A06-97-0020 Hydro-Quebec and the Great Whale Project In February 1992‚ managers at Hydro-Quebec were concerned about the possible cancellation of a major contract to export electricity to the New York Power Authority (NYPA). The agreement‚ which was set to run for 21 years and was worth $17 billion in revenue‚ formed the backbone of a massive effort by Hydro-Quebec to further expand electrical generation in the north of the province. While a contract had been signed more than two years earlier‚
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Three types of information systems: Information-Retrieval Systems (IR) Search large bodies of information which are not specifically formatted as formal data bases. Web search engine Keyword search of a text base Typically read-only Relatively small schema Large body of homogeneous data Minor or no deductive capability Extensive formal update capability Shared use for both read and write Relatively small body of heterogeneous information Significant deductive capability Typical
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Risk Management In Hydro Power Plants – 18th African Hydro Symposium October 2006 By Joshua Chirikutsi – Zimbabwe Power Company- Kariba South Power station Abstract Hydro power plants like any other business encounter risks in all areas of its operations‚ but especially in the areas of producing and marketing electricity. As the Electricity supply industry reforms unfold the resultant deregulation brings in several market regulatory and trade related risks. The paper will discuss the general
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Man has utilized the power of water for years. Much of the growth of early colonial American industry can be attributed to hydropower. Because fuel such as coal and wood were not readily available to inland cities‚ American settlers were forced to turn to other alternatives. Falling water was ideal for powering sawmills and grist mills. As coal became a better-developed source of fuel‚ however‚ the importance of hydropower decreased. When canals began to be built off of the Mississippi River‚ inland
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QUEBEC HISTORY Since the beginning of French colony‚ the habitants of New France created a rowdy tradition of getting together just before Lent to eat‚ drink and be merry. The custom of celebrating from the end of January until mid-February has long been popular. The first large winter Carnival in Québec City‚ the world’s snow capital‚ took place in 1894. Often faced with winter’s hardships‚ the city’s population reinvented this popular tradition with a winter celebration that warmed up the
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Chapter 1’s discussion of different types of information systems. Which types of ISs can gain strategic advantage and which cannot? Why? Transaction Processing systems are merely used for recording transactions and thus are not used for gaining strategic advantage. Customer Relationship Management systems can be used to improve customer service quality‚ thus making it a key strategic advantage tool. Supply Chain Management systems (or Enterprise Resource Planning systems) are used to gain strategic
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Hydro One (A) was re-established from former Ontario Hydro who generated electric power and had previously been in business supplying it to several utilities in the Niagara Falls regions in 1998 (Mikes‚ page 1). Hydro one held 5 coal-fried‚ 68 hydro-electronic and 5 unclear power stations‚ and reached power generation and transmission capacity to 30‚000 megawatts. Eventually Hydro one supplied electricity to out side of regions and even other countries (Mikes‚ page 1). In 1906‚ Ontario Hydro was
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would not be feasible. Cost of building the plant and return on investment is fast compared to large hydro and hence would attract many private investors to invest. * Rehabilitation and resettlement which is the major concern in a democratic country like India and hence this scheme is the most useful. * There is no loss of forest land due to submergence. * WRITE A NOTE ON ECONOMY OF HYDRO VIS-À-VIS OTHER SOURCES OF GENERATION. Economically‚ hydropower stations are several times more
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Enterprise Risk Management at Hydro One 1) What are Hydro One’s business strategic objectives? Hydro One CEO Laura Formusa made a Strategic Plan to make her company the best transmission and distribution business in North America. The steps needed to achieve this‚ according to Formusa‚ is to have the best safety record in the world‚ top quartile transmission and distribution reliability‚ 90% customer satisfaction across all segments‚ top quartile employee productivity‚ operating efficiency‚ and
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