A UtiliPoint IssueAlertPatrick Reames
Recent acquisitions in the ETRM space clearly indicate that many solution providers are moving to broaden their presence outside of the “traditional” ETRM model, seeking to service an ever increasing portion of the energy value chain. While the market for wholesale energy trading and risk management systems remains strong, areas adjacent […]

In an article written by R. Timothy Patterson, a professor and director of the Ottawa-Carleton Geoscience Centre, Department of Earth Sciences, Carleton University in Canada, he points out that the sunspot cycle is going to be nearing 2 century low around 2020. When that happens, the output of the sun will be reduced by […]

As we’ve mentioned previously, rumors of mergers and acquisitions have been running rampant in the ETRM space for a couple of months. One of those rumors that has come to fruition was announced last week…
Ventyx, a supplier of solutions to a broad range of industries, announced that they had purchased Global Energy Decisions. […]

UtiliPoint IssueAlertBy: Patrick Reames
Last month UtiliPoint completed a “snapshot” survey of companies which had recently completed ETRM implementation projects. One of the more startling results from that survey was the fact that more than a quarter of the 35 respondents said that their projects were not successful. Given that the average cost of […]

We’re pleased to announce that we have just released our new study examining ETRM product implementations. This is a “snap shot” study, meaning that we wanted to gauge the answers to some fairly broad questions, things like “what did you implement?”, “what did it cost?”, and “how long did it take?”. We plan […]