Multi-Utilities : Trends - Blurring Industry Boundaries

The prospects of cost savings, increased market share, and other competitive advantages are prompting more, and more utilities to cross traditional industry lines, and offer services in several sectors. The note reviews the changes occurred during...

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Main Author:	Sommer, Dirk
Other Authors:	Smith, Suzanne
Format:	Viewpoint
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	HORIZONTAL INTEGRATION UTILITIES PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION SECTORAL TRADEOFFS INFRASTRUCTURE UTILITY FUNCTIONS STATE-OWNED ENTERPRISES SERVICE DELIVERY DEREGULATION INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DIVERSIFICATION CORPORATE PLANNING SECTORAL PLANNING HORIZONTAL INTEGRATION SECTORAL PLANNING BACKBONE BACKBONES BANDWIDTH BROADBAND BROADCAST BROADCAST NETWORKS BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT BUSINESS MODELS CABLE CABLE TELEVISION COMMUNICATION INFRASTRUCTURE COMMUNICATION NETWORKS COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGES COST SAVINGS CUSTOMER LOYALTY CUSTOMER RELATIONS CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIPS DOMESTIC GAS ELECTRIC POWER ELECTRIC POWER GRID ELECTRIC UTILITIES ELECTRICAL POWER ELECTRICITY ELECTRICITY MARKETS ELECTRICITY SERVICES ENERGY COMPANIES ENERGY MARKETS EQUIPMENT FUEL FUEL BILLS FUEL HEATING FUELS GAS PIPELINES GAS SERVICES GAS SUPPLIES GENERATION ASSETS INFORMATION SOCIETY INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES INNOVATION INNOVATIONS INSTALLATION INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDER INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS LOCAL TELEPHONE LOCAL TELEPHONE COMPANY MARKET SHARE MARKETING MULTIMEDIA NATURAL GAS NETWORKS OPERATING COSTS PDF PHYSICAL COMMUNICATION PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE POWER COMPANY POWER GENERATION PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT PUBLIC INTERESTS REGULATORS REGULATORY IMPLICATIONS RESULT RETAIL MARKETS TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCES TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS TELECOM TELECOMMUNICATIONS TELECOMMUNICATIONS PROVIDERS TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES TELEPHONE TELEPHONE COMPANIES TELEPHONE CONNECTIONS TELEPHONE SERVICE TELEPHONE SERVICES TELEPHONY TRANSMISSION TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE UPC UTILITY INDUSTRIES UTILITY SERVICES VERTICAL INTEGRATION VIDEO VOICE TELEPHONY WATER SECTOR WATER UTILITIES
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2001/03/16253073/multi-utilities-trends http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11401

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spelling	okr-10986-114012021-04-23T14:02:55Z Multi-Utilities : Trends - Blurring Industry Boundaries Sommer, Dirk Smith, Suzanne HORIZONTAL INTEGRATION UTILITIES PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION SECTORAL TRADEOFFS INFRASTRUCTURE UTILITY FUNCTIONS STATE-OWNED ENTERPRISES SERVICE DELIVERY DEREGULATION INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DIVERSIFICATION CORPORATE PLANNING SECTORAL PLANNING HORIZONTAL INTEGRATION UTILITIES PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION SECTORAL TRADEOFFS INFRASTRUCTURE UTILITY FUNCTIONS STATE-OWNED ENTERPRISES SERVICE DELIVERY DEREGULATION INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DIVERSIFICATION CORPORATE PLANNING SECTORAL PLANNING BACKBONE BACKBONES BANDWIDTH BROADBAND BROADCAST BROADCAST NETWORKS BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT BUSINESS MODELS CABLE CABLE TELEVISION COMMUNICATION INFRASTRUCTURE COMMUNICATION NETWORKS COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGES COST SAVINGS CUSTOMER LOYALTY CUSTOMER RELATIONS CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIPS DEREGULATION DOMESTIC GAS ELECTRIC POWER ELECTRIC POWER GRID ELECTRIC UTILITIES ELECTRICAL POWER ELECTRICITY ELECTRICITY MARKETS ELECTRICITY SERVICES ENERGY COMPANIES ENERGY MARKETS EQUIPMENT FUEL FUEL BILLS FUEL HEATING FUELS GAS PIPELINES GAS SERVICES GAS SUPPLIES GENERATION ASSETS HORIZONTAL INTEGRATION INFORMATION SOCIETY INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES INNOVATION INNOVATIONS INSTALLATION INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDER INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS LOCAL TELEPHONE LOCAL TELEPHONE COMPANY MARKET SHARE MARKETING MULTIMEDIA NATURAL GAS NETWORKS OPERATING COSTS PDF PHYSICAL COMMUNICATION PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE POWER COMPANY POWER GENERATION PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION PUBLIC INTERESTS REGULATORS REGULATORY