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Friday, July 17, 2015

PennEnergy Power Perspectives and Top Power Headlines


Survey Report: Digital Transformation to Advance Utility Customer Service

To better understand how utilities are managing shifts toward consumer expectations for next generation customer service, Cognizant partnered with PennEnergy Research to ask utility organizations how current and emerging technologies are influencing their customer experience processes and efforts to engage Millenials as an increasingly important demographic. For this survey utilities were asked to share insights about their customer service processes in relation to key technologies and trends, such as social media, big data, customer self-service, and demographics focused initiatives. Download the survey now to view the responses!
Top Power Headlines

Study shows Northeast states benefit from power plant carbon cap program

$subtitles.get($x) Amid complaints that planned federal rules to cut carbon emissions will hurt the economy, a new study says the northeastern states that already have moved in that direction are seeing economic benefits. … Continue Reading
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Natural gas surpasses coal as biggest US electric power generation source

$subtitles.get($x) Natural gas overtook coal as the top source of U.S. electric power generation for the first time ever earlier this year, a milestone that has been in the making for years as the price of gas slides and new regulations make coal more risky for power generators. … Continue Reading
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Top Power News

NYC mayor wants to power government with renewable energy

Alpha coal company announces 292 layoffs in Virginia and Kentucky

AREVA awarded contract for nuclear energy site decommissioning

Prysmian announces subsea power transmission link between Norway and the UK

55-turbine wind power farm to be built in South Dakota

Alstom signs contracts to supply equipment to Belo Monte hydroelectric power complex

California’s first solar power desalination plant to bring freshwater to central valley

Strathy North wind power farm generates first power

Panel hears conflicting safety assessments for Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant

Eos Energy Storage announces management growth to meet demand for advanced grid-scale batteries

Solar power portfolio added to North Carolina solar project

Russian power plant saving millions of gallons of water with GE corrosion inhibitor

US South getting its first big wind power farm soon

PennEnergy Blogs & OpEds

All Energy, All the Time: IT Professionals Can Make It Big in Energy

As the role of tech and data evolves within electric power and oil and gas operations, opportunities abound for IT professionals in the energy sectors. … Continue Reading
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