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Bundling Your Utility Costs Can Help Your Business Save Money  [ 1/26/2006 ] By: Lance Yoder
  Expanding companies can save money by combining power loads.   Read The Full Article

Reliable Power Is Paramount in Today's Competitive Environment  [ 9/14/2005 ] By: Rachael Hedgcoth
  Price is still a major concern, but uninterruptible power is what many businesses need most.   Read The Full Article

Ten Questions to Ask Your Utility That Will Save Your Company Money  [ 8/10/2005 ] By: Roy Harryman
  Utilities can be a valuable source of information to your site location questions.   Read The Full Article

Water Is an Essential Utility for Manufacturing Plants  [ 3/14/2005 ] By: Michael Keating, Senior Research Editor
  Manufacturers are significant consumers of water, according to the latest U.S. Geological Survey water use report.   Read The Full Article

Utilities Play a Significant Role in the Site Location Process  [ 2/14/2005 ] By: Ken Krizner, Managing Editor
  For many businesses, utility costs represent a major daily operating expense. For those companies, the local utility company's economic development department can be a valuable source of information they need when considering an expansion or relocation.   Read The Full Article

Utility Incentives Can Be a Boon for Manufacturers  [ 12/4/2004 ] By: Deborah Lehman
  Utilities can do much more than reduce power costs for relocating or expanding businesses, they can help trim capital costs.   Read The Full Article

Look Beyond Price When Comparing Utilities  [ 2/3/2004 ] By: By Bill King, Chief Editor
  Reliability is just as important a factor as taxes or other more common site selection factors when deciding where to site a new facility.
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Utilities Can Reduce the Load on Electric Bills  [ 11/15/2003 ] By: Dan Perkins
  Programs are designed to offer manufacturing companies discounts.   Read The Full Article

COMMENTARY: Give Me Regulation or Give Me Deregulation [But not Both!]  [ 9/1/2003 ] By: Bill King
  Too many cooks spoil the broth, and electricity is too important to have 50 pairs of hands stirring the pot.   Read The Full Article

Deregulation isn’t a Panacea  [ 6/1/2003 ] By: Dan Perkins
  Deregulation legislation does not necessarily deliver lower energy costs.   Read The Full Article

Utilities Deliver More Than Just Power  [ 2/1/2003 ] By: Ken Krizner
  They can have all the necessary information a company needs to decide where to site their new facility   Read The Full Article

10 questions To Ask Utilities in Site Selection  [ 7/1/2002 ] By: Karen E. Thuermer
  Utility companies are a valuable resource in your site search process.   Read The Full Article

COMMENTARY: Which Is More Important, Price or Reliability?  [ 2/1/2001 ] By: Bill King, Chief Editor
  When evaluating energy at various expansion sites, you need to look at both the power delivery grid and the schedule for new generating facilities coming on line.   Read The Full Article

COMMENTARY: Buying Energy the “QVC” Way  [ 4/1/1999 ] By: Bill King, Chief Editor
  Smart shopping for energy suppliers might just make the difference between your planned expansion being economically viable or not.   Read The Full Article