Filters
Topic: Generation & delivery 
(remove) Results
Walking the Talk: Making Strides in Energy Efficiency within Avista
Forum 2010 Presentation
September 21, 2010
Think energy efficiency is just for your customers? The reality is that utilities have a great opportunity to lead by example. Come learn what other utilities have done to improve efficiency in their own corporate headquarters and facilities, and get practical ideas for managing your own energy consumption. ...
Content type: Forum, Slides | Author: Levi Westra
The Future Power Mix: Maximizing Renewables on the Grid
Forum 09 Presentation
September 23, 2009
Utilities are faced with goals for meeting renewable energy targets of 25 percent of generation or more by 2020, and it’s likely that they will have to meet even bigger goals by 2050. To succeed, they will need to deploy a variety of strategies for transitioning from reliance on fossil fuels to ...
Content type: Forum, Slides | Author: James Newcomb
APS Providing Customers with Free Solar Panels
August 3, 2009
Arizona Public Service (APS) plans to provide 300 free solar panels to residential and commercial customers in northeastern Flagstaff through the one-of-a-kind Community Power Project pilot.
Content type: DSM News | Document ID: EDRP-DN-8-09c | Author: Kelsie Bell
Enhancing Revenue Protection with AMI
January 1, 2009
With the right combination of hardware, software, and human intelligence, advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) systems can improve the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of utility revenue-protection departments.
Content type: Best Practice | Document ID: IGS-BP-1 | Author: Dan Greenberg
E Source University: Energy Basics for Non-Engineers
Forum 04 Presentation
November 11, 2004
These are the Forum presentation slides.
Content type: Forum, Slides | Author: Paul Komor
An Investor's Guide to Renewable Power Technologies, Markets, and Policies
November 1, 2004
In this assessment of U.S. renewable power markets, technologies, and policies, we find that wind energy is the renewable power technology with the most favorable near-term investment outlook. We believe that investment opportunities also exist for geothermal energy, hydropower, and landfill gas generation ...
Content type: Research, Service Report | Document ID: RPS-6 | Author: Brandon Owens, Adam Capage, Jack Ihle
U.S. Wind Prospects Wall Map
June 1, 2004
We've leveraged our extraordinary mapping capabilities, pushing the envelope of GIS analysis to offer you an invaluable perspective on current and future U.S. wind power development. starting with this U.S. wind power class map, we have eliminated areas that are unsuitable for development, such as ...
Content type: Research | Document ID: RPS-MAP04
Financing Wind
March 1, 2004
With an annual growth rate of 25 percent over the past three years, wind energy is the fastest-growing segment of the U.S. power market. Given the recent emergence of wind power in the U.S., it is more important than ever for market participants to become knowledgeable about the dynamics of wind project ...
Content type: Research, Service Report | Document ID: RPS-4 | Author: Brandon Owens
Power Quality Products, Services, and Solutions: Customer Attitudes and Preferences
In-Depth Interview Summary, Fabric 10040
January 1, 2004
This is the In-Depth Interview Summary, Fabric 10040, for Power Quality Products, Services, and Solutions: Customer Attitudes and Preferences.
Coal-Wind Integration: Strange Bedfellows May Provide a New Supply Option
December 1, 2003
Reductions in the cost of wind power and improvements in the operating characteristics of coal-fired generators have opened the door to the possibility of co-locating baseload coal-fired generators with intermittent wind turbines. For these projects, the coal plants would be dispatched so as to guarantee ...
Content type: Research, Service Report | Document ID: RPS-3 | Author: Jack Ihle
Renewable Power Map
July 1, 2003
If a picture is worth a thousand words, this map is worth a million. Updated each year, this wall map displays existing and planned renewable energy generation across the U.S. by generation size and type. It also highlights key transmission constraints, indicates regions that offer the best renewable ...
