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daily12008-09-08T21:14:49ZThe Galvin Electricity Initiative http://www.sdg.com/project-profiles/the-galvin-electricity-initiative SDG has played a key role in the Galvin Electricity Initiative, privately funded by former Motorola chairman Bob Galvin. As part of this initiative, SDG developed two cost-benefit models for evaluating current and future power system configurations, which are available to the public at no charge.No publisherbmetzlerUtilitiesProject Profile2010-09-02T21:03:12ZPageValue and Risk in $5.2B Nuclear Refurbishment http://www.sdg.com/project-profiles/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.No publisheradminNuclearEnergyUtilitiesProject Profile2008-10-08T17:39:04ZPageBusiness Portfolio Analysis Leads to Value Creation http://www.sdg.com/project-profiles/managing-business-portfolios For a mid-sized utility, SDG developed a corporate portfolio strategy that assessed each business unit and its contribution to corporate shareholder value.No publisheradminUtilitiesCorporate PortfolioEnergyProject Profile2008-10-08T17:40:16ZPageResource Allocation Redesign Reduces O&M Expenses http://www.sdg.com/project-profiles/generation-resource-allocation 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.No publisheradminEnergyUtilitiesProject Profile2008-10-08T17:42:28ZPageIdentifying Risks in Annual Financial Forecasts http://www.sdg.com/project-profiles/financial-forecasting 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.No publisheradminERMEnergyUtilitiesProject Profile2008-10-07T17:19:33ZPageNew Planning Process Creates Clear Line of Sight to Shareholder Value http://www.sdg.com/project-profiles/value-based-leadership 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.No publisheradminEnergyUtilitiesProject ProfileValue-Based LeadershipCorporate Portfolio2008-10-08T17:44:27ZPageRegulatory Strategy Forms Foundation for Future Negotiations http://www.sdg.com/project-profiles/regulatory-strategy 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.No publisheradminEnergyUtilitiesProject Profile2008-10-08T17:45:24ZPagePrice Forecasting Effort Supports Japanese Energy Companies http://www.sdg.com/project-profiles/japan-deregulation 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.No publisheradminEnergyUtilitiesProject Profile2008-10-08T17:46:59ZPageDetailed Analysis Breaks Real Estate Deadlock http://www.sdg.com/industry-practices/real-estate/value-and-risk-of-real-estate-alternatives 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.No publisherbmetzlerReal EstateUtilitiesProject Profile2008-10-08T17:48:39ZPage