Electric Light & Power articles from September 2005

Electric Light & Power archives from September 2005

Events.(Brief Article)(Calendar)
September 1, 2005... October 25-28 : Energy Marketing and Customer Service (EMACS) Conference Chartwell Inc. www.emacsconference.com Miami, Fla. November 2-3 : 6th Annual Energy Venture Fair Infocast www.energyventurefair.com Boston, Mass. 2-3 :...

Celebration ends as hard work begins on energy bill.(bill in analysis)
September 1, 2005... Our cover story, the annual Energy & Utilities Financial Rankings, is one of the perennial favorites at EL&P. It's a popular feature even when the numbers don't add up to much, as has been the case for several discouraging years. But the...

Will 13 be a lucky number? Title 13, the Electricity Modernization Act of 2005.(new bill)
September 1, 2005... Two months ago, reaction to signing of the first energy bill in nearly 13 years was a mixture of celebration and relief. Now the hard work of implementing the bill's policies is under way. Whether the long-awaited legislation brings the sea...

Marketing buzz: the power of associations.(Utility Communicators International)
September 1, 2005... Have you ever had, one of those days when you are trying to come up with a fresh way to handle a press release or media briefing? Or maybe you need to find someone who can help you plan and implement a residential program. Or perhaps you're new...

Gradualism in retail restructuring.(electricity industry in analysis)
September 1, 2005... Editor's note: The following is the second article in a three-part series discussing electricity industry, restructuring in the United States. The first article (EL&P) July/August 2005) examined the drivers behind restructuring and its current...

Create a winning strategy while building a winning culture.(manage the employee)
September 1, 2005... Faced with the challenges of developing a long-term strategy for profitable growth and engaging his organization to make the strategy happen, Mike Chesser, CEO of Great Plains Energy (GPE), and his COO, Bill Downey, began with a set of beliefs...

Executive spotlight.(Stephen D. Johnston)(Company Profile)
September 1, 2005... Stephen D. Johnston Chief Executive Officer Company Profile SmartSynch[R], a global leader in wireless technology based in Jackson. Mississippi, is a preeminent provider of smart metering solutions for the energy and utility industry,...

Benefit of counsel: law? what law?: generators selling in RTO markets still have control over their rates.
September 1, 2005... The Federal Power Act (FPA) grants public utilities the right to propose rates for any wholesale power service they provide, and FERC must accept these rates if it determines they are just and reasonable and not unduly discriminatory or...

The real power of integrity.(Integrity Works: Strategies for Becoming a Trusted, Respected and Admired Leader)(Dana Telford and Adrian Gostick)(Book Review)
September 1, 2005... According to research for the recently released book, Integrity Works: Strategies for Becoming a Trusted, Respected and Admired Leader," there are 10 characteristics of integrity that leaders and organizations should possess to build the trust...

Wall Street invites utilities back to the investor party.(industry report)(sales and revenue )
September 1, 2005... Energy utilities believe in themselves again and so does Wall Street. They have money to spend after years of tight-fisted saving, and they believe they have something worth spending it on. The financial figures for 2004 reinforce belief in...

Is the nuclear renaissance already here?(generation )(Energy Policy Act of 2005)
September 1, 2005... For some time now, there has been a perceptible shift in the public attitude toward nuclear power. The hard-line anti-nuke sentiment that dominated the 1980s has given way to a reconsideration of the technology that continues to provide 20...

Energy bill aims to connect cost, price & consumption.(finance)
September 1, 2005... The potential benefits of enabling power consumers to know and respond to the cost of producing the power they consume have long been recognized. Indeed, demand response programs, including time-of-use (TOU) pricing and metering, were credited...

Energy bill creates new opportunities, new challenges.(Domenici-Barton Energy Policy Act of 2005)
September 1, 2005... The new energy legislation that President Bush signed into law on Aug. 8, 2005, the Domenici-Barton Energy Policy Act of 2005, will help create new opportunities for investment in the electric generation and transmission sectors. But with these...

Utility customer satisfaction on the rise.(it/cis/crm)
September 1, 2005... Overall customer satisfaction has improved among residential customers served by the nation's 78 largest electric utilities, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2005 Electric Utility Residential Customer Satisfaction Study released in...

Consistent customer communications deliver bottom-line impact.
September 1, 2005... Everyone in business today is focused on doing more with less. Organizations are continually looking for ways to cut costs and streamline processes, while still maintaining profitable growth. Most organizations are also faced with much more...

Asset management: meter security takes on important role.(transmission & distribution)(Column)
September 1, 2005... The wake left by the financial scandals of Enron and WorldCom has reached every corner of the U.S. business marketplace. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, largely a response to these and other scandals, is dramatically changing the way public...

What do your people want?(employee management methods)
September 1, 2005... As boss, one of your major challenges is to fit together the conduct of your department and the emotional characteristics of your people. Doing this successfully requires knowing how to work with people, both individually and in groups. ...

The care and feeding of problem people.(management methods)(how to mingle with co)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... The law of averages virtually dictates that some of the people with whom you must work are not a pleasure to deal with. Yet, there they are, and somehow you must find a way of getting along with them. Some common types, with suggestions on...