Black & Veatch: Emerging Issues in the Power Business Have Arrived

SUGAR LAND--August 10, 2015--Written by John Egan for Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--The 9th annual "Strategic Directions" report on the U.S. Electric Power Industry, prepared by Black & Veatch (B&V) (Overland, Kansas) and released August 4, focuses more on business model challenges and less on fuel issues compared to prior reports. Business model changes like New York's "Reforming the Energy Vision" (REV) initiative, customer engagement, and the combination of distributed generation and electricity storage were covered at some length in this year's report. The report appears geared to help readers better understand and prepare for a very different utility industry.

Within this article: Details from a new Black & Veatch report on the direction of the Power Industry, including concerns about pending regulations and the viability of natural gas.