Abstract
This Energy Insights report details the example of American Electric Power, a
utility taking a leadership role in sustainability and the use of information
technology to help manage carbon emissions. The report describes the business
challenges faced by this power generator, the selection and adoption of
information technology - in this case software as a service - and the benefits
and lessons learned in the course of the initiative. According to Energy
Insights analyst, Jill Feblowitz, "Power generators seeking to improve their
corporate performance with respect to emissions need to assemble new and
existing technologies to support reporting, alerting, collaboration, and
business and operational intelligence. The effort will also require a
corporatewide initiative focused on carbon management, along with reorienting
employees to pay attention to and manage carbon emissions."