Did downsizing worsen the great Northeast ice outage?
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The raging ice storm that paralyzed the Northeastern states in January 1998 raised concerns about whether downsizing and cuts in resources impaired the electric power utilities' to respond to the disaster. Management and labor disclaim that downsizing undercut the utilities' ability.
Publication Name: Electrical World
Subject: Electronics and electrical industries
ISSN: 0013-4457
Year: 1998
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Inside utility mergers: trends within the trend
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Many electric utilities are planning to or have taken steps to merge in anticipation of deregulation. Factors behind the trend include cost control, fuel mix diversification, undervalued assets and the unbundling of transmission and distribution systems.
Publication Name: Electrical World
Subject: Electronics and electrical industries
ISSN: 0013-4457
Year: 1996
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IPP is deal-maker first; outsources other jobs
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A new independent power producer (IPP) is focusing on deal-making to compete with other IPPs. The firm, PMDC, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Pennsylvania Power and Light Co.
Publication Name: Electrical World
Subject: Electronics and electrical industries
ISSN: 0013-4457
Year: 1995
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