Electric Light & Power articles from January 2009

Electric Light & Power archives from January 2009

Events.(Calendar)
January 1, 2009... FEBRUARY February 23-24 World Meter Design Congress 2009 Spintelligent San Francisco www.spintelligent-events.com February 23-25 Force on Force Workshop Nuclear Energy Institute Clearwater Beach,...

Commentary.(Viewpoint essay)
January 1, 2009... Happy New Year. As we welcome 2009, I can confidently say that generally it will not be an easy year for our industry. The world's and our nation's economies are more uncertain and difficult to navigate than they've been in years. Climate...

Energy efficiency: principles and practices.(COLUMN: Customer Service, Utility Style)
January 1, 2009... Recently I met with one of my most experienced program managers, Dick Moran, whose more than 30 years of energy efficiency (EE) experience is paying dividends in his ramped-up, 2009 HVAC program. Moran manages our Cool Smart program, a...

Mitigating climate change will require U.S. development, export of carbon capture, sequestration technologies.(COLUMN: Taking It Into Account)
January 1, 2009... Much has been written commending energy policy to the incoming Obama administration. Joining the chorus, I encourage the new administration to make reducing worldwide emissions of climate-changing gases a guiding principle of every aspect of...

Correction.(Correction notice)(Table)
January 1, 2009... EL&P was notified by Dominion about inaccuracies in its EIA-906 reports filed for 2007. Because this report data was used to compile tables printed in EL&P's November/December 2008 article "2007 Operating Performance Rankings," Table 3: Top 20...

The renewable energy: superhighway needs RTOs.(COLUMN: Benefit of Counsel)
January 1, 2009... The commitment of President Barack Obama to dramatically increase renewable energy resources, rebuild the aging American energy infrastructure and create millions of jobs has increased prospects for comprehensive renewable energy legislation in...

Revisiting your generation investment strategy in a recession.(COLUMN: Economic Inquiry)
January 1, 2009... The world for electricity-market participants has changed. Last year's high economic-growth projections have been replaced by recession expectations. Recovery predictions vary from a short-term turnaround in a year to a long-term readjustment...

Capital constraints challenge utilities: 2008 electric utility capital expenditures.(Industry Report)
January 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The energy sector continued to be a hot topic in 2008. As in 2007, experts warned that the transmission grid must be strengthened and new power plants must be built. Lawmakers' and the public's global-warming...

Improving the customer experience through self-service.(IT/CIS & CRM)
January 1, 2009... Pragmatic executives often remain skeptical about new industry trends until they see the concepts implemented successfully elsewhere. Although customer self-service is an emerging trend in the utility industry, it is not new to consumers; other...

Customer service breakpoints.(CS Week)
January 1, 2009... Economic contraction, manpower displacement and fear grips the world's economies. Utilities are trying to counteract flat revenues as credit and collections and write-offs increase. Airlines, retailers and others are cutting services customers...

Emergency Economic Stabilization Act extends renewable federal tax benefits.(Finance)
January 1, 2009... The Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 extended federal renewable energy tax benefits that give incentives to project developers, financial investors and sponsors. They include: the production tax credit (PTC); investment tax credit...

Decreasing oil prices drag natural gas with them.(Finance)
January 1, 2009... The C Three Composite Index did not make it into positive territory in November, although it managed to stay under a 2 percent loss for the month. Falling oil prices continue to drag natural gas prices down. Companies with natural gas price...

The smart grid ecosystem.(Energy Management)
January 1, 2009... Utilities must address business and social issues associated with the environment. They must also manage their generation portfolios to keep pace with customers' increasing peak-electricity demands. With limited options for adding more...

Wireless solutions: for demand response programs.(Energy Management)
January 1, 2009... Utilities globally will spend some $1.6 billion wirelessly linking homes to the electric grid during the next couple of years, according to industry analyst ON World. A key driver for this investment is the challenge of demand response (DR),...

DER operational and grid benefits.(Generation)
January 1, 2009... Proponents of distributed energy resources (DER) often cite benefits that larger, conventional generating sources typically cannot provide. The number of people who support DER as a viable alternative to traditional generation is growing and...

10 things utilities should consider when selecting GIS.(T&D)
January 1, 2009... A geographic information system (GIS) tailored for the specific needs of a utility and the management of utility infrastructure can be an important tool as companies strive to decrease operational costs while improving customer service and...

Power to the (GIS) users: Jackson Energy GIS users take 'show-me' approach when choosing a new-generation GIS.(T&D)
January 1, 2009... When Jackson Energy Authority (YEA) decided to migrate to an enterprise geospatial information system (GIS) with core mapping tools in the database itself, we told potential vendors to show us the goods. We created our own freedom petition, a...

The case against a federal renewable power requirement.(Renewables)
January 1, 2009... It is no surprise that the incoming Obama administration intends to reorient energy policy and better integrate it with environmental policy. It has already announced that one important element will be a national renewable portfolio...

Location, location, location: where will solar installations go?(Renewables)
January 1, 2009... The solar industry has taken off as a result of renewable energy benefits and increased pressure on companies to build renewable energy portfolios. Nevertheless, the details of how to install solar installations and where to put them have...

Electric Light & Power[R]: 2009 products and services directory.(information systems & technologies)(Directory)
January 1, 2009... products energy efficiency led bulbs LEDtronics Inc Polybrite International Inc environmental controls eletrostate precipitators McGill AirClean LLC MikroPul emissions monitoring equipment ...

The pleasure principle.(COLUMN: The Uncomfort Zone)(Column)
January 1, 2009... Swing and miss. "Strike two!" cried the umpire. I threw one more pitch fight in at the player's wrists. He swung hard, but the ball just dribbled right back to the pitcher's mound. I picked it up and gently tossed it to the first baseman...