Acknowledgments |
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Introduction |
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Megatrends and the Energy Horizon |
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Market trends vs. Megatrends |
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Current Crossroads: The Electric Sector Today |
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4 | (2) |
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Energy Business Capital Expenditures As a Percent of Revenue |
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6 | (5) |
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Inherent Conflicts in the Electricity Sector |
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11 | (3) |
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14 | (5) |
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Incenting Innovation: A Competitive Regulatory Framework |
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19 | (22) |
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20 | (4) |
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Electricity Company Responses to Deregulation: Invest in the New |
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24 | (9) |
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Finding the Right (and Profitable) Customer Compact |
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33 | (2) |
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Turning a Megatrend into Business Opportunity |
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35 | (3) |
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Competitive Regulation: The Infrastructure Investment Model |
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38 | (3) |
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The Destiny of Energy Business Evolution |
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41 | (30) |
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Developing a Stable Business Model |
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44 | (12) |
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The Art of Business Reinvention: A Classic and Stable Business Model |
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56 | (6) |
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The Unique Attributes of the Electricity Industry |
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62 | (4) |
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Succeeding with the Destiny of Business Evolution |
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66 | (5) |
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The Destiny of Demographics |
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71 | (38) |
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The Aging Workforce---A Gap of Knowledge |
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74 | (17) |
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Growing Population Shifts---A Booming Retirement Issue |
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91 | (4) |
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Increased Consumer Demand---A Boomer Phenomenon |
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95 | (8) |
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Succeeding with the Destiny of Demographics |
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103 | (6) |
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The Destiny of Carbon Constraints and Capacity Demands |
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109 | (60) |
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Supply-side Issues and the Carbon Conflict |
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113 | (7) |
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Fueling the Future: Facing the Conflict |
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120 | (41) |
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Incentives to Help Replace Conflict and Costly Compliance |
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161 | (8) |
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Succeeding with the Megatrend of Conflict |
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The Destiny of Intelligent Infrastructure |
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169 | (32) |
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Our National Power Grid... Now |
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172 | (8) |
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The Vision---Enhanced Power Flow with Digital Control |
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180 | (15) |
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Succeeding with the Megatrend of Connectivity |
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195 | (6) |
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The Destiny of Customer Engagement |
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201 | (22) |
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It's Your Father's Energy Interface |
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203 | (3) |
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The Intelligent Energy Portal |
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206 | (9) |
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The Art of Energy Efficiency and Smart Control |
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215 | (3) |
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Succeeding with the Megatrend of Choice |
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218 | (5) |
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The Destination: A Transformed Electricity Sector |
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223 | (22) |
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A Vision for the Industry's Future |
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228 | (5) |
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Transformative Paths in Telecommunications |
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233 | (3) |
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236 | (1) |
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236 | (1) |
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Repair, Replace, Rebuild vs. Investing in Innovation |
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237 | (3) |
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Building a Model for the Future |
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240 | (5) |
Conclusion |
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245 | (1) |
Ten Ideas for the Future |
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245 | (4) |
Index |
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