Introduction As clean energy standards and net-zero CO2 emission commitments accelerate across the United States, utilities and other stakeholders are focusing on the transmission challenges associated with achieving these aggressive goals. Indeed, a robust long-haul...
INTRODUCTION Barcodes and other automatic identification and data capture (AIDC) technologies are ubiquitous in everyday life. They are found everywhere from grocery stores to passports because they are mature, proven, and less expensive than they once were....
On behalf of the Edison Electric Institute, ScottMadden prepared a white paper reviewing the “Two-step” Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) model to set allowed Returns on Equity (ROE) for electric transmission investments, as adopted by the Federal Energy Regulatory...
Overview The advancements in artificial intelligence (AI), combined with the tremendous popularity of messaging apps, have increased the use of virtual agents (VAs) as conversational tools in back-office functions. VAs are an important component of the digital...
Until the COVID-19 pandemic, Brazil’s economy had been steadily gaining momentum since the downturn experienced in 2015 and 2016. While Gross Domestic Product growth can no longer be expected to materialize in 2020, this growth is delayed—not cancelled. Economists...
