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• To LEED or not to LEED

  To LEED or not to LEED

  The decision of whether to pursue the U.S. Green Building Council's LEED certification for city- or county-owned facilities is not only complex, it has lasting implications. Read the insights of LEED Accredited Professionals Raymond Randall and Sarah Kutnink in their recent American City & County article on key issues to consider when evaluating whether to pursue LEED certification. 

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• Distribution Systems Get Efficiency Upgrades

  Distribution Systems Get Efficiency Upgrades

  Distribution system efficiency is one of the most energized subjects in the electric utility industry today. The distribution system actually can be considered an untapped, low-cost energy resource. As a result, utilities are beginning to incorporate efficiency measures into their overall planning and operation strategies. Learn more in the first in a series of T&D World articles by Senior Project Manager KC Fagen.

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• YouTube, iPhone Apps, Kindle and the Utility Franchise

  YouTube, iPhone Apps, Kindle and the Utility Franchise

  The explosion in consumer technologies and options, coupled with the utility industry's expansion into the smart grid, advanced meters and communications will do what all of the failed attempts at deregulation could not: create true customer choice. Mark Gabriel shares his insights in an Energy Central article.
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• Smart Metering: Implementing Options for Advancement

  Smart Metering: Implementing Options for Advancement

  Although advanced metering infrastructure for water utilities is well established, it is evolving rapidly. Read Don Schlenger’s insights on the challenges and opportunities water utilities face in implementing an AMI or Smart Grid system in an article in Water & Wastes Digest.

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• Ten Steps for a Recycling Campaign

  Ten Steps for a Recycling Campaign

  Adequately addressing the need for public education and outreach can be one of the most challenging aspects of managing any kind of recycling program. Scott Pasternak and Katie Brown share 10 tips for a public education campaign for a recycling program in their article in MSW Management.

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• Leveraging Enterprise Value With Asset Management

  Leveraging Enterprise Value With Asset Management

  Electric utilities are adopting and integrating enabling technologies, but extracting full value from the wealth of technology potential requires much more than implementing systems and equipment. The value of technology rests as much with management practices as it does with any technologic systems. In an article is PowerGrid International, Fred Jennings discusses how to leverage value with an asset management program.

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• Leveraging Business Acumen With A Capital Optimization Program

  Leveraging Business Acumen With A Capital Optimization Program

  Water and wastewater utilities face a demanding business environment. Fred Jennings shares his insight on how utilities can align internal processes with the organization’s need to address external challenges in his article in the November-December issue of the Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies' Water Utility Executive.

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