Performance Management for Electric Distribution Companies

An Executive Forum

October 25-26, 2001, Atlanta, GA

 


OVERVIEW


 

Deregulation is introducing competition into the electric utility industry in an ever-increasing rate, and it is requiring companies to consider dramatic changes in their business processes, in the operation of their businesses, and in managing their assets.  Issues such as customer satisfaction, performance based rates, operational reliability targets, operational efficiencies, risk management, and rate reductions are among the new business drivers.

 

With the advent of new choices open to the smallest retail customers as well as the largest industrials, distribution companies are re-engineering their businesses and re-establishing their corporate priorities in response to these new challenges.  This new business environment has brought performance management to the forefront for the electric distribution companies, and they are being driven by regulators, customers, and financial rating agencies to improve all aspects of their performance.  

 

Through this conference, we have gathered leading executives from distribution companies, wires companies, generation companies, energy marketers, regulators, and market participants to openly discuss the issues, their experiences, and their corporate strategies.  Our objective for this executive forum is to provide you with new insights into how electric distribution companies are addressing these issues and concerns, and to help you formulate your own corporate approach to this challenging and complex new world. 

 

The website link for the conference is provided below. Please click the link to see the program agenda, general information including location and hotel, and online registration. You can also register by calling us at 303-770-8800. 

Performance Management for Electric Distribution Companies, October 25-26, 2001, Atlanta, GA

<http://www.euci.com/confoverview.asp?ConfID=11>

 

Ancillary Services Conference

October 31-November 2, 2001, Denver, CO

 


OVERVIEW


 

The Ancillary Services conference will explore the rapidly changing and fascinating engineering, economic, market, and policy issues related to bulk-power ancillary services. These issues are difficult to resolve because these services are essential for both reliability and commerce, and it is often difficult to disentangle the two.

 

Topics to be covered at this event include centralized vs. supplier unit commitment, integration of ancillary-service markets with energy and congestion markets, relationships among forward and real-time markets, measuring the performance of ancillary-service delivery, operating costs to provide these services, retail-load provision of some ancillary services, comparisons among the existing ISOs and future RTOs in their treatment of ancillary services, and the feasibility of letting price influence the amount of reserves acquired.

 

Electric Utility Consultants, Inc., a long-time provider of timely conferences and workshops for the electric industry, has assembled a covey of top experts to explore all aspects of the emerging field in a conference devoted exclusively to Ancillary Services. 

 

The website link for this conference is provided below:

Ancillary Services Conference. October 31-November 2, 2001, Denver, CO

<http://www.euci.com/confoverview.asp?ConfID=10>

 

Performance-Based Ratemaking Conference

December 5-7, 2001, Denver, CO

 

OVERVIEW

 

Performance Based Ratemaking (PBR) is emerging as a key element of the restructuring of the electric utility industry. For PBR to be effective it must be designed carefully and uniquely for each utility so as to align the interests of the utility, the shareholders and the customers and also to make sure that PBR is successful in achieving efficiency and service quality.

 

EUCI has put together a covey of expert speakers to review and address the latest PBR developments and applications.  Join us in Denver and get the latest state-of-the-art information and insights you will need to develop an effective PBR strategy for your company.

 

The website link for this conference is provided below:

 

Performance-Based Ratemaking Conference, Dec. 6-7, 2001, Denver, CO

<http://www.euci.com/confoverview.asp?ConfID=9>

 

We have recently updated our website to include several new conference proceedings. Please visit www.euci.com <http://www.euci.com/> and review the conference proceedings section.

Kindly forward this announcement to your colleagues who might benefit from attending these events.

 

 

Best Regards,



L. Mrig

Electric Utility Consultants, Inc. (EUCI)

5555 Preserve Drive

Greenwood Village CO 80121

Tel: 303-770-8800

Fax: 303-741-0849

lmrig@euci.com <mailto:lmrig@euci.com>