Electric Light & Power Articles, January 2008

Table of Contents

Commentary

Commentary

With this issue, I’m very pleased to welcome a new member to our industry report family.

Letter to the Editor

Dear Editor:

I am an employee at a nuclear power plant. One of my jobs involves reporting generation data to the NRC.

Columns

Managing Uncertainty

The Role of Risk Management in the Trading Transaction Lifecycle

The evolution of energy trading, while relatively brief in duration, has been dramatic.

Sections

News/Analysis

Energy Efficiency Programs

Utility customers want to reduce their carbon footprints. Here’s how five utilities helped them.

Finance

Focus on the CFO

Years of experience are a plus in this capital intensive industry

Texas-sized Data

Leading-edge technology helps the LCRA manage a wide range of resources and assets.

Federal Loan Guarantees—Part One

Will they give the U.S. climate response a needed boost in 2008?

Risk Management

Nuclear Revival, the Sequel

This time could be different, but don’t forget we’ve been here before.

Energy Credit Risk Management

Confronted with a new paradigm, energy firms centralize the management process.

Generation

Negawatts

KCP&L’s energy efficiency forum was a catalyst for community conversation.

Renewables

Wind Power and Grid Reliability

Innovative solutions help wind farms meet grid interconnection standards.

T&D

A Smart “Smart Grid” Strategy

Considering the needs of distribution engineers now will pay dividends in the future.

IT/CIS & CRM

Emerging Communication Technologies

The power of meter data unification and synchronization of advanced metering infrastructure, Part II

Document Management

South Carolina co-op MCEC improved customer service and productivity.

Customer Care Transformation

Unified architecture can be the solution to customer chaos and agent vertigo.

Is This an Era of Transition?

In the world of meter-to-cash as well as the larger utility industry, perhaps the greatest truism is that this business is ever-changing, ever-evolving.

Features

Industry Report

A Year of Uncertainty

Capital expenditures in the electric industry for 2007

This Issue

Issue 1
January 2008