006... Global energy markets offer tremendous opportunity. Is the timing right for U.S. utilities to look at international markets? If so, which countries offer the best opportunities, and which U.S. utilities or holding companies will take advantage...

Competition & regulation, part III tensions evolve between regulation and competition.(news)(Column)
January 1, 2006... The vision of a competitive electric power sector depends upon market-determined prices as its fundamental driving force. In principle, like any markets, restructured electricity markets can be poor performers according to criteria of fairness,...

Decision making powered with real-time information.(risk management)(Event Stream Processing)(Column)
January 1, 2006... At what price should I purchase coal? From which source can I purchase enough natural gas for the next four months of load? With forecasts predicting a long, cold winter, what will the peak load be? Is it cheaper to purchase power on the local...

E&P named official print publication for CIS Conference.(risk management)
January 1, 2006... Electric Light &, Power, PennWell Corporation's leading business publication for electric and gas utility executives, is now the official sponsoring print publication for CIS Conference. PennWell has become an official media partner of the CIS...

Bridging the chasm between IT and business: the view from both sides.(it/cis/crm)(Column)
January 1, 2006... Businesses ask much of their IT departments. They need to support every division and function within the organization--from the deep internal back-end through the customer-facing service and support front-end--and increasingly, have to do it...

Wind energy's claims attract careful analysis.
January 1, 2006... Wind energy advocates ended 2005 with optimism and a sense of accomplishment. Installation of wind projects is at an all-time high and wind power in the generation mix could be one answer to out-of-control natural gas prices. "Wind power's...

Products.(electric equipment, power transmission equipment companies)(Directory)
January 1, 2006... environmental controls electrostatic precipitators McGill AirClean LLC MikroPul MSI/Mechanical Systems Inc Pratt & Whitney Wheelabrator Air Pollution Control Inc emissions monitoring equipment continuous AR Worldwide Receiver...

Services.(2006 electric light & power: products and services )(Directory)
January 1, 2006... business & financial accounting Virchow, Krause & Co LLP after debt collection Asset Acceptance LLC InoVision InoVision Inc business process outsourcing BillMatrix Corp Working Solutions consulting (general) Allegro Development...

Companies.(2006 electric light & power: products and services )(Directory)
January 1, 2006... A I Orloff Electrical Engineer Santa Ana, CA; 949-261-5491; FAX: 949-261-6541; ocsoft@aol.com; www.members.aol.com/ocsee ABB Inc Raleigh, NC; 919-856-3806; FAX: 919-856-3810; mary.g.flieller@us.abb.com; ...

Outage management key to quick response.(prevention of power failures)(Charles Sentell and Janell Ross of Mississippi Power Co.)(Terry Nielsen of SPL WorldGroup B.V.)(Interview)
January 1, 2006... "Calamity is man's true touchstone."--Fletcher & Beaumont, playwrights The playwriting team was right; disasters are a benchmark for people and their organizations. Disaster reveals the true mettle of someone or something by forcing them...

Management changes attract investors' attention.(management changes)(Liberum Research )(Brief Article)
January 1, 2006... When a top executive resigns, it's big news. Investors, bankers and analysts expect an immediate explanation from company officials. When a whole management team steps down, stock prices are instantly responsive. Tracking C-level management...