Electric Light & Power Articles, May 2008

Table of Contents

Sections

Finance

Exclusive C Three Equity Index
PUC Impact Felt

State commissions are having a real impact on the value of the stocks we follow.

An Allegory of Uncertainty for Base Load Generation

Applying real options theory could bring salvation.

Risk Management

Integrating Business Processes: Modeling financial settlements in deregulated electricity markets

To successfully participate in the North American power market, the front office must be provided with timely feedback on traders? financial positions and the back office must be able to reconcile the financial settlements from market operators.

New Energy Trading Markets—ISOs redesign ancillary services markets.

Reducing the price of electricity has a cost, often expressed in the form of lower revenues for power plant operators?after they have invested in upgraded connections to the system operator linking them to power purchasers.

Generation

Restructuring FutureGen: Will progress be delayed for clean coal technology?

It was five years ago that the Department of Energy unveiled its FutureGen program, with the goal of developing a first-of-its-kind, prototype coal-fired power plant with near-zero emissions ...

IT/CIS & CRM

Meter Data Management: Important but too Expensive?

Hosted MDM solutions provide the benefits without the high cost.

Trends in CIS: Optimize customer communications to build stronger relationships.

Utilities face major changes in every aspect of their operations. Although much of the change taking place in the industry is driven by simple economics ...

CS Week Fall Conference Extends Our Educational Reach

Not everyone likes change, but at CS Week 2008 in San Antonio, the benefits of change and the speed at which changes occurred in the past 12 months were great.

T&D

Hidden Substation

Anaheim Public Utilities meets rapid growth with innovative solutions.

Management Methods

Should You Invest in Employee Assessments?

According to our research, on average, 23 percent of employees do not understand at least one crucial aspect of their job.

Commentary

Commentary

Chicago is famous for its fabulous food and striking skyline.

Columns

Customer Service, Utility Style

Strategies for the Workplace Environment

A comprehensive ergonomic program provides benefits for employees and utility.

Benefit of Counsel

Increasing the Pace of Electric Transmission Construction

The dramatic increase in generation development, together with the new capacity markets and the surge in demand for renewable generation, has put enormous pressure on transmission providers ...

Taking it Into Account

The Middle Ages of Our Energy Policy—Will the renaissance be nuclear?

With increasing frequency and urgency come proclamations that we are entering a period of nuclear power renaissance.

Managing Uncertainty

Managing for Profitable Growth in the Face of Rate Resistance

It is a challenging time for consumers and utilities alike. Energy prices continue to escalate and heightened public awareness has led to rate resistance from utility regulators and customers.

News in Brief

News in Brief

Peabody Energy (NYSE: BTU), the world?s largest private sector coal company, became a minority investor in Cambridge-based GreatPoint Energy Inc.

Features

Cyber Security: Are We Doing Enough?

We can’t afford to live in a virtual world when it comes to cyber attacks on our electric grid—this pain would be real.

Departments

EEI Chairman and Chairman, President and CEO of PNM Resources Jeff Sterba on the future

It's easier to predict the future 30 or 40 years out. When 2050 rolls around, who's going to care whether Energy Information Administration projections were right or not?

This Issue

Issue 3
May 2008