ScottMadden, Inc., one of North America’s leading energy consulting firms, was recently featured in the Research Triangle Cleantech Cluster (RTCC) newsletter to highlight a new report focused on the concept of “smart cities.” This white paper provides a brief introduction to smart cities, details a framework to help visualize potential components, and identifies a simple, step-wise path for utilities to successfully support their community’s efforts to pursue “smart city” initiatives.

ScottMadden, Inc., one of North America’s leading energy consulting firms, will soon join industry leaders as a sponsor and presenter at the 3^rd Annual New York Energy REVolution Summit being held August 1–3 in New York, NY. This event provides a unique platform for utility, distributed energy resource (DER) providers, renewable energy and storage companies, and various stakeholders to discuss how to develop processes that are workable and projects that are viable.

ScottMadden, Inc., one of North America’s leading energy consulting firms, recently joined forces with the Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA) to participate in a discussion about state frameworks for grid modernization at the Annual Mid-America Regulatory Conference (MARC). During the event, Cristin Lyons, partner and grid transformation practice leader at ScottMadden, and Vazken Kassakhian, analyst at SEPA, reviewed their joint report focused on the ways Illinois is transforming its grid to accommodate a variety of resources.

ScottMadden, Inc., one of North America’s leading energy consulting firms, will soon join industry leaders as a sponsor and presenter at the Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA) Grid Evolution Summit being held July 25–27 in Washington, DC. This event provides a unique platform for industry stakeholders to discuss electric evolution – how the electric sector will develop, modernize the grid, and better integrate distributed energy resources (DERs).

ScottMadden, Inc., a general management consulting firm, has released a new three-part series focused on managing talent struggles. This series dives into workforce planning and anticipating worker retirements (where companies often fall short), attracting the right talent and related best practices, and succession planning (i.e., managing the generational gap). The articles provide the guiding principles needed to position organizations for success in overall talent management.

ScottMadden, Inc., a general management consulting firm, recently sponsored and presented at SSON’s Shared Services for Finance & Accounting event in Dallas, TX. This event offered a unique platform for attendees to gain the proper knowledge to evaluate the impact of intelligent automation, grow their shared services operations from a North American focus to a global one, and transform their service delivery into the indispensable backbone of the business.

ScottMadden, Inc., one of North America’s leading energy consulting firms, recently released its Spring Energy Industry Update. Themed “It’s the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine),” this report will give you bottom-line insights, distill recent events, and help you as you prepare to anticipate and respond to emerging trends including “blockchains.” Indeed, it may be the end of the world as we know it, but by the same token, it is a time of unparalleled opportunity and possibilities, and so there is much to accomplish and feel fine about.

ScottMadden, Inc., one of North America’s leading energy consulting firms, will soon participate in a discussion about state frameworks for grid modernization at the Annual Mid-America Regulatory Conference (MARC) in Chicago, IL. This conference brings together Commissioners and staff from member state agencies, as well as representatives of regulated industries and the public at large, to share ideas and discuss regulatory and policy issues affecting their states, region, and the nation.

ScottMadden, Inc., one of North America’s leading energy consulting firms, and Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA) recently collaborated on a new article focused on the energy markets in Australia titled, “Seeking Answers Down Under.” Featured in the June 2017 Public Utilities Fortnightly Magazine, this report explores what happens when levels of residential solar on utility distribution systems literally go through the roof.

Policies are being shaped, but potential outcomes are still somewhat murky

ScottMadden, Inc., one of North America’s leading energy consulting firms, recently released its Spring Energy Industry Update. Themed “It’s the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine),” this report focuses on the strategic drivers propelling our industry, including energy regulatory changes under the new Trump administration. What are the potential energy policy changes— reversals, shifts, and debates—and what do they mean for energy?

ScottMadden, Inc., one of North America’s leading energy consulting firms, recently joined more than 160 executives at the INTERSECT: Energy Policy and Innovation Conference—the first major event for the Energy Policy and Innovation Center (EPICenter). The EPICenter, led by Tim Lieuwen, executive director of the Strategic Energy Institute at Georgia Tech, was launched in the fall of 2016 to specifically address research and present solutions to
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Natural Gas Infrastructure Development

ScottMadden, Inc., one of North America’s leading energy consulting firms, recently served as a presenter at the Northeast Gas Association 2017 Regional Market Trends Forum. This one-day event provided a unique platform for leading industry strategists to discuss current natural gas supply and policy issues impacting the Northeast marketplace.