Utilities Sector

154 Pages·1991·4.3 MB·English

Market
Analysis
Program
(MAP)
Industry Sector
Markets
1991-1996
Sector
Utilities
INPUT
1280 Villa Street, Mountain View, CA94041, [phone]

DECEMBER
1991
INDUSTRY SECTOR MARKETS
1991-1996
UTILITIES SECTOR
INPUT
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UTILITIESSECTOR INPUT
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MarketAnalysisProgram(MAP)
IndustrySectorMarkets,1991-1996
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Table ofContents
Introduction I-l
A. PurposeandMethodology I-l
1. Purpose I-l
2. Methodology I-l
B. IndustryStructure 1-2
C. OrganizationandContentsofReport 1-5
II Trends,Issues,andEvents XX X
A. Introduction II-
1. Homogeneity/Heterogeneity II-
2. BasicFunctions n-2
a. Monopoly n-2
b. ObligationtoServe n-3
c. RateofReturn n-3
B. Trends II-3
1. SupplyandDemand n-3
2. RegulatoryEnvironment n-4
a. ClimateofDeregulation n-4
b. ConsumerismandthePUCs n-4
c. BureaucraticImplications n-4
3. IncreasingCompetition II-5
a. GasversusElectric II-5
b. IPP/Cogenerators II-5
c. ResurrectionofMarketing II-5
4. CostContainment II-6
a. Low-CostSupplier II-6
b. Downsizing/Righ—t-Sizing II-6
c. Implementati—on Top-downversusBottom-up II-6
d. Organization StrategicBusinessUnits n-6
C. IssuesandEvents n-7
1. Diversification/Bankruptcy/Merger n-7
a. Diversification II-7
b. Bankruptcy n-7
c. Merger n-7
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Table ofContents (Continued)
ii 2. Environment II-8
3. Fuels II-9
a. Nuclear II-9
b. Gas II-9
c. OtherFossil II-9
III InformationSystemsEnvironment m-i
A. Overview m-i
1. Evolution m-i
2. Centralization m-2
3. CorporateSystemsversusEngineering/Operations m-3
B. Applications m-4
1. CustomerSupportSystem(CSS) m-4
2. MarketingSupportSystems m-5
3. FinancialSystems m-5
4. TransmissionandDistribution(T&D) -Work/Materials III-6
Management
5. FacilitiesManagement III-6
6. SupervisoryControlandDataAcquisition III-7
(SCADA)/EnergyManagementSystems(EMSs)
7. Engineering III-8
8. PowerPlantApplications III-9
C. InformationSystemsIssues IH-IO
1. DataIntegrity HI-10
2. InformationSystemsAsanInvestmentversusanExpenseIII-1
3. CorporateSystems IE-11
4. AgingApplicaionPortfolio in-ii
D. ImpactofNewTechnologies in-12
1. Image/Graphics in-12
2. UNIX/OpenSystems in-12
3. RelationalDataBaseManagementSystems in-13
4. Data/VoiceIntegration in-13
5. CASEMethodologies in-14
6. ArtificialIntelligence in-14
E. InformationSystemsOrganizationandBudget in-14
F. InformationSystemsOrganizationObjectives in-15
IV InformationServicesMarket IV-
A. Overview IV-
1. MakeorBuy IV-
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