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The ScottMadden Energy Industry Update – Early Fall 2013

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The Times They Are a-Changin’ (or Serenity Now!)

We are pleased to announce our Early Fall 2013 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.

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The confluence of relatively flat power demand, cheap natural gas, advancing technology (including learning curve effects on renewable technologies), public policies supporting renewables and efficiency, and perceived grid fragility after Superstorm Sandy has led customers to investigate other options such as self-delivery and self-supply. This is leading utilities to evaluate strategies, investment priorities, and even business models and regulatory paradigms.

Highlights include:

View from the Executive Suite (click here)

Utility Business Model: Chronicle of a Death Foretold? Or Hype?

Although profound changes in self-supply and self-delivery of electricity are possible, there is also opportunity and time to plan.

Also:

Energy Supply, Demand, and Markets (click here)

Demand Response in Power Markets: Policy and Reliability – Striking a Balance?

Generators and DR proponents are jousting over the dependability of DR and whether it is discouraging long-term investment in generation.

Also:

Infrastructure (click here)

Grid Resilience…Weathering the Storm?

Given our almost existential dependence on reliable electric power, utilities cannot avoid heightened expectations of customers and regulators regarding system reliability and resilience (no outages or at least shorter ones).

Also:

Cybersecurity: Increasingly Urgent Concerns

Rates, Regulation, and Policy (click here)

LNG Exports: Developments

Amidst much debate, increased availability of natural gas via hydraulic fracturing and low domestic prices have sparked interest in selling into global LNG markets.

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Clean Tech (click here)

Greater Adoption of Distributed Solar Photovoltaics Is Challenging Utilities’ Traditional Business Model

Solar photovoltaic (PV) penetration has grown as decreases in module prices have lowered installed costs dramatically for distributed solar PV.

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We hope you will find THE SCOTTMADDEN ENERGY INDUSTRY UPDATE to be a useful and informative resource. If you would like to discuss our observations in greater detail or have us present them or our views on other industry or management issues to your executive team, please contact us. View our Energy Practice area.

May we suggest:

The Energy Industry Update – Volume 18, Issue 2

Themed "Don’t Stop Believin'," this issue explores the growth strategies energy and utility companies are undertaking and how they are developing and modernizing needed infrastructure. We also discuss how they are navigating the challenges posed by various stakeholders with disparate interests and concerns.

The Energy Industry Update – Volume 18, Issue 1

Themed “Recalibration,” this Update examines some of the emerging and continuing trends in the industry, with the hope that it will help energy executives “recalibrate” as our industry anticipates, and creates, the next “new normal.”

Department of Energy Orders Study Examining the Impact of Clean Energy Policies on Baseload Power Resources

The Department of Energy recently ordered a study to examine the impact of clean energy policies on baseload power resources. Learn about the key details and implications in this Fossil and Regulatory Minute.

Primer on Bonus Depreciation

This document provides an overview of the issue of bonus depreciation and illustrates a few potential impacts and implications that utilities may want to consider as they determine how to proceed.

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