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Energy in an Information Age

 August 6, 2018

Intersect 2018 Overview

Introduction

Energy is arguably the single most important issue of our modern times. Few sectors have a greater direct impact on our economy or every aspect of life — from household comforts and conveniences to transportation, manufacturing, and communications, it is omnipresent. Networked, digital systems that are connected to the traditional, physical energy infrastructure are growing exponentially. The overlap between these systems and computing, big data, and physical infrastructure is creating a need for new resources, particularly in regards to the safety and security of operational structures and personal consumer information.


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Florida Power & Light to Purchase Vero Beach’s Municipal Utility

 July 20, 2018

On June 5, 2018, the Florida Public Service Commission (FPSC) approved the $185 million purchase of the Vero Beach municipal utility by Florida Power & Light (FPL). The approval came after debate on the portion of acquisition costs to recover from customers and the precedent such a deal may set for future acquisitions. FPL had shown an interest in this acquisition as far back as the 1970s. The FPSC’s approval came amidst increasing interest in utility asset sales and consolidation.


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Protected: IA Week 2018

 July 19, 2018

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Employee Spotlight: Adithya Mathai

 July 5, 2018

Adithya Mathai

Adithya Mathai is a director within ScottMadden’s corporate & shared services practice. He joined the firm in 2009 and has been an active participant and leader in the human capital management and finance and accounting communities of practice. As a recent initiative, Adithya is currently spearheading a health care community of interest, which aims to develop consultants and expand industry expertise. This group has grown in thanks to his thought leadership and years of experience! Prior to joining ScottMadden, Adithya earned a B.S. in computer telecommunication engineering from the University of Pennsylvania and an M.B.A. with honors from the University of North Carolina Kenan-Flagler Business School.


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51st State Perspectives: Massachusetts: A Great Clean Energy Story – DERs and the Next Chapter

 July 2, 2018

Massachusetts has been a leader in the deployment of clean energy. It was an early adopter of RPS and has focused on energy efficiency. The Commonwealth’s commitment to reducing its green house gas (GHG) has informed these policies, as well as other targets to implement EVs and battery storage.


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California’s Combined Cycle Costs in the Age of the Duck Curve

 June 28, 2018

During the 69th Annual AREGC Conference, Quentin Watkins, manager at ScottMadden, discussed regional considerations of renewable penetration impacts on combined cycle non-fuel O&M costs. This presentation reviews California’s combined cycle costs in the age of the duck curve.


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Navigating Shared Services with ScottMadden

 June 28, 2018

If you are about to lead your company into the world of shared services, or if you have already embarked on that journey, you’ve probably discovered that it is more than just a three-hour tour. Incorporating shared services into your company means more than just changing a few things. It means consolidating support functions to better serve the corporation. It means reimagining certain services not as a group or a department but as a business within a business. And it means creating a more well-defined infrastructure to enable higher-value delivery of service.


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Prioritizing Transmission and Distribution Investments

 June 27, 2018

A Structured Approach to Determine What Reliability Improvements Cost

Introduction

Keep the lights on. Ensure safe, reliable, and affordable service. These are core mandates for electric utilities. To fulfill these mandates, electric utilities must make prudent investments in reliability programs and projects to maintain their transmission and distribution (T&D) systems. When load was growing year over year and power flowed in one direction from centralized generation facilities through long run transmission and stepped down through distribution facilities, this was a straightforward (if not necessarily simple) exercise.


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Protected: Shared Services for Finance & Accounting 2018

 June 22, 2018

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The Seven Steps to GDPR Compliance

 June 18, 2018

The European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) became officially enforceable as of May 25, 2018. GDPR establishes sweeping regulations around the use, protection, privacy, and export of data for all individual persons within the EU. The regulation impacts both EU and non-EU organizations that house the data of EU citizens.


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Second Time’s the Charm: Westar Energy and Great Plains Energy Receive State Approval for Merger

 June 13, 2018

Late last month, the Missouri Public Service Commission (MPSC) and Kansas Corporation Commission (KCC) approved the $15 billion stock-for-stock merger of Missouri-based Westar Energy and Kansas-based Great Plains Energy, parent company of Kansas City Power and Light (KCP&L). As a condition of the merger, these two companies will operate under a new holding company that will be named Evergy, Inc. The approvals of the KCC and MPSC were the two final hurdles to the deal as FERC approved the merger earlier this year and the shareholders of each company voted in favor of the combination in November 2017.


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The Value of Data to Grid Transformation

 June 11, 2018

Introduction

Data is being produced at an exponential rate in all sectors, accelerated by mobile technology, the internet of things, and easily accessible, cost-effective, cloud-based computing. Driven by the proliferation of sensor technology and advanced metering infrastructure (AMI), utilities are also collecting more data than ever as smart grids get smarter.


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