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News and Trends | Authors
COMMUNICATIONS/MARKETING
B2B Exchange
Sep/Oct 2000, p.46
Mary G. Gotschall. Taking business-to-business transactions online promises to save utilities big bucks on everything from wholesale power to hard hats.
Creating Shareholder Value
Sep/Oct 1999, p.44
James Hogan, Robert Neyland, and Mark Gressle. In all industries, clarity of vision and strategy separate the top-performing companies from average ones, according to a recent study
Customer Connections
Jul/Aug 2000, p.14
Jon Anton. As access channels multiply, the call center is fast becoming the customer access center
Doing the Right Thing
Jul/Aug 2000, p.72
Shirley King
(Another Perspective, on minority business development)
Energy-Efficient Lighting: A Slice of the Market
Jul/Aug 1999, p.66
Lynn Hoefgen and Dan Nore.
(Review)
Going for the Big Ones
Sep/Oct 1998, p.44
Michael Geczi and Kenneth D. Kearns. As steady utilities change to energy growth companies, their institutional investors grow more important. How do companies attract them?
The Green Equation
Mar/Apr 1998, p.14
Keith Kozloff and Shvetank Shah. Green pricing and marketing strategies are key to building renewable energy demand — and supply.
The Healthcare Industry: An Overlooked Market
Mar/Apr 2000, p.54
(Review)
House of Cards
Mar/Apr 1999, p.26
Russell J. Tucker, Elizabeth R. Stipnieks, and Mathew J. Morey. Define "cross subsidies" accurately, and arguments against utility participation in the HVACR market collapse.
Housing on Common Ground
Jan/Feb 1998, p.34
Leslie A. Braunstein. Through partnerships and mutual goals, utilities and home builders work together for the American homeowner.
Just a Phone Call Away
Jul/Aug 1998, p.44
Stephen S. George and Chris McClain. The phone is where service rep and customer often have the most direct contact. Future retail markets will rely on this connection — and very soon they will change the entire nature of utility call centers.
The Information Engine
Sep/Oct 2000, p.56
Steven Taub. Over the next 15 years, advanced electric and gas meters equipped for two-way communications and computerized control could spark a major shift in the balance of power among energy suppliers.
It Ain't Necessarily So
Mar/Apr 2000, p.22
Kimberly M. Thompson. Ten simple questions can help consumers evaluate health risks.
Joining the Dance
May/Jun 2000, p.68
Judith A. Jedlicka. Several utility companies have taken a lead in developing innovative partnerships with the arts that are yielding business gains.
The Mercury Message
Sep/Oct 2000, p.88
Quin Shea
(Another Perspective)
Mobile Sources, Utility Players
Sep/Oct 1998, p.96
Rick Tempchin. (Another Perspective)
More Than Plain Vanilla: The Future of Utility Advertising
Jul/Aug 1998, p.14
Samuel G. Tornabene. Sell electrons on price? Not in the future. Every electric utility product will be promoted to meet a specific consumer taste or need, real or perceived.
The Name in the Game
Jul/Aug 1999, p.52
Leonard S. Greenberger. Utilities are putting their names on everything, from race cars to baseball stadiums. What do they expect in return?
President's Message
Jan/Feb 1998, p.4
Thomas R. Kuhn.
The Public's Top-of-Mind
Mar/Apr 2000, p.50
(Review, on customer environmental perceptions)
Raising the Bar
Mar/Apr 1998, p.42
Richard E. Plank and Larry G. Chiagouris. Sophisticated market research is necessary for effective competition, but many utilities fall short. How much higher do they have to go?
Residential Perceptions About Electricity Reliability
Nov/Dec 2000, p.65
Wallace Mealiea (Review)
Supreme Support
Sep/Oct 1999, p.96
Johannes W. Williams.
(Another Perspective)
Tree Stewards
May/Jun 1999, p.96
Marc R. Mahoney and Peter Simpson. EUA helps its customers make the connection between tree-trimming and reliability.
The True Cost of Poor Service
Nov/Dec 1998, p.50
John Goodman and Aimee Blanchard. One complaint costs money. Two cost more.
A Truly Open Market
May/Jun 1999, p.4
Thomas R. Kuhn.
(President's Message)
Turn On the Night Light
Jan/Feb 1998, p.14
Brooke C. Stoddard. New opportunities and strategies are cropping up in a field once taken for granted: street and area lighting.
Up for Grabs
May/Jun 1998, p.36
Stephen S. George. The fight is on for how electricity is measured in retail markets.
An Uphill Battle
Mar/Apr 1999, p.50
Leslie A. Braunstein. National accounts customers say it's harder than ever to get the service they need.
Utilitydot.com/Future
Jul/Aug 2000, p.22
Dwight L. Allen, Jr., and Kris Hillstrand. The internet introduces new e-business dynamics and opens the possibility of radically new retailing models.
What Does He Really Think?