IMPLICATIONS RESULT RETAIL MARKETS TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCES TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS TELECOM TELECOMMUNICATIONS TELECOMMUNICATIONS PROVIDERS TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES TELEPHONE TELEPHONE COMPANIES TELEPHONE CONNECTIONS TELEPHONE SERVICE TELEPHONE SERVICES TELEPHONY TRANSMISSION TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE UPC UTILITIES UTILITY INDUSTRIES UTILITY SERVICES VERTICAL INTEGRATION VIDEO VOICE TELEPHONY WATER SECTOR WATER UTILITIES The prospects of cost savings, increased market share, and other competitive advantages are prompting more, and more utilities to cross traditional industry lines, and offer services in several sectors. The note reviews the changes occurred during the last two decades, when deregulation, and private sector development raised the quality, and expansion of utility services, opportunities enhanced by technological developments, particularly in the field of information, and communications technology, all conducive to a multi-utility strategy. Horizontal integration of infrastructure services occurred both at the wholesale, and retail (distribution) levels: energy companies at the wholesale level are seeking to leverage trading skills between the gas, and electricity sectors; and, at the retail level, multi-utility strategies have taken the form of either leveraging the physical infrastructure as a conduit for a range of services, or are integrating separate utilities under the same corporate umbrella. Thus integration of physical networks, of service, and corporate, although not yet clearly defined, will strive to capture the potential advantages of offering two, or more utility service. However, even if integration makes sense, certainly unforeseen policy, and regulatory implications will need to respond and safeguard public interests, without stifling innovation. 2012-08-13T14:58:06Z 2012-08-13T14:58:06Z 2001-03 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2001/03/16253073/multi-utilities-trends http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11401 English Viewpoint: Public Policy for the Private Sector; Note No. 227 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Viewpoint Publications & Research
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topic	HORIZONTAL INTEGRATION UTILITIES PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION SECTORAL TRADEOFFS INFRASTRUCTURE UTILITY FUNCTIONS STATE-OWNED ENTERPRISES SERVICE DELIVERY DEREGULATION INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DIVERSIFICATION CORPORATE PLANNING SECTORAL PLANNING HORIZONTAL INTEGRATION UTILITIES PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION SECTORAL TRADEOFFS INFRASTRUCTURE UTILITY FUNCTIONS STATE-OWNED ENTERPRISES SERVICE DELIVERY DEREGULATION INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DIVERSIFICATION CORPORATE PLANNING SECTORAL PLANNING BACKBONE BACKBONES BANDWIDTH BROADBAND BROADCAST BROADCAST NETWORKS BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT BUSINESS MODELS CABLE CABLE TELEVISION COMMUNICATION INFRASTRUCTURE COMMUNICATION NETWORKS COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGES COST SAVINGS CUSTOMER LOYALTY CUSTOMER RELATIONS CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIPS DEREGULATION DOMESTIC GAS ELECTRIC POWER ELECTRIC POWER GRID ELECTRIC UTILITIES ELECTRICAL POWER ELECTRICITY ELECTRICITY MARKETS ELECTRICITY SERVICES ENERGY COMPANIES ENERGY MARKETS EQUIPMENT FUEL FUEL BILLS FUEL HEATING FUELS GAS PIPELINES GAS SERVICES GAS SUPPLIES GENERATION ASSETS HORIZONTAL INTEGRATION INFORMATION SOCIETY INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES INNOVATION INNOVATIONS INSTALLATION INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDER INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS LOCAL TELEPHONE LOCAL TELEPHONE COMPANY MARKET SHARE MARKETING MULTIMEDIA NATURAL GAS NETWORKS OPERATING COSTS PDF PHYSICAL COMMUNICATION PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE POWER COMPANY POWER GENERATION PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION PUBLIC INTERESTS REGULATORS REGULATORY IMPLICATIONS RESULT RETAIL MARKETS TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCES TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS TELECOM TELECOMMUNICATIONS TELECOMMUNICATIONS PROVIDERS TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES TELEPHONE TELEPHONE COMPANIES TELEPHONE CONNECTIONS TELEPHONE SERVICE TELEPHONE SERVICES TELEPHONY TRANSMISSION TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE UPC UTILITIES UTILITY INDUSTRIES UTILITY SERVICES VERTICAL INTEGRATION VIDEO VOICE TELEPHONY WATER SECTOR WATER UTILITIES