Content type: Research | Document ID: RPS-MAP03
Power Price Stability: What's It Worth? The Value of Renewables as a Physical Hedge Against Natural Gas Price Movements
March 1, 2003
Renewable energy technologies, which do not require fossil fuel to generate electricity, promote power price stability by avoiding the risks associated with underlying natural gas price escalation, volatility, and delivery. In this report, we estimate the value of this physical hedge by quantifying costs ...
Content type: Research, Service Report | Document ID: RPS-1 | Author: Brandon Owens
Topics: The High Cost of Shoddy Infrastructure: Payouts for Unreliable Service
November 1, 2002
Feature: The High Cost of Shoddy Infrastructure: Payouts for Unreliable Service Scrapbook Work in Progress Upcoming Events SDMCurrents-5; November 2002; 8 pages
Content type: Currents | Document ID: SDMCURRENTS-5 | Author: Florence Lu
Topics: Getting Our Wires Crossed: Networked Distribution; RWE Unplugs Internet Venture; Home Buyers Bid Farewell to In-Home Pow
October 1, 2002
Feature: Getting Our Wires Crossed: Networked Distribution Scrapbook: RWE Unplugs Internet Venture Home Buyers Bid Farewell to In-Home Power Outages Work In Progress Upcoming Events SDMCurrents-4; October 2002; 10 pages
Content type: Currents | Document ID: SDMCURRENTS-4 | Author: Florence Lu, Victoria Mandell
Topics: Breaking Down Department Walls in Restoration Management; 2002 Summit
August 1, 2002
Feature: Breaking Down Department Walls in Restoration Management 2002 SDM Summit—Convergence of Innovation: The March Toward a New Distribution Paradigm Upcoming Events SDMCurrents-3; August 2002; 9 pages
Content type: Currents | Document ID: SDMCURRENTS-3 | Author: Florence Lu
Topics: Tapping the Potential of PLC; Communications and Controls: Barriers to Wide-Scale Interconnected Distributed Generation
July 1, 2002
Feature: Tapping the Potential of PLC Communications and Controls: Barriers to Wide-Scale Interconnected Distributed Generation Upcoming Events SDMCurrents-2; July 2002; 12 pages
Content type: Currents | Document ID: SDMCURRENTS-2 | Author: Florence Lu
Topics: Infrastructure Outsourcing; New E Source SDM Director; Summit Update
June 1, 2002
Feature: Making a Comeback: Infrastructure Outsourcing News: The SDM Service Welcomes New E Source SDM Director! Summit Update Upcoming Events SDMCurrents-1; June 2002; 8 pages
Content type: Currents | Document ID: SDMCURRENTS-1 | Author: Florence Lu
The Skinny on Distribution Automation
March 1, 2002
Although distribution automation offers many advantages and has recently seen improvements in functions and communication abilities, opinions differ on whether distribution automation provides the return on investment necessary to pursue it. E source looks at a number of successful distribution automation ...
Content type: Research, Service Report | Document ID: SDM-5 | Author: Lew Rubin
Topics: Cheaper, Greener, and Better: Integrated Vegetation Management; Enbridge Inc. and BC Gas Form Customer Service Partnersh
February 1, 2002
Cheaper, Greener, and Better: Integrated Vegetation Management; Enbridge Inc. and BC Gas Form Customer Service Partnership SDMNEWS-12; February 2002; 11 pages
Content type: Currents, Newsletters | Document ID: SDMNEWS-12 | Author: Kristen Bertolone
Strategies for Aging Distribution Infrastructure
November 1, 2001
Aging electric distribution infrastructure presents managerial, budgetary, and performance challenges that could potentially strain the most cost-efficient utility. Many traditional planning, operating, and managerial prioritization methods still in use today by electric utilities are incompatible with ...
