For decades, the energy market for electricity was represented with an inelastic demand curve. As this market adapts for smart grid operations and mechanisms develop for expanding consumer groups to change their consumption patterns, the market’s inelastic longevity wanes, and we must examine potential scenarios for effects on market prices.

The Electric Power Board (EPB) of Chattanooga – one of the largest municipal power distributors in the country – is currently building a 100% fiber optic communication system that will be the backbone for their Smart Grid. EPB executive VP and COO David Wade will be examining what’s next in the utility-customer relationship and balancing [...]

Duke Energy has been at the forefront of redefining utility strategy, management and operations to balance reliability, sustainability and performance objectives. The Chairman and CEO of the Fortune 500 power company will be sharing insight into innovations in utility strategy and into balancing business and technology for sustainable energy supply and delivery at the KEMA [...]

Want a view from the top on critical issues facing energy and utility industry and stakeholders? Industry leaders and CEOs are gathering at KEMA Utility of the Future 2010 forum in June to explore business and strategy implications of the rapidly evolving utility market landscape. The forum features a dynamite line-up of who’s who in [...]

It’s not enough to install smart grid and advanced distribution automation technologies. Consumers also need to understand how smart grid technologies work for them — from energy bill savings, to electricity service reliability, to sustainable energy choices. A leading practice in successful project management? Robust stakeholder management—especially in projects involving process redesign.