May/Jun 1999, p.44
John Cole. New research on small business owners reveals high loyalty and satisfaction levels regarding their electric utility. The message? Don't give up on him.
ENVIRONMENT
At What Real Cost?
Sep/Oct 1998, p.58
Jon Ludwigson and Todd A. Myers. An approaching series of air-quality regulations promises high costs for utilities — and a radical restructuring of US energy policy.
Falconry's Grand Old Man
Mar/Apr 1998, p.28
Stephen Stuebner. More than any other individual, Morley Nelson has convinced America to love and respect birds of prey.
Geothermal at Home in Downtown Detroit
Jan/Feb 2000, p.60
Gerard McLoughlin
(Review)
The Green Equation
Mar/Apr 1998, p.14
Keith Kozloff and Shvetank Shah. Green pricing and marketing strategies are key to building renewable energy demand — and supply. Hidden Potential Mar/Apr, p. 54 Bruce Rasher. Cleaning up brownfields sites may be a source of revenue for you and economic development for your community.
The Hidden Potential
Mar/Apr, p.54
Bruce Rasher. Cleaning up brownfield sites may be a source of revenue for you and economic development for your community.
The Inconclusive COP
Jan/Feb 1999, p.68
James Owen.
(Another Perspective)
International Carbon Markets
Mar/Apr 2000, p.28
James Cameron. Companies must contend with carbon trading regimes designed to limit greenhouse gases-in many countries, it will soon become a way of doing business.
It Ain't Necessarily So
Mar/Apr 2000, p.22
Kimberly M. Thompson. Ten simple questions can help consumers evaluate health risks.
The Mercury Message
Sep/Oct 2000, p.88
Quin Shea
(Another Perspective)
Mobile Sources, Utility Players
Sep/Oct 1998, p.96
Rick Tempchin. (Another Perspective)
The Public's Top-of-Mind
Mar/Apr 2000, p.50
(Review, on customer environmental perceptions)
Renewables From Another Angle
Mar/Apr 2000, p.10
James McVeigh, Dallas Burtraw, Joel Darmstadter, and Karen Palmer. Critics complain that decades of support for renewable energy technologies have failed to deliver. But a review of historical forecasts shows that renewable costs have declined as expected.
Revisionist History
Jan/Feb 2000, p.64
Paul Bailey
(Review, on new source review)
A Senior Management Approach to Environmental Due Diligence
Jan/Feb 1999, p.61
Jonathan A. Powell and Eric L. Dietert.
(Review)
A Towering Issue
Nov/Dec 1998, p.76
Richard Bozek. (Another Perspective)
Tree Stewards
May/Jun 1999, p.96
Marc R. Mahoney and Peter Simpson. EUA helps its customers make the connection between tree-trimming and reliability.
U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trends
Jan/Feb 2000, p.56
(Review)
Wind Power Takes Off
Nov/Dec 1999, p.36
Peter Asmus. Wind power is the world's fastest-growing electricity-generation source, and the United States leads the way. Still, it makes up slightly less than one percent of all U.S. generation. What hurdles remain?
FINANCE
1998 Financial Results
Jul/Aug 1999, p.62
(Review)
1999 Operating Revenues Rise Dramatically
Sep/Oct 2000, p.72
Joan Esquivar and Mark Agnew
(Review)
Adding a New Line
Nov/Dec 1999, p.50
Matthew Fremont-Smith and Dominik Halstenberg. More and more, equity analysts and investors see the value of energy companies' investments in telecommunications.
Beyond Lean And Mean
May/Jun 2000, p.40
Christine A. Gattenio. A recent study of 22 investor-owned electric utilities shows how technology can boost value in today's smaller finance functions.
Bubble Net
Sep/Oct 1999, p.82
Stephen Roach.
(Review)
Bullish on Weather
Sep/Oct 1998, p.30
Mary G. Gotschall. New financial tools can help protect utility revenues from weather-related risk.
Capacity additions, 1998-2007
May/Jun 1999, p.150
(Review)
Construction Expenditures Jump
Mar/Apr 2000, p.52
(Review)
Construction Slowdown
Nov/Dec 1998, p.66
(Review)
A Costly Hold-Over
May/Jun 2000, p.144
Richard F. McMahon, Jr.
(Another Perspective, on generation asset recovery periods)
Costs and Risks of Residual Obligations
Jul/Aug 2000, p.62
Frank C. Graves and James A. Read, Jr.
(Review)
Creating Shareholder Value
Sep/Oct 1999, p.44
James Hogan, Robert Neyland, and Mark Gressle. In all industries, clarity of vision and strategy separate the top-performing companies from average ones, according to a recent study
Divestiture: The Next Generation
May/Jun 1998, p.179
John R. Cashin and Joan T. Esquivar. (Another Perspective)
Divestiture Trends
May/Jun 1999, p.144
John Cashin and Joan Esquivar.
