January/February 2010 (Vol. 35 No. 1)

Features

• POINTS OF ENTRY - Four utility CEO's describe their company's approach to the business of the smart grid.
  
• PLAYERS ON THE GRID - Vendors and consultants—utility partners on the smart grid but also, well, frenemies—point out the industry's strategic challenges.
  
• VIEW FROM THE STREET - The financial world sees a strong industry facing formidable new issues, increased uncertainty, and leadership opportunities.
  
• USING LESS - Electric utilities are rolling out new energy efficiency programs across the country—and developing new ways to meet state mandates and help customers lower their bills.
  

News & Trends

• NEWS AND TRENDS - Global roadmap for low-carbon power...reliability on the line...electronics never sleep...transmission investment remains strong...internet predictions...power poll...exporting clean coal technology...and more.
  

Departments

• ENERGY EFFICIENCY AT WORK - Incentives and investments.
  
• CREDIT RATING - Industry credit quality fell marginally during the third quarter following a sharper decline during the first half of the year.
  
• LEGAL - The U.S. Supreme Court recently issued a decidion in a case involving the application of a decades-old doctrine (Mobile-Sierra) regarding the review of privately negotiated whole-sale power contracts by FERC.
  
• REGULATION - Electric utilities filed 17 new general rate cases in the third quarter, bringing to 52 the number of cases filed during the first nine months of the year.
  
• ANOTHER PERSPECTIVE - A plan for the industry.
  

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