Radical Remaking Of Utilities...
08/25/07 20:33
WHAT IF...
You were an electric or gas utility whose profitability was regulated by the Public Utility Commission? (almost all are) and face regulatory, demand and fuel cost challenges?
• Permitting and building new power plants got more difficult and costly every year...
• Fuel costs rose and became more unpredictable each year and customers reacted by reducing power consumption...
• The business risk of carbon cap & trade or carbon taxes was growing each year...
What if you already had the names, addresses and billing information of 100% of hundreds of thousands of consumer and business customers concentrated in one region...
You were an electric or gas utility whose profitability was regulated by the Public Utility Commission? (almost all are) and face regulatory, demand and fuel cost challenges?
• Permitting and building new power plants got more difficult and costly every year...
• Fuel costs rose and became more unpredictable each year and customers reacted by reducing power consumption...
• The business risk of carbon cap & trade or carbon taxes was growing each year...
What if you already had the names, addresses and billing information of 100% of hundreds of thousands of consumer and business customers concentrated in one region...
REMAKING THE UTILITY FOR MORE PROFIT...
• You offered your customers the most convenient way to purchase energy-saving products delivered to their door like lightbulbs and managed the complex federal, state & local rebates and put it right on their bill?
• You sold a variety of energy-efficient appliances and insulation including delivery and installation and again managed all the state and federal rebates and tax credits for the consumers? And put these right on the bill including time payments. (Hint: you might subcontract some of this out to service providers and simply take the commission.)
• You also offered a variety of alternative energy solutions such as solar-power water heating and electric generation, again ensuring your customers received the appropriate federal, state and local rebates and tax incentives? Putting it right on their bill and subcontracting the fulfillment of some of these services?
• What if you offered energy efficiency consulting services and installation services to commercial and industrial customers along with maintenance contracts?
WHAT IF THE PROFITABILITY OF THESE BUSINESSES WERE UNREGULATED BY THE PUC? (THEY ARE...)
Sounds like smart business to us...
• You offered your customers the most convenient way to purchase energy-saving products delivered to their door like lightbulbs and managed the complex federal, state & local rebates and put it right on their bill?
• You sold a variety of energy-efficient appliances and insulation including delivery and installation and again managed all the state and federal rebates and tax credits for the consumers? And put these right on the bill including time payments. (Hint: you might subcontract some of this out to service providers and simply take the commission.)
• You also offered a variety of alternative energy solutions such as solar-power water heating and electric generation, again ensuring your customers received the appropriate federal, state and local rebates and tax incentives? Putting it right on their bill and subcontracting the fulfillment of some of these services?
• What if you offered energy efficiency consulting services and installation services to commercial and industrial customers along with maintenance contracts?
WHAT IF THE PROFITABILITY OF THESE BUSINESSES WERE UNREGULATED BY THE PUC? (THEY ARE...)
Sounds like smart business to us...
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