Managing Electric Utility and Natural Gas Interdependency
Houston, Texas
5 March 2007- 06 March 2007
Hosted By: Electric Utility Consultants, Inc. (EUCI)
For many regions of North America, natural gas has become a primary fuel source for electric utilities. The cleaner burning properties of natural gas and its current lower cost compared to renewable energy sources will continue to drive its use in the utility industry. However, as infrastructure, communications, and reliability continue to improve in the electric and gas industries, market volatility and price risk are increasingly affecting profit and customer relations. With these issues in mind, industry participants convened at this conference in Houston on 5-6 March 2007 to discuss how electric utilities, regional transmission organizations, and regulators are addressing the increasing interdependency between electricity and natural gas.
NERA Vice President Kurt Strunk delivered a presentation entitled "Managing Risk in Today's Interdependent Gas and Electric Markets." Mr. Strunk examined the lessons learned from risk management strategies of regulated local distribution companies as well as from unregulated firms. He also discussed how firms can align their strategies to anticipate potential market changes.
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