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The best management consulting solutions come from experienced experts in your industry.
At Enterprise Management Solutions, there are more than 220 expert professionals
in the energy and water industries. Add to that access to more than 7,500 Black
& Veatch professionals who build the world’s energy and water infrastructure.
Enterprise Management Solutions knows the energy and water industry from the plant
site to the board room.
While energy and water industry expertise give us a clear view of the big picture,
our professionals focus on the specifics of your organization’s business model.
Enterprise Management Solutions fulfills the needs of each client individually,
whether it is a municipal, co-operative, an investor-owned utility, or a public
power company. We provide innovative business and financial strategies for organizations
with millions of customers, or those who serve a small community. We understand
our client’s goals.
Enterprise Management Solutions provides answers and solutions for energy industry
organizations:
Within the water industry, Enterprise Management Solutions develops a wide range
of solutions for organizations:
Customers expect their demand for electricity to be met at the flip of a switch.
Customers also expect their electricity to be delivered at a low cost. Behind the
scenes, the electric utility faces a number of challenges from the power plant to
the customers’ bills.
- Anticipating consumer electric demand both today and in the future;
- Developing strategic plans to meet demand with new generation sources;
- Evaluating renewable energy options;
- Planning for long-term financial health;
- Justifying and winning electric rate cases;
- Meeting federal and state regulations and orders;
- Winning or minimizing the impact of litigation;
- Improving organizational and operational performance;
- Planning and budgeting capital projects;
- Siting of new power facilities;
- Valuing existing assets;
- Managing operation and maintenance of infrastructure;
- Conducting due diligence for mergers and acquisitions;
- Avoiding costly transmission congestion;
- Improving internal information technology (IT) systems;
- Optimizing customer information systems (CIS);
- Improving customer relationship management (CRM) systems.
Meeting the growing energy demand of both today and tomorrow requires vision, financial
planning, market awareness and a commitment to operational excellence. Enterprise
Management Solutions helps power generators meet their business goals with solutions
that are both innovative and proven.
- Anticipating consumer electric demand both today and in the future;
- Developing strategic plans to meet demand with new generation sources;
- Evaluating renewable energy options;
- Planning for long-term financial health;
- Meeting federal and state regulations and orders;
- Winning or minimizing the impact of litigation;
- Improving organizational and operational performance;
- Planning and budgeting capital projects;
- Siting of new power facilities;
- Valuing existing assets;
- Managing operation and maintenance of infrastructure;
- Conducting due diligence for mergers and acquisitions;
- Avoiding costly transmission congestion;
- Improving internal information technology (IT) systems.
Natural gas market conditions change rapidly, affecting the bottom line at a moment’s
notice. Whether an organization is looking for reliable market information and projects,
is seeking to build processing or transportation infrastructures, or needs financial
support for rates and capital improvements, Enterprise Management Solutions, which
includes the Lukens Energy Group, has industry-leading expertise.
- Anticipating consumer/customer demand both today and in the future;
- Developing strategic plans to meet demand with new processing, storage and transportation
facilities;
- Planning for long-term financial health;
- Justifying and winning natural gas rate and tariff increases;
- Meeting federal and state regulations and orders;
- Winning or minimizing the impact of litigation;
- Improving organizational and operational performance;
- Planning and budgeting capital projects;
- Siting of new natural gas facilities;
- Valuing existing assets;
- Managing operation and maintenance of infrastructure;
- Conducting due diligence for mergers and acquisitions;
- Avoiding costly transportation congestion;
- Improving internal information technology (IT) systems;
The process of developing new energy assets is more than just finding the right
location. It includes evaluating demand and market conditions, insuring adequate
infrastructure to move fuel and power, and identifying funding and revenue sources.
- Anticipating consumer/customer demand both today and in the future;
- Developing strategic plans to meet demand with new generation sources;
- Evaluating renewable energy options;
- Planning for long-term financial health;
- Identifying revenue sources and plotting revenue projections;
- Establishing and justifying rates;
- Meeting federal and state regulations and orders;
- Winning or minimizing the impact of litigation;
- Identifying funding sources;
- Planning and budgeting capital expenses;
- Siting of new facilities;
- Conducting due diligence for mergers and acquisitions;
- Avoiding costly transportation congestion;
- Planning information technology (IT) systems.
With growing demand and a growing number of electric generation sources, transmission
congestion is an increasing and expensive problem across the country. Enterprise
Management Solutions has experts who can provide solutions whether an organization
is building new transmission lines, enhancing load capacity on existing lines or
looking for other distribution options.
- Anticipating consumer/customer demand both today and in the future;
- Developing strategic plans to address transmission issues and demand;
- Planning for long-term financial health;
- Avoiding costly transportation congestion;
- Assessing new transmission and distribution technologies;
- Identifying revenue sources and plotting revenue projections;
- Establishing and justifying transmission rates;
- Meeting federal and state regulations and orders;
- Winning or minimizing the impact of litigation;
- Identifying capital funding sources;
- Planning and budgeting capital expenses;
- Siting of new transmission;
- Conducting due diligence for mergers and acquisitions.
Mergers and acquisitions are part of today’s energy marketplace, whether they involve
entire organizations or a few power assets. Enterprise Management Solutions can
assist those already involved and those looking to invest in the energy industry
identify potential acquisitions, prepare competitive bids, value assets and locate
sellers.
