1993•OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information)Requires access
Competitiveness ranks as top utility exec concern in 1993
L.A. Burkhart
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Abstract
Transmission access issues top the list of concerns facing utility executives, according to the recently released 1993 Electric Utility Outlook by the Washington International Energy Group. The survey, based on responses from 328 utility executives, found the top five issues facing the electric utility industry today are transmission access (71%), improving revenues and earnings (62%), competition (58%), cutting operation and maintenance costs (53%), and amending the Public Utility Holding Company Act (47%). The year's top five issues represent a reshuffling form the chief concerns a year ago when Clean Air Act compliance and electric and magnetic fields were near the top. Those issues were replaced by concerns over competition and cutting O M costs. The change seems to indicate heightened sensitivity among executives to basic business concerns.