EPRI Journal articles from January 1997

EPRI Journal archives from January 1997

At home with telecommunications. (information services of electric utilities)
January 1, 1997... THE STORY IN BRIEF Forget the cable company, the phone company, and other big hitters in telecommunications. Electric utilities want to be the ones to deliver new and tantalizing information services to consumers. Faced with impending...

MAGLEV in a high-speed transport future. (magnetic levitation technology)(includes related article on advanced MAGLEV technology)
January 1, 1997... The Story in Brief Magnetic levitation technology for high-speed transport could greatly extend people's daily travel range in the next century, making intercity commutes possible and altering population settlements patterns. It could also...

Challenge and change in collaborative research. (interview with Electric Power Research Institute chief operating officer Ric Rudman)(Interview)
January 1, 1997... Has the new era of competition made collaborative research obsolete? Absolutely not, says EPRI senior vice president and chief operating officer Ric Rudman, who is also currently chairman of North America's influential Council of Consortia....

Horizontal-axis washing machines.
January 1, 1997... As wholesale and retail markets for electricity become more competitive, many utilities are focusing on enhancing customer options, often by providing new products and services or by offering rebates and other incentives for the use of...