Public Power - November/December 2007 - (Page 3) FEATURES Public POWER NOVEMBER-DECEMBER 18 2 0 07 Connecting with the Customer Through Automation Only 29 percent of utilities have automated meter reading. AMR or AMI? Automated metering infrastructure is overtaking automated meter reading. Antitrust Thunderbolts A 2007 U.S. Supreme Court ruling creates a new obstacle for antitrust plaintiffs. 24 28 The High Court’s PAGE 24 PAGE 28 36 California’s Push for Demand-Response The Demand Response Research Center at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory is working to encourage utilities to adopt demand-response programs. 38 Plug-In Partners Get Plugged In Members of the American Public Power Association receive Public Power magazine as part of their annual dues payments. The subscription rate for others is $80 per year in the United States and $100 per year outside of the United States. Single copies cost $15 each and the annual directory costs $125. PUBLIC POWER (ISSN 0033-3654), issued bimonthly, is published by t h e A m e r i c a n P u b l i c Po w e r Association, 2301 M St. N.W., Washington, D.C. 20037-1484. © Copyright, 2007, American Public Powe r A s s o c i a t i o n . O p i n i o n s expressed in single articles are not necessarily policies of the a s s o c i a t i o n . For permission to reprint articles, write or call Jeanne LaBella, jlabella@appanet.org or 202/467-2948. Periodical postage paid at Washington, D.C., and additional mailing offices. Postmaster: send address changes to Public Power, c/o Circulation, American Public Power Association, 2301 M St. N.W., Washington, D.C. 20037-1484. Subscriptions and back issues may be ordered by calling the APPA Publications Department at 202/467-2926. PAGE 36 There’s an eager market waiting for plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, thanks to Austin Energy’s leadership. 42 PAGE 38 Wiring Up for Double-Digit Growth Five rapidly growing public power communities tell how they deal with rapid growth. PAGE 42 www.APPAnet.org NOVEMBER-DECEMBER 2007 3 http://www.APPAnet.org
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