Electric Light & Power articles from January 2007

Electric Light & Power archives from January 2007

Commentary.
January 1, 2007... Starting with this issue, wind, solar and biomass will have their own spot in the magazine instead of being forced to share the limelight with the big boys, like coal and nuclear. Our new section, Renewables, will feature those generation...

Restructuring's accomplishment is disarray.(Letters)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... I liked your straightforward approach to the critical issues facing our industry. ("Commentary," November/ December 2006.) I have a comment on No. 4, The Baltimore Syndrome. I'm not sure there have really been any attempts at...

Correction.(Correction notice)
January 1, 2007... In the November/December 2006 issue, the Benefit of Counsel column was incorrectly bylined. Andrew S. Weinstein and Larry F. Eisenstat, Dickstein Shapiro LLP, are the authors of "Building a Billion Dollar Power Plant." Larry F. Eisenstat is...

Smarter meters require open standards.(NEWS/ANALYSIS)(automated meter reading, advanced metering infrastructure)
January 1, 2007... The evolution from automated meter reading (AMR) to an advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) is firmly under way in the utility industry with a significant degree of the dialog around the required "smartness" of the meter. Indeed, AMI requires...

Finding ROI in risk management: move from simple consolidation to advanced integration.(COLUMNS: Risk & Technology)
January 1, 2007... Contrary to popular belief, effective risk management systems are not created by simply installing software. Instead, successful systems begin with an understanding of the reporting that is required. Only after the reporting needs are decided...

The Energy Policy Act of 2005.(Industry Report)
January 1, 2007... When the Energy Policy Act was signed into law in August 2005, analysts hailed it with a mixture of celebration and relief. The first energy bill in nearly 13 years, it included an Electricity Title that encouraged generation fuel diversity,...

Exclusive C three equity index: 2006: a good year.(SECTIONS: Finance)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... With the final figures in, it's clear that 2006 was a good year by any measure. For the industry as a whole, the average share price increased 17.3 percent, with the median at 17.1 percent, reflecting the lack of volatility during the year. The...

Execs surveyed: EL&P joins Capgemini for pulse survey at EEI Conference.(SECTIONS: Finance)
January 1, 2007... Capgemini regularly surveys attendees at industry conferences, posting the results on their website, www.us.capgemini.com. For the EEI Financial Conference in November 2006, Capgemini invited Electric Light & Power to pose some questions of our...

Qualifying facilities in the post-EPAct World: challenges and opportunities for QFs, Part I of III.(SECTIONS: Finance)
January 1, 2007... Much has been written, mainly in the doom-and-gloom genre, about the future of the qualifying facility industry after passage of the Energy Policy Act in August 2005. It's true that post-EPAct, the QF industry faces a number of challenges,...

Standard & Poor's jumps into the utility ERM waters.(SECTIONS: Risk Management)
January 1, 2007... For energy companies, the world of enterprise risk management (ERM) is about to change dramatically. In the past few years, most energy companies implemented some elements of ERM, focusing primarily on selected key risks of the business. Now,...

Achieving the perfect transmission right of way: ensure reliability while providing habitat for wildlife.(SECTIONS: Renewables)
January 1, 2007... A well-managed right of way provides significant value for a variety of wildlife, as vegetation management practices have created early successional habitats. That's one of the most significant findings of a 54-year study on electric...

24/7/365: utility customer service resources are available every day, all day.(CIS Week)
January 1, 2007... The utility customer service environment changes dramatically as software and new technologies evolve. Customers come to expect more as they become empowered and tech-savvy, and utilities have responded by making service resources available...

Implementing a next-generation IVR: Green Mountain Energy Co.'s new solution offers more flexibility.(SECTIONS: IT/CIS & CRM)
January 1, 2007... Contact centers implement interactive voice response (IVR) solutions to better serve their customers. After all, IVR solutions give customers 24-hour access to information and services and help reduce queue times for reaching agents. But what...

The emergence of AMI: technology can enable a utility's contribution to the public good.(SECTIONS: IT/CIS & CRM)
January 1, 2007... Should utilities move forward with plans to implement or expand automated meter reading? Or should they move immediately to advanced metering infrastructure? The answer may lie in an unexpected place: a utility's view of the role it should play...

The next interstate system: 765-kV transmission: AEP advocates a 765-kV transmission overlay for the entire United States.(SECTIONS: T & D)
January 1, 2007... The United States is the world's greatest economy, yet we live today with regionalized electricity marketplaces fraught with billions of dollars of congestion, paid for by unsuspecting consumers who are victimized by the inertia that prevents...

Transmission coalition plots an innovative course: IOUs, munis and co-ops collaborate in the upper Midwest to ensure reliability.(SECTIONS: T & D)
January 1, 2007... Regional planning and development for robust transmission expansion is happening in the upper Midwest. A coalition of utilities is committed to building more than $3.5 billion of new transmission infrastructure in Minnesota and neighboring...

Electric light & power[R]: 2007 products and services directory.(Directory)
January 1, 2007... products environmental controls electrostatic precipitators McGill AirClean LLC MikroPul Pratt & Whitney Wheelabrator Air Pollution Control Inc emissions monitoring equipment continuous Clean Air...

Companies.(Directory)
January 1, 2007... AAID Security Solutions Inc Peachtree City, GA; 770-632-8878, toll-free: 866-800-2243; FAX: 770-632-8810; autoaccessid@msn.com; www.autoaccessid.com ABC Industries Inc Winona Lake, IN; 574-267-5166, ...

New generation resource needs: beyond the simple formula.(SECTIONS: Generations)
January 1, 2007... As with other capital intensive items with substantial lead generation times, generation resource supply relative to demand is cyclical. Many regions within the U.S. are currently experiencing excess capacity due to the heavy build out of...

Rick Sergel.(Profile Light)(chief executive officer of North American Electric Reliability Corporation talks)(Interview)
January 1, 2007... ... became president and CEO of the North American Electric Reliability Corporation in September 2005. By all accounts, and according to NERC itself, that was the most significant and eventful year in NERC history. In August 2005. the...