Software solutions for the liberalized electric energy industry

Few products can lay claim to 'just-in-time' delivery the way electricity can. When you flick the light switch, you expect light. Right away. The industry that delivers this on-demand power is undergoing huge changes; liberalization and the consequent restructuring of the industry have introduced many new players to the business of producing, delivering and trading electricity. Such a complex market can only be mastered by an overlay of eCommerce-dominated business processes - mapping new patterns of ownership and trade onto the existing physical control systems. ABB has long been a leading supplier of software solutions designed to meet the challenges posed by liberalization.