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VICE PRESIDENT BLACK & VEATCH MANAGEMENT CONSULTING STEVE STOLZE
STRATEGIC DIRECTIONS ELECTRIC UTILITY SURVEY RESULTS
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• Founded in 1915
• 8100 professionals worldwide in 100 offices worldwide
• $2.3 billion in annual revenues in 2010
• Gartner 2010 AMI and MDM Top 25 Survey • 2nd Custom Solutions
• 2nd Smart Grid Demonstration Projects
• 2nd Regulatory Support
• 3rd SI Project Management
• 3rd Technology Selection
• 2010 Engineering News Record Rankings
• 1st Top 25 in Telecommunications
• 3rd Top 25 in Power
• 4th Top 15 in Transmission and Distribution
BLACK & VEATCH CORPORATION BUILDING A WORLD OF DIFFERENCE©
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BLACK & VEATCH CORPORATION THE MARKETS WE SERVE
Energy Telecommunications
Water Federal
Management Consulting
Construction
Global Reach
A SPECTRUM OF UTILITY INFRASTRUCTURE ENGINEERING, CONSTRUCTION, AND OPERATIONS CAPABILITIES
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KEY FINDINGS
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Nearly 700 Participants
RESPONDENTS’ PROFILE
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2011 STRATEGIC DIRECTIONS SURVEY THE TOP TEN ISSUES
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AGING INFRASTRUCTURE TOP CONCERN AMONG SURVEY PARTICIPANTS
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LACK OF ENERGY POLICY IMPEDES INVESTMENT IN NEW TECHNOLOGIES
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BUILDING STRONG BALANCE SHEETS TO FINANCE NEW INVESTMENTS DRIVES M&A
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Economic Recovery is Slow, load growth expected to be between 1% and 2% annually
ARE LOADS BOUNCING BACK
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PARTICIPANTS EXPECT “SIGNIFICANT RISE” IN ENERGY AND COMMODITY PRICES
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MANY RESPONDENTS BELIEVE CARBON-RELATED ENERGY POLICY WILL EASE
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SURVEY RESPONDENTS BELIEVE COAL WILL REMAIN PART OF U.S. ENERGY PORTFOLIO
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RENEWABLE GENERATION CONTINUES TO FACE ECONOMIC AND OTHER BARRIERS
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Do you have plans for energy storage?
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Percentage of respondents who said they were “concerned” or “very concerned” about nuclear fuel disposal/storage more than doubled from last year’s results.
TRAGEDY IN JAPAN INFLUENCES INDUSTRY VIEWS ON NUCLEAR
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NATURAL GAS OVERTAKES NUCLEAR AS PREFERRED “ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY” TECHNOLOGY (5 = HIGH IMPACT)
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WILL FRACKING CONCERNS IMPEDE THE DEVELOPMENT OF SHALE GAS
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NEXUS OF WATER & ENERGY IS THE TOP ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERN (5 = HIGH IMPACT)
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NEXUS OF WATER & ENERGY ALSO CITED AS A KEY BUSINESS ISSUE (5 = HIGH IMPACT)
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LACK OF CUSTOMER ENGAGEMENT AND FUNDING TOP SMART GRID OBSTACLES (5 = HIGH IMPACT)
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THE SMART GRID JOURNEY IS AN EVOLUTION THAT HAS BENEFITS FOR ALL
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AVAILABLE ELECTRONICALLY
HTTP://WWW.BV.COM/MARKETS/RESOURCES/DEFAULT.ASPX
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