Utility Project Profiles
Value and Risk in $5.2B Nuclear Refurbishment
SDG analyzed the value and risk of the largest recent nuclear investment in North America: the $5.25 billion refurbishment of several units at a 6,200 megawatt nuclear facility.
Business Portfolio Analysis Leads to Value Creation
For a mid-sized utility, SDG developed a corporate portfolio strategy that assessed each business unit and its contribution to corporate shareholder value.
Resource Allocation Redesign Reduces O&M Expenses
A major Midwestern US utility troubled by rapidly increasing operating and maintenance (O&M) expenses in its generation business and substandard plant performance engaged SDG to redesign its generation resource allocation process.
Identifying Risks in Annual Financial Forecasts
One of the world’s largest power and gas companies had developed a complex and rapidly expanding business portfolio with a broad range of business risks and uncertainty affecting financial performance.
New Planning Process Creates Clear Line of Sight to Shareholder Value
The CEO and CFO of a utility on the East Coast of North America wanted to focus all business-planning efforts on shareholder value creation.
Regulatory Strategy Forms Foundation for Future Negotiations
For a leading utility, SDG developed the legislative strategy, analyzed different dimensions shaping the region’s regulatory strategy, determined the optimal shareholder value relative to these dimensions, and laid the foundation for future regulatory negotiations with various stakeholders.
Price Forecasting Effort Supports Japanese Energy Companies
Our work has focused on developing proprietary price forecasting capabilities for a liberalized energy market in Japan and on developing the ability to make high-quality decisions in that market.
Detailed Analysis Breaks Real Estate Deadlock
Management of a $1 billion electric utility remained deadlocked on how to develop a piece of property. The property itself was small – a 30-acre parcel zoned for light industrial use – but the real estate market had recently dropped and management was at odds about what to do with the property.