(Review)
First Quarter 1998 Customer, Sales, and Revenue Data
Sep/Oct 1998, p.84
(Review)
First Quarter 1998 Financial Statements
Sep/Oct 1998, p.89
(Review)
Fourth Quarter 1997 Customer, Sales, and Revenue Data
Jul/Aug 1998, p.62
(Review)
Fourth Quarter 1997 Financial Statements
Jul/Aug 1998, p.65
(Review)
Fourth Quarter Revenues Down
Jul/Aug 1999, p.64
(Review)
Going for the Big Ones
Sep/Oct 1998, p.44
Michael Geczi and Kenneth D. Kearns. As steady utilities change to energy growth companies, their institutional investors grow more important. How do companies attract them?
The Global Aging Crisis
Sep/Oct 2000, p.18
Sylvester J. Schieber. Among the many trends that compete for the attention of today's policymakers, none is more likely to shape economic, social, and political developments in the early 21st century than the simultaneous aging of the Japanese, European, and American populations.
International Carbon Markets
Mar/Apr 2000, p.28
James Cameron. Companies must contend with carbon trading regimes designed to limit greenhouse gases-in many countries, it will soon become a way of doing business.
Listen to Your DRIPs
May/Jun 1998, p.158
Charles Carlson. (Review)
The Merger Picture Shifts
Nov/Dec 1998, p.68
John R. Cashin, Jonathan Chiat, and Joan T. Esquivar. (Review)
New Energy in Venture Capital
Nov/Dec 2000, p.54
Adele Frankel. Suddenly, venture capitalists are investing in everything from distributed generation to online energy exchanges—and many utilities are joining them to cultivate future earnings growth.
Old Tax Code in a New Nuclear Marketplace
Jan/Feb 2000, p.57
Corbin A. McNeill, Jr.
(Review)
Revenues Climb in Nonregulated Businesses
Nov/Dec 2000, p.64
Joan Esquivar and Mark Agnew (Review)
The Right Risk
Sep/Oct 1999, p.70
William Anderson. Shareholders deserve to be protected from some risks-and be exposed to others.
Saying No to Tax-Exempt Bonds
May/Jun 2000, p.122
(Review)
Second Quarter 1997 Customer, Sales, and Revenue Data
Jan/Feb 1998, p.69
(Review)
Second Quarter 1997 Financial Statements
Jan/Feb 1998, p.71
(Review)
Second Quarter 1998 Sales Up
Jan/Feb 1999, p.57
(Review)
Second Quarter EPS Falls
Jan/Feb 1999, p.58
(Review)
Securitization
Jan/Feb 1998, p.50
S. Kinnie Smith, Jr. Opponents of stranded cost recovery make securitization their whipping boy. They're confusing the issues — and customers.
Third Quarter 1997 Customer, Sales, and Revenue Data
Mar/Apr 1998, p.68
(Review)
Third Quarter 1997 Financial Statements
Mar/Apr 1998, p.70
(Review)
Third Quarter Electricity Sales Reach Decade High
Mar/Apr 1999, p.65
(Review)
Third Quarter EPS Highest In Three Years
Mar/Apr 1999, p.62
(Review)
Toward the Best Bet
Sep/Oct 1998, p.74
David J. Salant and Phillip W. McLeod. Game theory and game theorists often help in the design of new market mechanisms, like the California Power Exchange.
The Trouble With Standard Offers
May/Jun 2000, p.134
Frank C. Graves and James A. Read, Jr.
(Review)
What's the Holding Company Holding?
Nov/Dec 1999, p.66
John Cashin and Joan Esquivar.
(Review)
Your Banker's on the Line
Sep/Oct 1998, p.16
Four investment bankers pose questions to four utility executives about the industry and the companies' role in it.
HUMAN RESOURCES
Collaborating in Safety
May/Jun 1998, p.184
Charles Kelly. (Another Perspective)
Developing Tomorrow's Workforce
Nov/Dec 2000, p.44
Steven C. Kussmann. Through the Utility Business Education Coalition, utility companies are partnering with schools to integrate workplace skills in academics.
Do More With Less
Jan/Feb 2000, p.44
Elizabeth Van Denburgh, and Denis Cagna. Developing a shared services business unit can make sense-the trick is to do it right.
The Growing Cost of Doing Nothing
Jan/Feb 2000, p.36
Fred D. Hafer. The case for businesses to deal with the problem of chemical dependency goes straight to your bottom line.
How Executives Grow
Jul/Aug 2000, p.52
Helen Handfield-Jones. Talent can be bought, but the best companies develop their own.
Managing Change
Jan/Feb 2000, p.12
Robert Spencer. Best practices in four key areas help employees to deliver the greatest possible pay-off from major organizational, system, or process changes.
The Portable Manager
Jan/Feb 1999, p.16
Jack Walsh. For many American companies, moving talent and knowledge in and out of the organization to meet emerging challenges is the way to go.
Surviving a Merger
Nov/Dec 1999, p.26
Mitchell Lee Marks. What steps should you take to support your employees, your boss, and your position?