spellingShingle	HORIZONTAL INTEGRATION UTILITIES PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION SECTORAL TRADEOFFS INFRASTRUCTURE UTILITY FUNCTIONS STATE-OWNED ENTERPRISES SERVICE DELIVERY DEREGULATION INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DIVERSIFICATION CORPORATE PLANNING SECTORAL PLANNING HORIZONTAL INTEGRATION UTILITIES PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION SECTORAL TRADEOFFS INFRASTRUCTURE UTILITY FUNCTIONS STATE-OWNED ENTERPRISES SERVICE DELIVERY DEREGULATION INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DIVERSIFICATION CORPORATE PLANNING SECTORAL PLANNING BACKBONE BACKBONES BANDWIDTH BROADBAND BROADCAST BROADCAST NETWORKS BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT BUSINESS MODELS CABLE CABLE TELEVISION COMMUNICATION INFRASTRUCTURE COMMUNICATION NETWORKS COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGES COST SAVINGS CUSTOMER LOYALTY CUSTOMER RELATIONS CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIPS DEREGULATION DOMESTIC GAS ELECTRIC POWER ELECTRIC POWER GRID ELECTRIC UTILITIES ELECTRICAL POWER ELECTRICITY ELECTRICITY MARKETS ELECTRICITY SERVICES ENERGY COMPANIES ENERGY MARKETS EQUIPMENT FUEL FUEL BILLS FUEL HEATING FUELS GAS PIPELINES GAS SERVICES GAS SUPPLIES GENERATION ASSETS HORIZONTAL INTEGRATION INFORMATION SOCIETY INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES INNOVATION INNOVATIONS INSTALLATION INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDER INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS LOCAL TELEPHONE LOCAL TELEPHONE COMPANY MARKET SHARE MARKETING MULTIMEDIA NATURAL GAS NETWORKS OPERATING COSTS PDF PHYSICAL COMMUNICATION PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE POWER COMPANY POWER GENERATION PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION PUBLIC INTERESTS REGULATORS REGULATORY IMPLICATIONS RESULT RETAIL MARKETS TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCES TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS TELECOM TELECOMMUNICATIONS TELECOMMUNICATIONS PROVIDERS TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES TELEPHONE TELEPHONE COMPANIES TELEPHONE CONNECTIONS TELEPHONE SERVICE TELEPHONE SERVICES TELEPHONY TRANSMISSION TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE UPC UTILITIES UTILITY INDUSTRIES UTILITY SERVICES VERTICAL INTEGRATION VIDEO VOICE TELEPHONY WATER SECTOR WATER UTILITIES Sommer, Dirk Multi-Utilities : Trends - Blurring Industry Boundaries
relation	Viewpoint: Public Policy for the Private Sector; Note No. 227
description	The prospects of cost savings, increased market share, and other competitive advantages are prompting more, and more utilities to cross traditional industry lines, and offer services in several sectors. The note reviews the changes occurred during the last two decades, when deregulation, and private sector development raised the quality, and expansion of utility services, opportunities enhanced by technological developments, particularly in the field of information, and communications technology, all conducive to a multi-utility strategy. Horizontal integration of infrastructure services occurred both at the wholesale, and retail (distribution) levels: energy companies at the wholesale level are seeking to leverage trading skills between the gas, and electricity sectors; and, at the retail level, multi-utility strategies have taken the form of either leveraging the physical infrastructure as a conduit for a range of services, or are integrating separate utilities under the same corporate umbrella. Thus integration of physical networks, of service, and corporate, although not yet clearly defined, will strive to capture the potential advantages of offering two, or more utility service. However, even if integration makes sense, certainly unforeseen policy, and regulatory implications will need to respond and safeguard public interests, without stifling innovation.
author2	Smith, Suzanne
author_facet	Smith, Suzanne Sommer, Dirk
format	Publications & Research :: Viewpoint
author	Sommer, Dirk
author_sort	Sommer, Dirk
title	Multi-Utilities : Trends - Blurring Industry Boundaries
title_short	Multi-Utilities : Trends - Blurring Industry Boundaries
title_full	Multi-Utilities : Trends - Blurring Industry Boundaries
title_fullStr	Multi-Utilities : Trends - Blurring Industry Boundaries
title_full_unstemmed	Multi-Utilities : Trends - Blurring Industry Boundaries
title_sort	multi-utilities : trends - blurring industry boundaries
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2012
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2001/03/16253073/multi-utilities-trends http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11401
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