Utilities run, in part, on money. Infrastructure for generation, transmission and distribution is expensive to plan, purchase, install, operate and maintain. This reality drives financial professionals in utilities to deploy an end-to-end methodology for asset investment planning. In developing and applying such a methodology, key questions arise, such as: Where are my high-nsk assets? 1.1 How do I prioritize my maintenance tasks? 1.2 How do I justify my next capital request? 1.3 Where are the best asset capital investments I can make? 1.4 Can I defer capital spending without significantly increasing risk? 1.5 In the face of changing technology and business models, how can I best use my existing assets and capital investments to generate revenue? 1.6 Can I get more out of the IT and operational systems that I already have in place?
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