Testing the OSHA Ergonomics Standard
Jul/Aug 2000, p.40
Stephen C. Yohay. A review of the agency's proposed regulation reveals many weak points.
Utilities Face the IT Labor Shortfall
Nov/Dec 1998, p.34
CD Hobbs. Just when the promise of information technology is about to hit the hard drive, utilities are trying to find people to do the keystrokes.
Utility Employment Outlook
Jul/Aug 2000, p.60
(Review)
When Is a Truck Not a Truck?
Mar/Apr 2000, p.56
Rick Tempchin
(Another Perspective, on driver hours of service)
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
The AMR Ripple Effect
Sep/Oct 1999, p.36
Robert D. Neilson. The true value of automated meter reading technologies can be found in the information they deliver.
AMR: Waiting For the Call
Jan/Feb 1999, p.22
Warren B. Causey. It's got the talent, the skills, and positive reports from the scouts. So why hasn't automated meter reading made it to the big leagues?
B2B Exchange
Sep/Oct 2000, p.46
Mary G. Gotschall. Taking business-to-business transactions online promises to save utilities big bucks on everything from wholesale power to hard hats.
Beyond Lean And Mean
May/Jun 2000, p.40
Christine A. Gattenio. A recent study of 22 investor-owned electric utilities shows how technology can boost value in today's smaller finance functions.
Bubble Net
Sep/Oct 1999, p.82
Stephen Roach.
(Review)
The Critical Link
Nov/Dec 1998, p.14
Mary G. Gotschall. Merging companies must forge an IT integration strategy that strengthens the new firms's market position.
Customer Connections
Jul/Aug 2000, p.14
Jon Anton. As access channels multiply, the call center is fast becoming the customer access center
Cyber Attack
Sep/Oct 1999, p.60
David Keyes and Mark Rapp, P.E. How vulnerable is the industry to electronic intrusion?
The Information Engine
Sep/Oct 2000, p.56
Steven Taub. Over the next 15 years, advanced electric and gas meters equipped for two-way communications and computerized control could spark a major shift in the balance of power among energy suppliers.
Laying Out How to Plug In
Jul/Aug 2000, p.70
Eric R. Blume
(Review)
NERC Sees Minimal Impact
Mar/Apr 1999, p.67
Todd H. Cunningham.
(Review)
The Technology Factor
Nov/Dec 2000, p.28
Susan Mandel. To what extent are computers responsible for the remarkable resurgence of U.S. labor productivity?
Utilities Face the IT Labor Shortfall
Nov/Dec 1998, p.34
CD Hobbs. Just when the promise of information technology is about to hit the hard drive, utilities are trying to find people to do the keystrokes
Utilitydot.com/Future
Jul/Aug 2000, p.22
Dwight L. Allen, Jr., and Kris Hillstrand. The internet introduces new e-business dynamics and opens the possibility of radically new retailing models.
What's in a Name?
Nov/Dec 2000, p.18
Philip Marston. The business world has enthusiastically endorsed the signature provisions of Electronic Signatures Act's implementation details.
Y2K: Legal Dynamite
May/Jun 1998, p.167
Dean A. Morehous, Jr. (Review)
INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
1997 Utility Census Data
Jul/Aug 2000, p.58
(Review)
Adding a New Line
Nov/Dec 1999, p.50
Matthew Fremont-Smith and Dominik Halstenberg. More and more, equity analysts and investors see the value of energy companies' investments in telecommunications.
Ancillary Services: The Forgotten Issue
Jul/Aug 1998, p.22
Eric Hirst and Brendan Kirby. Lost amid the animated debates swirling around hot bulk-power topics like ISO governance and transmission pricing, there is another market-defining issue — how to properly unbundle and price the generation and transmission functions known as ancillary services.
Arguing Against Tax-Exempt Bond Regulations
Jul/Aug 1998, p.68
Todd H. Cunningham and Dan M. Riedinger. (Review)
A Costly Hold-Over
May/Jun 2000, p.144
Richard F. McMahon, Jr.
(Another Perspective, on generation asset recovery periods)
A Costly Wait
Nov/Dec 1999, p.16
Robert Ekelund, Jr. and Mark Thornton. Each year billions of dollars are lost due to regulatory delays in mergers, especially in deregulating industries.
Costs and Risks of Residual Obligations
Jul/Aug 2000, p.62
Frank C. Graves and James A. Read, Jr.
(Review)
The Critical Link
Nov/Dec 1998, p.14
Mary G. Gotschall. Merging companies must forge an IT integration strategy that strengthens the new firm's market position.
The Distributed Future
May/Jun 1998, p.20
Joseph Iannucci, Susan Horgan, and James Eyer. Technological advances and deregulation offer more and more opportunities to put generation closer to the load.
Diversity Requires Flexibility
Jul/Aug 1998, p.72
David Owens. (Another Perspective)
Divestiture: The Next Generation
May/Jun 1998, p.179
John R. Cashin and Joan T. Esquivar. (Review)
Divestiture Trends
May/Jun 1999, p.144
John Cashin and Joan Esquivar.
