Electric utilities and the NII -- Issues and opportunities
The electric utility industry is immersed in a changing environment and deregulation is a key pressure driving this change. Careful strategic planning for what their future business will be is called for and there are concerns for the basis on which they will be competitive. Embedded in this restructuring evolution and coupled to the growing need to provide more in supply-side and demand-side management is the opportunity for the electric utility industry to become a significant player in the deployment of the National Information Infrastructure (NII). The entry of the electric utility industry into the telecommunications arena, which is driven by the need to provide energy information services for the generation, delivery and utilization of electric power, can impact competition in this market and can contribute to the goal of universal service. This report addresses the benefits, economics, and applications in this area.
- Research Organization:
- Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-48
- OSTI ID:
- 161496
- Report Number(s):
- UCRL-JC-120630; CONF-9505306-2; ON: DE96002662; TRN: AHC29601%%51
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: National information infrastruture 2000 forum, Washington, DC (United States), 22-24 May 1995; Other Information: PBD: Apr 1995
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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