Finally, we thank staff from the state energy offices, public utilities commissions, and electric utilities who provided information for this report. Of course, any remaining errors or omissions are our own.

Finally, we thank staff from the state energy offices, public utilities commissions, and electric utilities who provided information for this report. Of course, any remaining errors or omissions are our own.

Integrated resource planning (IRP) is a new way for utilities and state regulatory commissions to consistently assess a variety of demand and supply resources to cost-effectively meet customer energy-service needs. This paper reviews recent progress in IRP and identifies the need for additional work by utilities, regulatory commissions, and other organizations. Kevwords: demand-side management,...

Synchronous electric clocks utilize power grid frequency as their timing reference. Power grid frequency deviation away from its nominal value results in synchronous electric clocks running fast or running slow (also known as the time error). In this article, statistical analysis on time error of synchronous electric clocks around the world is firstly presented using the power grid frequency me...

This paper presents an integration system ISIS has developed for electric utilities, on top of which decision support tools can be cost-effectively developed and integrated with the other information system commonly present in electric utilities. The system, called the Integrated Distribution Management System (IDMS), provides an easily configurable integration framework, and currently includes...

Very little is known about the influences of corporate strategy and regulation on the risk of regulated firms. The current study addresses this gap by examining the relationship among the level of diversification, the regulatory environment, and risk levels of regulated electric utility companies. Results suggest that both the regulatory environment and level of diversification impact firm risk...

iii ABSTRACT Multi-Agent Systems play a very important role in Distributed Artificial Intelligence. Many multi-agent systems have been built to represent a variety of social structures, such as teams (formed by a team leader recruiting qualified members for problem solving), alliances (temporary groups formed by agents with similar goal structures), coalitions (similar to alliances except the m...

Author: Andre Szykier CEO/CTO GridPlex Networks LLC Copyright © 2010 P ag e1 Demand Response and Grid Management are power utility initiatives driven by Federal and State stimulus programs to make the electric grid more reliable, secure and intelligent. The first step in making a grid “smart” is by replacing existing end user power utility meters with smart meters that support bi-directional co...

Allowances are a central feature of Title IV; and, from the time Title IV was enacted, there has been concern about how rate-regulated electric utilities would make use of this novel instrument for achieving environmental goals. In particular, many questioned whether utilities would use allowances in a manner that would achieve the cost savings associated with emissions trading. There is, in fa...