(Review)
Do More With Less
Jan/Feb 2000, p.44
Elizabeth Van Denburgh, and Denis Cagna. Developing a shared services business unit can make sense-the trick is to do it right.
Early Action on Deregulation Legislation?
Jan/Feb 2000, p.62
Todd A. Cunningham.
(Review)
Election Season: A Good Time to Set Our Course for a Changing Industry
Nov/Dec 1998, p.72
Thomas R. Kuhn. (Review)
The Expanding Front
Jan/Feb 1999, p.4
Thomas R. Kuhn.
(President's Message)
5-Cent Sundays: The Future of Electricity Prices?
Jan/Feb 1999, p.38
Michael O'Sheasy. When it comes to pricing, simple may not mean better.
Hidden Potential
Mar/Apr 1998, p.54
Bruce Rasher. Cleaning up brownfields sites may be a source of revenue for you and economic development for your community.
High Tension
Sep/Oct 2000, p.30
Eric Hirst. Bulk power reliability seems more precarious than ever before. What needs to be done to ensure the lights stay on?
House of Cards
Mar/Apr 1999, p.26
Russell J. Tucker, Elizabeth R. Stipnieks, and Mathew J. Morey. Define "cross subsidies" accurately, and arguments against utility participation in the HVACR market collapse.
Is Electricity Deregulation Broken?
Nov/Dec 2000, p.80
Thomas R. Kuhn (Another Perspective)
Keeping the Way Clear
Jan/Feb 2000, p.4
Thomas R. Kuhn
(President's Message)
Let the Customer Decide
Jul/Aug 1998, p.33
Thomas J. May. In the Bay State, the joint venture of Boston Edison/RCN has infuriated Cablevision. But the fact is that now customers have choice in cable — and the potential for lower prices, better service, and greater product diversity.
The Merger Picture Shifts
Nov/Dec 1998, p.68
John R. Cashin, Jonathan Chiat, and Joan T. Esquivar. (Review)
New Energy in Venture Capital
Nov/Dec 2000, p.54
Adele Frankel. Suddenly, venture capitalists are investing in everything from distributed generation to online energy exchanges—and many utilities are joining them to cultivate future earnings growth.
The New Energy Majors
Jan/Feb 2000, p.24
Owen McQuade. Upstream, downstream, midstream-convergence offers energy companies new channels for both diversification and specialization.
A New Generation in Europe
May/Jun 1999, p.64
Keith Leslie, David Kausman, and Gustav Bard. The European Union has opened its generation markets, and it's a new day for the continent's electric utilities.
Old Tax Code in a New Nuclear Marketplace
Jan/Feb 2000, p.57
Corbin A. McNeill, Jr.
(Review)
Portrait of an Emerging Industry
Mar/Apr 1999, p.38
David S. Dayton, Charles A. Goldman, and Steven J. Pickle. ESCOs are recreating themselves to explore new markets and adapt to changing ones.
President's Message
Jan/Feb 1998, p.4
Thomas R. Kuhn.
President's Message
May/Jun 1998, p.4
Thomas R. Kuhn.
Securitization
Jan/Feb 1998, p.50
S. Kinnie Smith, Jr. Opponents of stranded cost recovery make securitization their whipping boy. They're confusing the issues — and customers.
There's No Place Like Home
Jan/Feb 1998, p.60
Jonathan W. Gottlieb. The top generation market is in the United States. And now it's up for grabs.
Toward the Best Bet
Sep/Oct 1998, p.74
David J. Salant and Phillip W. McLeod. Game theory and game theorists often help in the design of new market mechanisms, like the California Power Exchange.
Transmission by Design
Sep/Oct 1999, p.20
Anthony White. The success of regional transmission organizations, says this investment banker, depends on the incentives built into their structures.
Transmission Mission
Jul/Aug 1999, p.72
Todd H. Cunningham and Theresa A. Simonds.
(Review)
Transmission Ups and Downs
Sep/Oct 1999, p.92
Electric Perspectives staff.
(Review)
The Trouble With Standard Offers
May/Jun 2000, p.134
Frank C. Graves and James A. Read, Jr.
(Review)
A Truly Open Market
May/Jun 1999, p.4
Thomas R. Kuhn.
(President's Message)
Turn on the Night Light
Jan/Feb 1998, p.14
Brooke C. Stoddard. New opportunities and strategies are cropping up in a field once taken for granted: street and area lighting.
Up for Grabs
May/Jun 1998, p.36
Stephen S. George. The fight is on for how electricity is measured in retail markets.
Watching for the Foreign Invasion
Sep/Oct 1998, p.86
Diane Borska and Ildiko Kiss. (Review)
What's the Holding Company Holding?
Nov/Dec 1999, p.66
John Cashin and Joan Esquivar.
(Review)
Why They Buy Nuclear
Mar/Apr 2000, p.36
Eric R. Blume. Less than a decade ago, nuclear plants were viewed by many as the albatross around a utility's neck. Now, several companies are aggressively purchasing them.
