Utility Week

Reintegration innovation?

Deciding whether, when and how to integrate is part of the development of a long-term strategy for every utility, but these decisions must be made strategically in order to be beneficial.

Di Mark Gottfredson and Julian Critchlow

First published on agosto 02, 2013
Tempo di lettura min.


This article originally appeared in Utility Week. Is it time to put the power utility value chain back together again? Integration can offer significant benefits: a broader customer base, less exposure to market volatility and access to shifting profit pools. However, this is not always the case. Analysis by Bain & Company shows that the benefits of vertical integration are frequently less than executives think. Read the full article in Utility Week

This article originally appeared in Utility Week.

Is it time to put the power utility value chain back together again? Integration can offer significant benefits: a broader customer base, less exposure to market volatility and access to shifting profit pools. However, this is not always the case. Analysis by Bain & Company shows that the benefits of vertical integration are frequently less than executives think.

Read the full article in Utility Week