Title :
The business environment and challenges of today´s electric cooperatives
Author_Institution :
Kenergy Corp., Henderson, KY, USA
Abstract :
Kenergy has recently gone through the merger of two electric cooperatives, Green River and Henderson Union, and is aggressively improving services to customers while striving for the operational efficiency improvements and synergy savings envisioned in the merger. This paper examines the environment and challenges of the cooperative business, and the attributes of a successful electric co-operative
Keywords :
commerce; electricity supply industry; strategic planning; USA; business environment; cooperative business; customer service; electric cooperatives; operational efficiency improvements; strategic planning; synergy savings; technology planning; Business; Companies; Corporate acquisitions; Costs; Customer service; Internet; Marketing and sales; Rivers; Strategic planning; Technology planning;
Conference_Titel :
Transmission and Distribution Conference and Exposition, 2001 IEEE/PES
Conference_Location :
Atlanta, GA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7285-9
DOI :
10.1109/TDC.2001.971409