Zedillo's Revolution?
Jul/Aug 1999, p.26
George Baker. Privatization in Mexico has moved slowly in the last few years. Will the government's latest proposal to restructure the electric power industry succeed in opening it to foreign investors?
INTERNATIONAL
EIA's New Global Energy Forecast
May/Jun 2000, p.117
(Review)
Electricity: The New Millennium
May/Jun 2000, p.4
Thomas R. Kuhn
(President's Message)
The Global Aging Crisis
Sep/Oct 2000, p.18
Sylvester J. Schieber. Among the many trends that compete for the attention of today's policymakers, none is more likely to shape economic, social, and political developments in the early 21st century than the simultaneous aging of the Japanese, European, and American populations.
The Inconclusive COP
Jan/Feb 1999, p.68
James Owen.
(Another Perspective)
International Carbon Markets
Mar/Apr 2000, p.28
James Cameron. Companies must contend with carbon trading regimes designed to limit greenhouse gases-in many countries, it will soon become a way of doing business.
The New Energy Majors
Jan/Feb 2000, p.24
Owen McQuade. Upstream, downstream, midstream-convergence offers energy companies new channels for both diversification and specialization.
A New Generation in Europe
May/Jun 1999, p.64
Keith Leslie, David Kausman, and Gustav Bard. The European Union has opened its generation markets, and it's a new day for the continent's electric utilities.
Watching for the Foreign Invasion
Sep/Oct 1998, p.86
Diane Borska and Ildiko Kiss. (Review)
Zedillo's Revolution?
Jul/Aug 1999, p.26
George Baker. Privatization in Mexico has moved slowly in the last few years. Will the government's latest proposal to restructure the electric power industry succeed in opening it to foreign investors?
MISCELLANEOUS
Editor's Message
May/Jun 1998, p.9
Jane Nunnelee. (On magazine readership)
The Etiquette Advantage
May/Jun 2000, p.54
Eric R. Blume. Courtesy is all about commonsense relations in a changing world-and it can affect the bottom line.
Executive Athlete
May/Jun 1998, p.54
Eric R. Blume. What role does sports play in the business world? Nine utility executives discuss their experiences.
Power Politics, 2000
Sep/Oct 2000, p.41
George W. Bush and Al Gore. What do the candidates have to say to the electric utility industry?
OPERATIONS
The AMR Ripple Effect
Sep/Oct 1999, p.36
Robert D. Neilson. The true value of automated meter reading technologies can be found in the information they deliver.
AMR: Waiting For the Call
Jan/Feb 1999, p.22
Warren B. Causey. It's got the talent, the skills, and positive reports from the scouts. So why hasn't automated meter reading made it to the big leagues?
B2B Exchange
Sep/Oct 2000, p.46
Mary G. Gotschall. Taking business-to-business transactions online promises to save utilities big bucks on everything from wholesale power to hard hats.
Beyond Lean And Mean
May/Jun 2000, p.40
Christine A. Gattenio. A recent study of 22 investor-owned electric utilities shows how technology can boost value in today's smaller finance functions.
Customer Connections
Jul/Aug 2000, p.14
Jon Anton. As access channels multiply, the call center is fast becoming the customer access center
Cyber Attack
Sep/Oct 1999, p.60
David Keyes and Mark Rapp, P.E. How vulnerable is the industry to electronic intrusion?
Do More With Less
Jan/Feb 2000, p.44
Elizabeth Van Denburgh, and Denis Cagna. Developing a shared services business unit can make sense-the trick is to do it right.
High Tension
Sep/Oct 2000, p.30
Eric Hirst. Bulk power reliability seems more precarious than ever before. What needs to be done to ensure the lights stay on?
Just a Phone Call Away
Jul/Aug 1998, p.44
Stephen S. George and Chris McClain. The phone is where service rep and customer often have the most direct contact. Future retail markets will rely on this connection — and very soon they will change the entire nature of utility call centers.
The Outlook for Gas-Fired Generation
Sep/Oct 2000, p.78
Jay E. Hakes
(Review)
Predicting the Right Maintenance
May/Jun 1998, p.104
Julie Liedman. Predictive maintenance techniques are helping power plants operate more cost-effectively by improving plant performance and maximizing equipment lifecycles.
Reaction Time
Jul/Aug 1999, p.14
Peter Jump.Although there's no such thing as an average disaster, common themes and practices characterize 10 utilities' exceptional responses.
Storm Warning
Jan/Feb 1999, p.46
Greg Durrschmidt. Come 2001, the electric power system, as well as telecommunications networks, will have to contend with the uncontrollable-invisible blasts of matter hurled at earth from a raging storm on the sun
The True Cost of Poor Service
Nov/Dec 1998, p.50
John Goodman and Aimee Blanchard. One complaint costs money. Two cost more.
Uniform Business Practices
Nov/Dec 1999, p.76
Michael McGrath.
