Research Reports

• Electric Distribution Utility Roadmap, Phase II: Planning for Now and 2010

  CEA Technologies - January 2006
  In Phase I, an Electric Distribution Utility Roadmap report was released in January 2004, to provide a view of the evolution of the electric distribution utility environment over the next 20 years. This particular report covers the first work stream—Planning for Now & 2010.

• Location. Location. Location. Does it Matter in Mobile Field Service?

  Aberdeen Group - January 2007
  63% of companies state that they use Location-Based Services such as GPS, GIS, AVL and RFID in their field service operations. These companies state that the major purpose of adopting LBS is to improve their field scheduling and routing while allowing for improved asset/employee security and management. Companies that use LBS have seen performance enhancements of 16% in service revenues and 15% in customer retention, on average. 83% of best-in-class companies currently leverage location-based services but supercharge the returns by adopting a comprehensive service chain strategy around their technology deployment.This strategy encompasses the 4 key pillars of, i) process; ii)organizational support; iii)knowledge management; and iv) performance measurement; and thereby serves to enhance LBS returns to both customer-facing and internal operational/financial metrics. As such, best-in-class firms complete almost a full work order more per service technician per day when compared to all other firms, which leads to a 230 basis point advantage in service margins.

• The Energy Matrix

  AdvanceTech Monitor - March 2003
  General prospects or bundling energy with energy management, building management services and facilities management are lower than most energy suppliers expect.

• The World Market for Substation Automation and Integration Programs in Electric Utilities: 2005-2007

  Newton-Evans Research Company, Inc. - January 2006
  This new series of market studies measures current market sizes, and estimates and forecasts demand for substation automation and integration equipment. In addition to profiling utility requirements and plans, the research program is focused on defining the broader product and market requirements which suppliers must meet in order to successfully participate in the substation automation and integration programs within electric utilities worldwide. This new round of research provides an appraisal of products, instruments and related substation equipment that electric utilities of all sizes will be specifying, recommending and purchasing during the forecast period. All volumes are available as of January 2006.

• Enterprise Solutions Report 2006

  Sierra Energy Group, a division of Energy Central - November 2006
  The Report includes the results of a comprehensive research effort under the leadership of renowned industry analyst Warren Causey. The Report includes an industry overview and analysis, utility management survey and interview results, an analysis of the vendor landscape, and vendor profiles.

• Roadmap to Best Practices for Utility Wireless Collocation

  United Telecom Council - August 2006
  This study offers an overview of wireless collocation business processes within utilities of all types, and recommends directions toward industry consensus in order to make this niche business opportunity more attractive to both utilities and wireless carriers. As one of the few Utelco ventures picking up steam in recent years, due to increased wireless demand and emerging technologies such as WiFi, the topic makes interesting reading for all utility industry segments.

• Wi-Fi and WiMAX for Utilities: A Primer Update 2006

  United Telecom Council - March 2006
  This is a highly popular report that explores ways in which the energy industry is beginning to use Wi-Fi and WiMAX in primary and backup communications.

• Opportunities for Electric Utilities: Broadband over Power Line in 2006

  United Telecom Council - September 2006
  This study makes a compelling case for utilities to consider Broadband over Powerline (BPL) communications not only as a means towards diversification, but as a necessary part of their business plans, in order to survive and thrive in the changing landscape of utility telecommunications. United Telecom Council’s newly released research study, Opportunities for Electric Utilities: Broadband over Power Line in 2006, offers expert information on the market for BPL development as it approaches a critical juncture in both large-scale commercial deployments and smart-grid applications.

• The Utility Enterprise Solutions Report

  Energy Central - December 2005
  One of the hottest topics in utilities is enterprise solutions - Enterprise Resource Planning and Asset Management, GIS, Work Management Systems, Business Intelligence and Outage Management. The potential market is enormous with over $2 billion in expenditures planned over the next three years. Once again, Warren Causey has made a thorough investigation of this complex market, surveying hundreds of utilities of all sizes. The result: this new report; an insightful, comprehensive analysis of the enterprise solutions market.

• Mobile Data and Field Services Report

  Energy Central - August 2005
  Now this all new edition of the Causey Mobile Data & Field Services Report delivers a strategic evaluation of field force automation, its quantifiable cost benefits and improved customer service efficiencies. As with all Causey Reports, the all new Mobile Data Report delivers actionable intelligence for utilities and vendors alike.

• The New Utility Model

  Warren B. Causey, a division of Energy Central - January 2004
  The utility industry isn't sitting still, nor is the information technology which will enable it for the future. But a New Utility Model is evolving. For the last eight years, Warren B. Causey, Ltd. has been known as the premier source for up-to-date research and information on the Energy/Utility Industry.

• Work and Outage Management Report

  Warren B. Causey, a division of Energy Central - January 2003
  The WMS/OMS Report tracks the development of these important technologies and their deployment in the United States and abroad. The report includes case studies of WMS/OMS installations at utilities and energy companies, an extensive analysis section, as well as a vendor section profiling the capabilities, functions, technical details, and relative strengths and weaknesses of the vendors.

• Geospatial Information Systems Report

  Warren B. Causey, a division of Energy Central - January 2003
  In recent years, as utilities' reliance on Geospatial Information Systems has increased, so have questions concerning how to optimize the use of geospatial data in real-time systems such as Work Management, Outage Management and SCADA, among others. The GIS Report is the most detailed, up-to-date analysis of this technology and its application in the utility industry.

• Utility ERP/EAM Report

  Warren B. Causey, a division of Energy Central - January 2003
  The 166-page Warren B. Causey, Ltd. Utility ERP/EAM Report is the largest, most comprehensive and current study on the subject now available. The report includes an all-new survey of 100 of the top 500 utilities in the U.S. and Canada.