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Customers give El Paso Electric below-average rating

El Paso Electric's business customers have a low opinion of the utility, found a survey released last week by market research company J.D. more...
Filed under: Billing & Customer Care

GDF SUEZ annual net income decreases

GDF SUEZ, a France-based natural gas and electricity supplier, has reported net income of E4 billion for the year ended December 31, 2011, compared to E4.62 billion, for the year ended December 31, 2010. more...
Filed under: International

Appeals court strikes down regulation restricting surface mining in Ky. watershed

An appeals court has struck down a rule that state regulators used to restrict surface mining in a Floyd County watershed where some residents fought to block coal companies from stripping the hills. more...
Filed under: Policy, Regulatory & Legal

New Solar Energy System Connected to National Grid

According to ACN: A micro photovoltaic system has been connected to the national power grid in the eastern city of Santiago de Cuba with the view of evaluating the technology under tropical weather conditions and lead feasibility studies before it is expanded to the rest of the country. more...
Filed under: International

Drax is poised for biomass push if subsidies are boosted

Britain's biggest power station, Drax, threw down the gauntlet to the government today, pledging to invest up to pounds sterling 700 million to transform itself into a biomass energy generator but only if subsidies are increased. more...
Filed under: International

 

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ARTICLES

5 Power Gen ERP Lessons from the Manufacturing Industry

By Bill Leedale -
Enterprise resource planning (ERP) software originated in the manufacturing space. And that means that some of the most advanced users, who have learned to milk more...
Filed under: Risk & Operations

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
 
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ENERGY BLOGS

FERC's Order 1000 as a Potential Example of Over-Regulated America

Blogger Photo By Jose Antonio Vanderhorst-Silverio - As a short, simple (but not simplistic), and highly important complement to the blog post Is Power Industry Regulation Helping more...

Utility Industry Predictions 2012: Keeping the lights on during uncertain times

Blogger Photo By Chris Lewis -   By Warren Causey The old Chinese curse, “May you live in interesting times”, seems to be working overtime as the more...

Energy Audit and 5 Hot Tub Energy Saving Tips

Blogger Photo By Don Ames -   Hot Tub's Ready to Go, Using Power All Winter by Don Ames,   www.detectenergy.com Finding a new address can more...

Is Power Industry Regulation Helping Crush the Life Out of America’s Economy?

Blogger Photo By Jose Antonio Vanderhorst-Silverio - Is the power industry one important instance of the Over-regulated America: the home of laissez-faire is being suffocated by excessive more...

Are You REALLY Prepared for Your Outage?

Blogger Photo By Peter Hessler - How many of you think that you’ll “just know” if you’ll be ready or not when the unit comes off more...

Is There a Smart Home in Your Future?

Blogger Photo By Don Ames -   iPhone to Home: It's All About Communication and Home Automation. by Don Ames, [External Link] Right now, it's more of more...
 

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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

Managing the Data Explosion: The Reality Behind MDM Implementation

 Thursday Mar 1, 2012 - 12:00 AM Eastern - Virtual Event

Many utilities are planning to implement a meter data management system to leverage their investment in advanced metering infrastructure, creating operational benefits and customer benefits out of Big Data. more...

 Filed under: Business & Corporate

Energy Utilities as Underappreciated Socially Responsible Investments

 Tuesday Mar 6, 2012 - 12:00 PM Eastern - Virtual Event

When one thinks of socially responsible investing (SRI), utilities are not typically top-of-mind. Utilities are rarely considered as candidates for the large and rapidly growing number of SRI funds-funds which are projected to reach as much as $9 trillion in more...

 Filed under: Information Technology

Grid ComForum West 2012

 Wednesday Mar 7, 2012 - Friday Mar 9, 2012 - San Diego, CA

Hosted by San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E), GCF West will provide a unique conference for electric power utilities, vendors, and suppliers involved in Smart Grid technology deployment. Participating utilities include American Electric Power, APS, BC Hydro, Central Vermont Power, more...

 Filed under: Risk & Operations

EnergyBiz Leadership Forum

 Monday Mar 19, 2012 - Wednesday Mar 21, 2012 - Pentagon City, District of Columbia - USA

Join us at the 2012 EnergyBiz Leadership Forum to collaborate with your peers and get the insights you need to make the best decisions for your organization. more...

 Filed under: Risk & Operations
 


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