(Another Perspective)
Utilitydot.com/Future
Jul/Aug 2000, p.22
Dwight L. Allen, Jr., and Kris Hillstrand. The internet introduces new e-business dynamics and opens the possibility of radically new retailing models.
When Is a Truck Not a Truck?
Mar/Apr 2000, p.56
Rick Tempchin
(Another Perspective, on driver hours of service)
Where in the World
Mar/Apr 1999, p.14
Norman Martello. Dozens of industries rely on the global positioning system for precise location, navigation, and timing information.
REGULATION
Ancillary Services: The Forgotten Issue
Jul/Aug 1998, p.22
Eric Hirst and Brendan Kirby. Lost amid the animated debates swirling around hot bulk-power topics like ISO governance and transmission pricing, there is another market-defining issue — how to properly unbundle and price the generation and transmission functions known as ancillary services.
Arguing Against Tax-exempt Bond Regulations
Jul/Aug 1998, p.68
Todd H. Cunningham and Dan M. Riedinger. (Review)
At What Real Cost?
Sep/Oct 1998, p.58
Jon Ludwigson and Todd A. Myers. An approaching series of air-quality regulations promises high costs for utilities — and a radical restructuring of US energy policy.
Collaborating in Safety
May/Jun 1998, p.184
Charles Kelly. (Another Perspective)
A Costly Hold-Over
May/Jun 2000, p.144
Richard F. McMahon, Jr.
(Another Perspective, on generation asset recovery periods)
A Costly Wait
Nov/Dec 1999, p.16
Robert Ekelund, Jr. and Mark Thornton. Each year billions of dollars are lost due to regulatory delays in mergers, especially in deregulating industries.
Costs and Risks of Residual Obligations
Jul/Aug 2000, p.62
Frank C. Graves and James A. Read, Jr.
(Review)
Court Leaves No Doubt: DOE Obligated to Take Used Fuel
Mar/Apr 1998, p.75
Alan Chapple. (Review)
Distributed Generation: A New Frontier in the States
May/Jun 1999, p.154
Peter Corcoran and Norman Jenks.
(Review)
Early Action on Deregulation Legislation?
Jan/Feb 2000, p.62
Todd A. Cunningham.
(Review)
Federal Lines of Communication
Jan/Feb 1998, p.78
Joel Mazelis. (Another Perspective)
For Whose Eyes Only?
Mar/Apr 1999, p.72
Thomas R. Daugherty.
(Another Perspective)
Friends of Cost-Benefit Analysis
Nov/Dec 2000, p.70
Kenneth J. Arrow, et.al.(Review)
Is Electricity Deregulation Broken?
Nov/Dec 2000, p.80
Thomas R. Kuhn (Another Perspective)
Is This Renewable Renewable?
Mar/Apr 1998, p.80
Henri Bartholomot. (Another Perspective)
The Inconclusive COP
Jan/Feb 1999, p.68
James Owen.
(Another Perspective)
The Labeling Dilemma
May/Jun 1998, p.88
David Dworzak. How do you determine what customers need to know — or want to know — about their kilowatt-hour?
NERC Sees Minimal Impact
Mar/Apr 1999, p.67
Todd H. Cunningham.
(Review)
Old Tax Code in a New Nuclear Marketplace
Jan/Feb 2000, p.57
Corbin A. McNeill, Jr.
(Review)
Ownership and the Independent RTO
Nov/Dec 1999, p.70
William S. Scherman and Gerard A. Clark.
(Review)
The Path to Reform
Nov/Dec 1998, p.22
Joe F. Colvin. After 20 years of going nowhere, will the NRC finally take the steps needed to keep emission-free nuclear power a viable option?
Raising the Roof About Raising Rents
Sep/Oct 2000, p.80
Eric D. Myers
(Review, on federal rents for ROWs)
Regulatory Overhaul
May/Jun 1999, p.80
Murray Weidenbaum. To rebuild the nation's regulatory process, reformers must begin at the beginning-the U.S. Congress.
Revisionist History
Jan/Feb 2000, p.64
Paul Bailey
(Review, on new source review)
A Senior Management Approach to Environmental Due Diligence
Jan/Feb 1999, p.61
Jonathan A. Powell and Eric L. Dietert. (Review)
The Summer of '98
Sep/Oct 1998, p.91
Jane Nunnelee. (Review)
Supreme Support
Sep/Oct 1999, p.96
Johannes W. Williams.(Another Perspective)
Taming the Regulatory Jungle
Jul/Aug 1999, p.40
Murray Weidenbaum. As they have in the past, efforts to curb regulatory excess will fail unless they get to the root of the problem-the federal legislation from which the rules germinate.
Tied to the Tracks
May/Jun 1999, p.168
Fred Davis. (Another Perspective)
Testing the OSHA Ergonomics Standard
Jul/Aug 2000, p.40
Stephen C. Yohay. A review of the agency's proposed regulation reveals many weak points.