Content type: Research, Service Report | Document ID: SDM-4 | Author: Ron Davis, Kristen Bertolone
Topics: Wind Power Gusting Briskly; Glass Goes High Class; LEDs: A Natural for Outdoor Lighting; What's Wrong with This Building
November 1, 2001
Report Highlights: Wind Power Gusting Briskly Glass Goes High Class LEDs: A Natural for Outdoor Lighting What's Wrong with This Building? Work in Progress Staff News Forum Highlights Focused Research Studies New from E Source ENews-50; ...
Content type: E NEWS | Document ID: ENEWS-50 | Author: E Source Staff
Topics: Beating the People Shortage; National Interconnection Legislation Introduced to Congress
July 1, 2001
Beating the People Shortage; National Interconnection Legislation Introduced to Congress July 2001; 7 pages; SDMNEWS-10
Content type: Currents, Newsletters | Document ID: SDMNEWS-10 | Author: Kristen Bertolone
Topics: Countdown to April 2002: UK Electricity Distribution Challenge; ComEd Sets the Stage for Summer 2001
June 1, 2001
Countdown to April 2002: UK Electricity Distribution Challenge; ComEd Sets the Stage for Summer 2001 June 2001; 10 pages; SDMNews-9
Content type: Currents, Newsletters | Document ID: SDMNEWS-9 | Author: Ron Davis, Kristen Bertolone
Topics: Utility Commissioners Assembling Reliability Regulations; Utility Pole Asset Management: Maintaining the Revenue Stream
May 1, 2001
Utility Commissioners Assembling Reliability Regulations; Utility Pole Asset Management: Maintaining the Revenue Stream May 2001; 12 pages; SDMNews-8
Content type: Currents, Newsletters | Document ID: SDMNEWS-8 | Author: Kristen Bertolone, Ron Davis
Lessons in Remedial Reliability: ComEd and the Outages of the Summer of 1999
April 1, 2001
In this report, we examine the power outages in Chicago that made national news during the summer of 1999. Although the consumer and regulatory responses to these outages were extreme, the experience of Commonwealth Edison (ComEd) marks an important case study of the priority that a distribution company ...
Content type: Research, Service Report | Document ID: SDM-2 | Author: Ron Davis, Carolyn Dunmire
Topics: Supply Portfolio Management for Distribution Companies; Measuring and Improving Distribution Reliability
March 1, 2001
Supply Portfolio Management for Distribution Companies; Measuring and Improving Distribution Reliability March 2001; 13 pages; SDMNews-7
Content type: Currents, Newsletters | Document ID: SDMNEWS-7 | Author: Ron Davis, Kristen Bertolone
Topics: Potential Energy Storage Appplications for Distribution
January 1, 2001
Potential Energy Storage Appplications for Distribution January 2001; 8 pages; SDMNews-6
Content type: Currents, Newsletters | Document ID: SDMNEWS-6 | Author: Kristen Bertolone, Ron Davis
Topics: Privatization of Military Base Utilities; Pricing Rural Distribution Service in South Africa
November 1, 2000
Privatization of Military Base Utilities; Pricing Rural Distribution Service in South Africa November 2000; 11 pages; SDMNews-5
Content type: Currents, Newsletters | Document ID: SDMNEWS-5 | Author: Kristen Bertolone, Ron Davis
Buying and Selling Infrastructure Services
November 1, 2000
Successful businesses formulate strategies around core competencies, investing in activities where they have a competitive advantage and outsourcing functions where they do not. This report examines how electric distribution companies are making strategic business decisions based on their self-assessed ...
Content type: Research, Service Report | Document ID: SDM-1 | Author: Ron Davis
Power Quality: Serving the Industrial and Hospital Sectors. How to Quantify, Package, Price, and Deliver PQ Solutions
October 1, 2000
E Source undertook a market research study with midsize industrial customers in six market sectors (printing and publishing, food processing, plastic or metal fabrication, fabric manufacturing or assembly, high-tech manufacturing, and hospital) to determine whether customers are interested in power quality ...
Content type: Market Study | Document ID: MCS-MPOW | Author: Charlotte Otero-Goodwin
