The U.S. power generation fuel mix continues to shift, driven in part by low natural gas prices, state renewable mandates, tightening environmental regulations, and lower installed costs of some generation technologies such as solar. On June 18, 2014, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued its proposed Clean Power Plan (CPP), a proposed greenhouse gas emissions regulation scheme for existing plants, promulgated under section 111(d) of the Clean Air Act.
ScottMadden and the Solar Electric Power Association visited Germany in September 2014 on a fact-finding mission. In this section, we detail what they learned about the “Energiewende” and lessons for the U.S. We also look at latest developments in EPA’s proposed Clean Power Plan.
We are pleased to announce our Winter 2015 issue of THE SCOTTMADDEN ENERGY INDUSTRY UPDATE. This semi-annual publication features our view of recent significant events and emerging trends in the energy industry.
In this section, we look at themes of this issue as well as mergers, acquisitions, and corporate restructurings, particularly reverse MLPs.
Changes are afoot, as electric vehicles begin to get traction, and energy storage and decentralized generation gain ground. We also look at trends in the natural gas markets and what, if any, impact low oil prices are having upon them.
Differing regulatory constructs are driving utilities to adjust their business models. In this section we look at examples of these options. We also examine trends in levelized cost of energy from various resources and what those drivers are.
In this section, we examine growing interest in renewable tariffs by some customer segments and EPA’s long-awaited coal combustion residuals rule.
Establishing integrated end-to-end processes is a top priority for many companies. However, most have disconnected sourcing, purchasing, and accounts payable processes. This creates challenges such as decreased efficiency and reduced stakeholder satisfaction.
Stuart Pearman, partner and energy practice leader at ScottMadden, recently presented, “Energy Industry Update – A Strategic Overview,” at the Platts Utility Supply Chain Management event.
There is a great deal of hype about distributed generation disrupting the traditional utility business model, but what will really happen? Is this an evolution or a revolution in the utility business? This presentation explores what utilities should do now strategically, in the regulatory space, and in public policy advocacy.
Natural gas companies must balance significant challenges with ever-increasing expectations for service delivery and cost. ScottMadden’s operating model assessment has enabled our clients to understand the overall performance of their organizations and improve effectiveness, efficiency, compliance, and relationships with internal stakeholders and external customers.
Access this document for our methodology for evaluating the operating models of natural gas companies.
Over the last ten years, the U.S. nuclear industry has seen large demands on its capital project/major modification organizations with the mandate to ensure compliance for a number of concerns. As the nuclear fleet continues to age, projects like these will continue to surface, representing large capital exposure for nuclear power plants. For that reason, successful execution of Continue reading
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