A Towering Issue
Nov/Dec 1998, p.76
Richard Bozek. (Another Perspective)
Transmission by Design
Sep/Oct 1999, p.20
Anthony White. The success of regional transmission organizations, says this investment banker, depends on the incentives built into their structures.
Transmission Mission
Jul/Aug 1999, p.72
Todd H. Cunningham and Theresa A. Simonds. (Review)
Transmission Ups and Downs
Sep/Oct 1999, p.92
Electric Perspectives staff. (Review)
The Trouble With Standard Offers
May/Jun 2000, p.134
Frank C. Graves and James A. Read, Jr. (Review)
Trying to Streamline Hydropower's Future
Jan/Feb 1998, p.77
Todd H. Cunningham. (Review)
What Kind of Efficiency Standards for Central Air?
Mar/Apr 2000, p.52
(Review)
What's in a Name?
Nov/Dec 2000, p.18
Philip Marston. The business world has enthusiastically endorsed the signature provisions of Electronic Signatures Act's implementation details.
Y2K: Legal Dynamite
May/Jun 1998, p.167
Dean A. Morehous, Jr. (Review)
TECHNOLOGY
A Is for Apple, O Is for Ozone
Nov/Dec 1999, p.68
Gerard McLoughlin.
(Review)
Cooling Off Costs at the Edison Electric Grill
Sep/Oct 2000, p.83
Eric R. Blume
(Review)
The Critical Link
Nov/Dec 1998, p.14
Mary G. Gotschall. Merging companies must forge an IT integration strategy that strengthens the new firm's market position.
Customer Connections
Jul/Aug 2000, p.14
Jon Anton. As access channels multiply, the call center is fast becoming the customer access center.
Cutting Hardened Steel
Jan/Feb 1998, p.72
Eric R. Blume. (Review)
Did Somebody Say Energy Savings?
Mar/Apr 1998, p.78
Eric R. Blume. (Review)
The Distributed Future
May/Jun 1998, p.20
Joseph Iannucci, Susan Horgan, and James Eyer. Technological advances and deregulation offer more and more opportunities to put generation closer to the load.
Energy-Efficient Lighting: A Slice of the Market
Jul/Aug 1999, p.66
Lynn Hoefgen and Dan Nore.
(Review)
Future Fuel of Choice
Nov/Dec 2000, p.75
Ken Atakan-Ozbek (Review)
Geothermal at Home in Downtown Detroit
Jan/Feb 2000, p.60
Gerard McLoughlin
(Review)
Home Appliances Get Smart
Nov/Dec 1998, p.74
Vivek V. Badami and Nicolas Chbat. (Review)
In Praise of Irradiation
Sep/Oct 1999, p.90
Alan Chapple.
(Review)
The Information Engine
Sep/Oct 2000, p.56
Steven Taub. Over the next 15 years, advanced electric and gas meters equipped for two-way communications and computerized control could spark a major shift in the balance of power among energy suppliers.
Laying Out How to Plug In
Jul/Aug 2000, p.70
Eric R. Blume
(Review)
LRC and Utilities: Partners in Lighting
May/Jun 1998, p.172
Kevin Heslin. (Review)
Out of the Cold
May/Jun 1999, p.22
Gregory J. Yurek and John B. Howe. Utility markets are realizing the promise of superconductors. And there's more promise to come.
Renewables From Another Angle
Mar/Apr 2000, p.10
James McVeigh, Dallas Burtraw, Joel Darmstadter, and Karen Palmer. Critics complain that decades of support for renewable energy technologies have failed to deliver. But a review of historical forecasts shows that renewable costs have declined as expected.
Research to Reality
May/Jun 2000, p.20
Cristie Kirlin. Regulatory, reliability, economic, technological, and environmental issues may soon take fuel cells from the lab into the market.
Saving Signals
May/Jun 2000, p.128
Eric R. Blume
(Review, on LED traffic signals)
Simply Radiant
Sep/Oct 1998, p.93
Eric R. Blume. (Review)
Standard Business Procedures
Jul/Aug 1999, p.76
Gary N. Miller.
(Another Perspective)
Steam Cleaning Wood Preservatives
May/Jun 1999, p.163
Eric R. Blume.
(Review)
Sulfur Lamps at Hill Air Force Base
Mar/Apr 1999, p.70
John W. Adams.
(Review)
Tempest into a Teapot
Jan/Feb 1999, p.66
Keith A. Voight.
(Review)
Utilities Face the IT Labor Shortfall
Nov/Dec 1998, p.34
CD Hobbs. Just when the promise of information technology is about to hit the hard drive, utilities are trying to find people to do the keystrokes.
What Do You Want in a Window?
Jul/Aug 1998, p.66
Eric R. Blume. (Review)
What Kind of Efficiency Standards for Central Air?
Mar/Apr 2000, p.52
(Review)
Y2K: Legal Dynamite
May/Jun 1998, p.167
Dean A. Morehous, Jr. (Review)
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