ScottMadden, Inc., one of North America’s leading energy consulting firms, recently released survey results focused on distributed resources. Utility industry professionals shared their sentiment in three main areas: 1) timing of the potential threat posed to utilities by distributed resources, 2) growth of distributed resources without incentives, and 3) whether net-metering rules should be revisited. The highlights provided below examine what professionals view as the threats and opportunities associated with distributed generation.

ScottMadden, Inc., a general management consulting firm, is pleased to announce the return of Robert Shively as partner, bringing with him more than 20 years of consulting experience in the energy industry.

Bringing the executive leadership of world-class shared services organizations together to share best practices

ScottMadden, Inc., a general management consulting firm, and Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (ADP) are pleased to co-sponsor the 16th Semi-Annual Shared Services Executive Forum taking place April 30–May 1 in Dallas, TX. This forum, hosted by Northrop Grumman, is designed specifically for executives who have implemented shared services and are looking for ways to enhance the services provided to their organizations while improving efficiencies and shareholder value.

ScottMadden, Inc., one of North America’s leading energy consulting firms, recently partnered with the Solar Electric Power Association (SEPA) to conduct a multi-client benchmarking study on renewable energy organizational structure within North American electric utilities. This study benchmarked key renewable energy activities and functions within participating utilities and examined how different utilities organized their renewable energy groups and functions. Example metrics analyzed included FTE/megawatt of renewable energy and FTE/1,000 interconnections.

ScottMadden, Inc., a general management consulting firm, is proud to sponsor IQPC’s 15th Annual HR Shared Services & Outsourcing Summit to be held Monday, May 19, through Wednesday, May 21, at the Chicago Marriott Downtown in Chicago, IL. This semi-annual event promotes interaction with HR professionals through invaluable case studies, instructional workshops, interactive panel discussions, best practices, and lessons learned in the HR shared services journey.

ScottMadden, Inc., a general management consulting firm, has partnered with the American Productivity & Quality Center (APQC), a benchmarking and best practices research organization, to engage participants in a new benchmarking study focused exclusively on Finance Shared Services Organizations (SSOs).

Are changes a big deal for the utility business model? When will changes take place?

ScottMadden, Inc., one of North America’s leading energy consulting firms, recently sponsored and presented at Edison Electric Institute’s (EEI) Strategic Issues Roundtable in Charleston, South Carolina.

Regulation–Rates: Improving Regulatory Outcomes: Reengineering the Rate Case   ScottMadden, Inc., one of North America’s leading energy consulting firms, recently released, “Improving Regulatory Outcomes: Reengineering the Rate Case.” This article, written by Richard D. Starkweather, partner and regulatory practice leader at ScottMadden, was published in the March 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. monthly journal, Natural Gas & Electricity.  
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ScottMadden, Inc., is pleased to announce the promotion of Scott Manning to corporate and shared services practice lead. Manning joined ScottMadden in 1998 and has been a partner since 1999. He brings with him more than 20 years of consulting experience in energy, healthcare, telecommunications, manufacturing, high technology, and transportation in the United States and abroad.    In his new role, Manning will be
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Harnessing Disruption – Navigating Risk and Opportunities   ScottMadden, Inc., a leading North American energy consulting firm, is pleased to join forward-thinking executives and thought leaders at the fourth annual EnergyBiz Leadership Forum taking place Monday, March 19-Wednesday, March 21, 2012 at the Ritz-Carlton Pentagon City in Washington, D.C. This event will address the disruptive forces facing utilities and discuss a range of attendant
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