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Clark Public Utilities commissioner will not seek re-election

Clark Public Utilities Commissioner Carol Curtis said Monday she will not seek re-election after 30 years of helping oversee the utility's power and water decisions. more...
Filed under: Policy, Regulatory & Legal

Legislators propose shifting oversight of utility watchdog

The independent consumer watchdog over state utility regulators is once again under fire. more...
Filed under: Policy, Regulatory & Legal

Fitch: U.S. Utility Tariff ABS Undeterred by Post-Recessionary Pressures

Possible declines in consumption due to continued recessionary impacts will not be enough to deter the Stable Rating Outlook for U.S. more...
Filed under: Business & Corporate

MY Signed EPC Contracts for 125 MW Wind Power Projects in Bulgaria, and Shipped First Batch of Wind Turbine Generators

China Ming Yang Wind Power Group Limited ("Ming Yang" or the "Company") (NYSE: MY), a leading wind turbine manufacturer in China, today announced that Ming Yang Wind Power (International) Co. more...
Filed under: International

Court settlement with Salem power plant ends city's coal era

A federal court settlement announced yesterday between Dominion Energy Inc. more...
Filed under: Policy, Regulatory & Legal

 

ARTICLES

Management In Real Life: Don't Rock My World

By Kevin Herring -
When I'm driving with my wife and I take a curve too fast, she grabs the strap above the passenger door and lets out a more...
Filed under: Human Resourcess

Market Data -- A Point Of View on Data Delivery Process and Architecture

By Asish Thomas -
A trading organization relies on commodity market data. A commodity trade is only as good as the Market Data it is based on. Incorrect or more...
Filed under: Risk & Operations

Management In Real Life: What Makes a Great Employee?

By Kevin Herring -
Energetic, positive, bold, inspiring, and action-oriented. Wow! Great employee traits! Are they produced by the right environment? Or the right person? Let's peek inside a more...
Filed under: Human Resourcess

Management In Real Life: Obsessing Over Non-Performance

By Kevin Herring -
A supervisor catches a glimpse of an employee texting. It wouldn't be a big deal except for the new policy that forbids employees to text, more...
Filed under: Human Resourcess

Better Together: Unifying Gas, Water and Electricity Management Systems

By Matthew Burkmier - When gas, water and electricity usage can be monitored, measured and managed collectively in one cohesive framework, utilities can improve conservation, help their customers save more...
Filed under: Billing & Customer Care
 
 

ENERGY BLOGS

A Perfect Example of the Normalization of Deviance in the Power Industry

Blogger Photo By Jose Antonio Vanderhorst-Silverio - Summary: The article A how-to guide for hacking your local utility (and what to do now that it is out there), more...

Smart Grid: SoS "… interacting in unpredictable ways that regulators and investors cannot comprehend

Blogger Photo By Jose Antonio Vanderhorst-Silverio - Summary: Similar to financial markets, system crashes are expected in smart grid, because they have been though to be just more...

5 Things You Want in a Shower Head, 3 Things You Do Not

Blogger Photo By Don Ames -   5 Things You Want in a Shower Head, 3 Things You Do Not by Don Ames,   www.detectenergy.com When more...

Biomass Densification

Blogger Photo By Salman Zafar -   In a typical biomass pre-processing facility, feedstock arrives at the plant in chops or bales. The bales are cut more...

Someone needs to follow the money--the numbers do not make sense

By Mark Wooldridge - Defense Department Studies Solar Energy Potential at Desert Bases - The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) could generate 7,000 megawatts more...
 

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Steps Towards a Low Carbon Future: Technologies That Will Support the Global Revolution Required

Thursday Feb 9, 2012 - 11:00 AM Eastern - Your Desktop

Did you know the United Kingdom, the world's sixth largest economy, expects to exceed EU targets for carbon emission reduction by 2020? Scotland, the Northern part of United Kingdom, is currently becoming a world class leader in promoting sensor, offshore more...

Filed under: Carbon Markets

Harnessing Disruption - Dealing with the Threat of Technology and Competition

Thursday Feb 16, 2012 - 12:00 PM Eastern - Virtual Event

This utility industry is on track to spend $1.6 trillion in the coming two decades on generation, transmission and distribution. Clearly, new ways of creating and delivering power will change the business. How does such a capital intensive industry make more...

Filed under: Information Technology

Grid Analytics Issues, Trends, & Drivers

Wednesday Feb 29, 2012 - 12:00 PM Eastern - Virtual Event

With the realization of the smart grid, the utility industry has experienced fundamental change over the last decade. Entirely new areas of expertise, value, challenge, and opportunity have emerged. Right at the heart of these opportunities and challenges is how more...

Filed under: Information Technology

3rd Annual Utility Customer Experience Management Conference

Wednesday Feb 8, 2012 - Friday Feb 10, 2012 - San Antonio, TX - United States

The 3rd Annual Utility Customer Experience Management Conference will be a three day, industry focused event, specific to those within Customer Service, Customer Relations, Customer Communications and Credit and Collections. more...

Filed under: Business & Corporate

Utility Analytics Institute Summit

Wednesday Feb 15, 2012 - Thursday Feb 16, 2012 - Orlando, FL

Equip yourself with essential knowledge and stay up to date on the latest in energy analytics. more...

Filed under: Risk & Operations
 


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