Electric Light & Power articles from November 2005

Electric Light & Power archives from November 2005

Events.(calendar)(Calendar)
November 1, 2005... * December 6-8: Power-Gen International PennWell Corp. pgi05.events.pennnel.com Las Vegas, Nev. 13-16: EMACS Conference (rescheduled) Chartwell www.emacsconference.com/ Miami, Fla. 2006 * January...

Support leaking away for yucca mountain.(waste repository)
November 1, 2005... "Right now, it's just a big tunnel, a big hole, and I've seen tunnels before," said a member of the Utah House of Representatives upon touring the Yucca Mountain project in October. "Utah should not be supporting Yucca Mountain as a...

Letters to the editor.(Letter to the Editor)
November 1, 2005... I read your "Celebration ends...." commentary (Electric Light & Power, September/October 2005, p.8) and the sidebar with interest. Something that you wrote struck a chord with me: "... we'll be saving more space for the gas utilities." As...

MDU Resources Group, Inc., our choice for 2005 Utility of the Year award.(MDU Resources Group Inc )(Interview)
November 1, 2005... "Revenues grew by 16 percent in 2004, achieving record earnings... For the 9 months ended Sept. 30, 2005, earnings per share increased 29 percent... The company says 2005 should be another outstanding year." who is this...

Marketing buzz: outsourcing the customer experience.(TXU Corp outsourcing back office work to Capgemini)
November 1, 2005... At a "Voice of the Customer" conference attended in September, the presentations ranged from market research, customer segmentation and brand strategy to improving call center performance. One of the presentations that really got me thinking...

Why can't I just retire my plant?
November 1, 2005... Two fundamental attributes of competitive markets are, first, that capital is deployed to investments that earn the highest return; and, second, new, less costly and more efficient products should replace older, more costly and less efficient...

Looking back at the climate issue.(power industry reduces carbon emissions)
November 1, 2005... The climate change issue continued to draw much attention and debate in 2005, in the United States and abroad. In the United States, the Energy Policy Act of 2005 and its climate-related provisions were signed into law. The electric power...

Private equity and the repeal PUHCA.(Public Utility Holding Company Act)
November 1, 2005... The repeal of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, effective Feb. 8, 2006, is likely to have a profound effect on investment in the electric utility sector. The elimination of PUHCA's burdensome regulations and severe operational and...

BC Hydro, Otter Tail Power win marketing & customer service awards.
November 1, 2005... BC Hydro and Otter Tail Power Company took top honors in the second annual Marketing & Customer Service Awards presented jointly by Electric Light & Power magazine and Chartwell Inc. BC Hydro was recognized in the Marketing category for its...

Operating performance rankings showcase big plants running full time.(industry report)
November 1, 2005... Coal plants are running at full tilt in response to high natural gas prices, and nuclear plant capacity continues to improve. Emission rates continue to drop as innovations in controls come on line. Those are just some of the trends we saw in...

Not your qranddad's power industry: effects of the new energy law.(finance)
November 1, 2005... Although disparaged, by budget watchdogs as a pinata of perks and pork," the Domenici-Barton Energy Policy Act of 2005 contains two titles, Title XII, Electricity Modernization Act of 2005 and XIII, Energy Policy Tax Incentives, that promise to...

Exclusive C three equity index: energy price concerns hit natural gas futures NYMEX Prices top $14.00 per MMBTU.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... Availability concerns have driven natural gas futures prices to record levels. Companies with gas exposures have been hit. The table below shows what a $100-investment in common stock made on Oct. 5, 2004, would be worth on Oct. 4. 2005....

A laboratory, of environmental innovation: states respond to Clean Air Interstate Rule.(risk management)
November 1, 2005... The Clean Air Interstate Rule (CAIR) promises improvements to air quality and public health by requiring electric power generators to make further reductions in sulfur dioxide (S[O.sub.2]) and nitrogen oxides (N[O.sub.x]) within the eastern...

Protecting data from the enemies within.(Safeguarding employee data of companies from hackers)
November 1, 2005... Last year, more than 9.9 million Americans fell victim to identity theft. The cost to U.S. businesses and financial institutions was nearly $48 billion, according to a Federal Trade Commission survey conducted in 2003. But it is not always...

Survey says, consumers seek convenience, options for e-payments.(it/cis/crm)
November 1, 2005... The paper check may never be erased from American households, but electronic payments and expedited payments, commonly known as convenience payments, are gaining in popularity. The reason U.S. consumers have turned to expedited payments,...

Solar power making news as distributed generation source.(generation)
November 1, 2005... Renewable energy received a significant push in the Energy Policy Act of 2005 with $2.2 billion pledged for research, development, demonstration and commercial implementation through 2009. In the wake of the bill's signing, solar power has made...

How to invest in demand response.(transmission & distribution)
November 1, 2005... In 2001, regulators and policymakers were aghast at the volatility of electric wholesale prices and insisted on insulating residential and small-business customers from what was perceived at the time as temporary insanity in the electric...