- Anticipating consumer electric demand both today and in the future;
- Providing revenue and market projects to determine potential profitability;
- Valuing existing assets;
- Assessing the condition of equipment and technology within facilities;
- Conducting due diligence for mergers and acquisitions;
- Prepare competitive bids for assets;
- Planning for long-term financial health;
- Identify organizational and operational performance improvements to maximize value;
- Evaluating renewable energy options;
- Meeting federal and state regulations and orders;
- Winning or minimizing the impact of litigation.
As a large-scale energy consumer, an organization needs assurances of both electric
reliability and price. Enterprise Management Solutions works with large-scale customers
to find solutions that control energy costs in a competitive marketplace.
- Anticipating electric demand both today and in the future;
- Developing strategic plans to meet electric demand;
- Evaluating renewable energy options;
- Review electric rates and finding solutions to reduce costs;
- Winning or minimizing the impact of litigation;
- Improving operational performance to reduce energy demand;
- Planning and budgeting capital projects to meet energy demand;
- Managing operation and maintenance of energy infrastructure.
Consumers see the faucet and the drain, leaving the municipal water organization
to solve the issues of supply, treatment, service delivery, rates, regulation, capital
expenses and bonding. At each step, Enterprise Management Solutions has the expertise
to help municipal utilities manage the flow of water, capital, and customer information.
- Anticipating consumer water demand both today and in the future;
- Developing strategic plans to meet demand with new supply sources;
- Planning for long-term financial health;
- Planning and budgeting capital projects;
- Justifying and winning water and sewage rate cases;
- Meeting federal and state regulations and orders;
- Winning or minimizing the impact of litigation;
- Improving organizational and operational performance;
- Managing operation and maintenance of infrastructure;
- Siting of new water facilities;
- Valuing existing assets;
- Improving internal information technology (IT) systems;
- Optimizing customer information systems (CIS);
- Improving customer relationship management (CRM) systems.
Co-operative water organizations know all too well about the increasing number of
issues involved in local and regional water supply, water demand, water quality,
water rates and capital project funding and the need for cost-efficiencies. Enterprise
Management Solutions provides management level answers that are both proven and
innovative.
- Anticipating consumer water demand both today and in the future;
- Developing strategic plans to meet demand with new supply sources;
- Identifying and developing regional water partnerships;
- Planning for long-term financial health;
- Planning and budgeting capital projects;
- Justifying and winning water and sewage rate cases;
- Meeting federal and state regulations and orders;
- Winning or minimizing the impact of litigation;
- Improving organizational and operational performance;
- Managing operation and maintenance of infrastructure;
- Siting of new water facilities;
- Valuing existing assets;
- Improving internal information technology (IT) systems;
- Optimizing customer information systems (CIS);
- Improving customer relationship management (CRM) systems.
Meeting growing demand across the country is about moving water from its source
to where consumers want to live. Enterprise Management Solutions has experts who
work in the areas of securing adequate water rights, negotiating appropriate rates
and delivering the water as promised.
- Anticipating consumer water demand both today and in the future;
- Developing strategic plans to meet demand with new supply sources;
- Managing water shortages and surpluses;
- Obtaining and negotiating water rights;
- Siting of new water facilities;
- Determining and negotiating water rates;
- Planning for long-term financial health;
- Planning and budgeting capital projects;
- Meeting federal and state regulations and orders;
- Winning or minimizing the impact of litigation;
- Managing operation and maintenance of infrastructure.
Regulations and demands on those who manage wastewater continue to increase, while
consumers are reluctant to pay more for the service. Enterprise Management Solutions
assists organizations in maintaining the long-term health of their finances, facilities
and operations.
- Anticipating wastewater requirements both today and in the future;
- Developing strategic plans to meet growing demand;
- Planning for long-term financial health;
- Planning and budgeting capital projects;
- Identifying opportunities for wastewater regionalization;
- Developing new wastewater organizations;
- Justifying and winning sewage rate cases;
- Meeting federal and state regulations and consent orders;
- Winning or minimizing the impact of litigation;
- Improving organizational and operational performance;
- Managing operation and maintenance of infrastructure;
- Siting of new wastewater facilities;
- Valuing existing assets;
- Improving internal information technology (IT) systems;
- Optimizing customer information systems (CIS);
- Improving customer relationship management (CRM) systems.
Who is responsible for management of the increasing amount of stormwater runoff
is a growing question in today’s society. The second growing question is who will
pay for stormwater management. Enterprise Management Solutions has assisted communities
of all sizes in finding answers that make economic sense.
- Anticipating stormwater management requirements both today and in the future;
- Developing strategic plans to meet stormwater management requirements;
- Developing stormwater management agencies;
- Preparing or amending stormwater agency bylaws and policies;
- Identifying opportunities for stormwater regionalization;
- Planning for long-term financial health of stormwater entities;
- Establishing and justifying stormwater rates;
- Establishing customer billing systems and protest processes;
- Planning and budgeting capital projects;
- Meeting federal and state regulations and consent orders;
- Winning or minimizing the impact of litigation;
- Improving organizational and operational performance;
- Managing operation and maintenance of infrastructure;
- Siting of new stormwater facilities;
- Optimizing customer information systems (CIS);
- Improving customer relationship management (CRM) systems.
