The traditional utilities model is in a death spiral, with power plants being replaced by technology - enabled, customer - centric innovations.
But with the very real prospect of electricity replacing oil for much of our transportation fuel, and efficiency and renewables squeezing
the traditional utility model hard, it doesn't take divine insight to start seeing that forward - thinking investors would be wise to factor in climate exposure to every investment they make.
For many, gaining access to electricity through solar microgrids and other local power sources that bypass
the traditional utility model is a far more practical option.
Not exact matches
For J.D. Byrider, a used - car sales and finance company, Equifax developed a risk - assessment
model that uses
traditional credit data augmented with alternative data sources such as telecom and
utility information.
Mercedes announced its intention to build a midsize truck in March 2015, saying that it would be an «all - round
utility»
model with about 2,200 lb of payload capacity and a
traditional body - on - frame design.
Framed as the «World's First Sport
Utility Wagon,» the Outback nameplate has been around since 1994 and is currently the brand's top - selling model, bringing all the capability and utility of a crossover, but in a wagon body style that's a little closer to a traditional passeng
Utility Wagon,» the Outback nameplate has been around since 1994 and is currently the brand's top - selling
model, bringing all the capability and
utility of a crossover, but in a wagon body style that's a little closer to a traditional passeng
utility of a crossover, but in a wagon body style that's a little closer to a
traditional passenger car.
Since its introduction for the 1997
model year, Subaru's somewhat oddly proportioned Forester has been a welcomed alternative to more
traditional SUVs, thanks to its uncanny ability to handle the road like a car, haul cargo like a small sport /
utility vehicle, and scramble through a snow drift or a sand dune with equal aplomb.
While these new business
models challenge the
traditional large energy
utilities, many of those such as ENEL Green Power, Iberdrola and ENGIE, said they too were pursuing similar innovations.
There are different
models for how community solar systems are owned such as by
traditional utilities and non-profit entities but under most
models you «subscribe» and receive a portion of the power generated along with others while paying a monthly subscriber fee.
Why
traditional utilities are like frogs in warming water» Jim Rogers, the recently retired head of Duke Energy, the biggest
utility in the US, says regulations and business
models will not change quick enough to save
traditional utilities in face of solar.
In the
traditional model for establishing rates for customers of regulated electric and natural gas
utilities, higher sales of energy lead to...
PDF] The report illustrates that «threats posed to the electric
utility industry from disruptive forces, particularly distributed resources, have serious long - term implications for the
traditional electric
utility business
model and investor.»
EEI was recently exposed in the Washington Post for launching a plan to attack rooftop solar because the competition threatens the
traditional utility business
model.
The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) recently released a
model resolution calling for the weakening of solar net metering policies that threaten the
traditional utility industry business
model.
This one's a twist on decentralized solar power generation, the solar - as - service
model of energy development, and
traditional utility - owned power.
PDF) entitled «Disruptive Challenges» in January 2013, outlining the threat that distributed energy generation presents to the
traditional utility industry business
model of selling electricity from large, centralized, mostly fossil fuel power plants.
The
traditional regulated
utility business
model allows for generation and distribution, but as more grid - connected rooftop solar (and other Distributed Energy Generation (DEG) sources) come on line, the
utility will not be getting as much revenue for generation, yet still has to maintain and upgrade on the grid distribution side.
Several
models have been suggested which respect the social context of
traditional owners entitlement to land while maximising the land's commercial
utility.