Diversification performance of electric utilities

Journal Article · Mon Mar 01 04:00:00 EST 1993 · Electricity Journal; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/1040-6190(93)90040-R· OSTI ID:6920601

Silverman, M

Changes in the electric utility business environment has prompted a wave of diversification activity during the 1980s, although there has been little empirical research available to strategic decision makers in the utilities regarding most effective approaches to diversification. This study of 33 diversified electric utilities confirms that utilities pursuing investment in closely related businesses, rather than in financial services or other less related fields, have dramatically greater chances of succeeding. This article examines the extent and types of diversification pursued by investor-owned electric utilities as of 1990, and assesses the relationship between different approaches to diversification and resultant financial performance.

• OSTI ID: 6920601
• Journal Information: Electricity Journal; (United States), Journal Name: Electricity Journal; (United States) Vol. 6:2; ISSN ELEJE4; ISSN 1040-6190
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

24 POWER TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION
240700* -- Power Transmission & Distribution-- Economic
Industrial & Business Aspects-- (1990-)
29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY, AND ECONOMY
296000 -- Energy Planning & Policy-- Electric Power
DATA
DIVERSIFICATION
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
ECONOMICS
ELECTRIC UTILITIES
FINANCIAL DATA
HISTORICAL ASPECTS
INFORMATION
INVESTMENT
PROFITS
PUBLIC POLICY
PUBLIC UTILITIES