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Utility Marketing- Numbers Games, Technology Wars or Relational Marketing?
(Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.eslwin.tamu.edu), 1988-09)
Natural gas and electric utilities seem to be feverishly
interested in expanding their business base, improving
consumption load factors while attempting to preserve
their customers' profitability. They have turned ...
Industrial-Utility Cooperation: Moving Into Strategic Alliance
(Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.eslwin.tamu.edu), 1990-06)
It is no longer uncommon to hear of utilities working more closely with their larger customers, establishing relationships that extend beyond the traditional commodity supplier concepts. What do some of these look like? ...
Energy Economics and Corporate Profitability
(Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu)Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu), 1982)
Are the short payback projects the best investments for your corporation? Not necessarily so, especially if your firm normally requires large capital outlays and has historically experienced poor margins. Surprisingly, ...
Corporate Profitability and Corporate Longevity
(Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu)Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu), 1983)
Many firms have discovered in the last few years that even the largest company is not immune to complete financial ruin. Is it due to poor management, lack of market savvy, or just a manifestation of the economy and increased ...
Utility Roles in Preserving the Industrial Base
(Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu), 1985-05)
While the price of energy may have stabilized for the moment, the impact of several years of rate increases in the cost of energy, materials, and labor has made American industry re-evaluate its operations. Utilities serving ...
The Economics and Corporate Culture of Energy Conservation
(Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu)Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu), 1984)
It seems that we have all struggled to convince management to pursue energy conservation using economic arguments, only to find that when all is said and done there is something else that gets certain projects approved. ...
The Hidden Future Shock in Current Energy Economics
(Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu)Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu), 1981)
With the flurry of low-cost and no-cost energy conservation measures largely over, American industry is settling down to the frustrating task of assessing medium and large conservation projects. It seems that most of the ...
Industrial Heat Pump Design Options
(Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu), 1985-05)
There are numerous industries that can incorporate heat pumps into their operations to save energy costs and payoff the investment in well under two years. Many of these industries can cut energy costs associated with ...
Waste To Energy -Strategies and Payoffs
(Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu)Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu), 1982)
Many industrial firms are taking a hard look at converting waste to energy. The opportunities for positive significant operational impact are not without large capital outlays. Past experiences indicate that an understanding ...
The Role of the Consultant in Marketing Industrial Heat Pumps
(Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.eslwin.tamu.edu), 1987-09)
This paper explores the role that a consultant
can play in the acceptance of applied heat pumps
by industry (the key word is "industry"). Unfortunately,
there are very few engineers in practice
today with expertise in ...