Method for evaluation of energy utilities
First Claim
1. A computer based method for assessing the performance of an energy utility, the method comprising:
- a. designating a target utility from amongst a plurality of energy utilities and retrieving performance data for the target utility from a database;
b. specifying a benchmark criteria defining a subset of the plurality of utilities and causing performance data for the subset to be retrieved, the subset not including the target utility;
c. causing a comparison between the performance data for the target and the performance data for the subset to be generated; and
d. assessing the performance of the target in relation to the subset using the generated comparison.
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Abstract
A computer implemented method uses a database of detailed, comprehensive utility operating and financial information. The method comprises: (1) feature based matching or similarity based benchmark and focus group selection; (2) a performance assessment procedure comprising multi-perspective analysis; and (3) multi-attribute business profiling and performance improvement potential analysis. As part of the performance assessment step, data corresponding to different utilities in a selected benchmark group are compared with each other to find their strengths and weaknesses. Interpretation of these gaps provides the cause of such gaps. Composite ranking analysis is used so that a composite score of at least one utility business is obtained.
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18 Claims
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1. A computer based method for assessing the performance of an energy utility, the method comprising:
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a. designating a target utility from amongst a plurality of energy utilities and retrieving performance data for the target utility from a database;
b. specifying a benchmark criteria defining a subset of the plurality of utilities and causing performance data for the subset to be retrieved, the subset not including the target utility;
c. causing a comparison between the performance data for the target and the performance data for the subset to be generated; and
d. assessing the performance of the target in relation to the subset using the generated comparison. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A computer based method for assessing the performance of an energy utility, the method comprising:
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a. building a database, the database having performance data for a plurality of energy utilities;
b. designating a target utility from amongst the plurality of energy utilities and causing performance data for the target to be retrieved from the database;
c. specifying a benchmark criteria defining a subset of the plurality of utilities and causing performance data for the subset to be retrieved from the database, the subset not including the target utility;
d. causing a comparison between the performance data for the target and the performance data for the subset to be generated; and
e. assessing the performance of the target in relation to the subset using the generated comparison. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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