How technology is transforming utilities...and helping energy purchasers

Journal Article · Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 1998 · Cogeneration and Competitive Power Journal

OSTI ID:653398

Falkowitz, E ^[1]

---

1. Falkowitz Group, Montville, NJ (United States)

Competition had never been an issue for utilities which, as institutions, were prototypical of the solid, slow moving bureaucracies that allowed few internal changes or outside ideas. The competition caused by impending deregulation and new technologies forced utilities to wake up and take note. Unlike the Microsoft monopoly which is on the cutting edge of progress, the utility monopolies wanted and needed business as usual. It took courage for the few utilities which chose to take on the challenge of transforming themselves and their services to accommodate the progress of the industry.

• OSTI ID: 653398
• Journal Information: Cogeneration and Competitive Power Journal, Journal Name: Cogeneration and Competitive Power Journal Journal Issue: 3 Vol. 13; ISSN CCPJE8; ISSN 1066-8683
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY, AND ECONOMY
COMPETITION
DEREGULATION
ELECTRIC UTILITIES
SERVICE SECTOR
TECHNOLOGY UTILIZATION