ISS Newsletter September/October 2006: Peering into the future
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Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) - Using economics and technology to modify consumer behavior and manage demand. The price elasticity of demand can be used to shave peaks and avoid building new generation facilities. Just give the consumer time-of-use costs so that they can shift consumption.
http://topics.energycentral.com/centers/datamanage/view/detail.cfm?aid=1066
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supply_and_demand

Continental SuperGrid - So AMI is good for the most efficient use of existing generation, but since US consumption is expected to rise at a steady pace more generation will be needed. The SuperGrid is one proposal to meet our energy demand.  Often called ambitious, it uses nuclear generation as the centerpiece to provide energy and hydrogen as fuel.
http://www.supergrid.uiuc.edu/index.html
http://phe.rockefeller.edu/docs/SuperGrid%20in%20FortuneMag_Aug%208%202005.pdf

Shortage of Utility Workers - For years, we have been hearing that math,science and technology jobs are at a premium because of the shortage of trained workers.  Some speculate that workforce shortages will be the most serious problem faced by electric utilities over the next decade. Now is the time to design and implement a workforce plan for your utility.
http://www.hermangroup.com/alert/archive_8-9-2006.html
http://www.appanet.org/newsletters/ppmagazinedetail.cfm?ItemNumber=14824&sn.Item

The following link is to the APPA Workforce Planning for Public Power Utilities:
http://www.appanet.org/files/PDFs/WorkForcePlanningforPublicPowerUtilities.pdf

Upcoming Events -
IEEE Power Systems Conference & Exposition, Oct 29- Nov 1, Atlanta, GA http://www.pscexpo.com
Georgia EMC Fall Engineering Meeting, Nov 1-2, Callaway Gardens, GA

Online Halloween fun for kids of all ages - http://tech.msn.com/downloads/article.aspx?cp-documentid=1011214