Category Archives: Pricing

Unconventional gas reshapes the Geopolitics and Energy map

Posted on September 14, 2010 by admin

“A slight ripple was escaping from it, a little noise, like a whistling bird. – Put your hand, you feel the wind … It is Grisou. “(Zola, Germinal).For the past two years, more than half of U.S. natural gas production … Continue reading →

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After Japan and California, progressive tariffs arrive in Belgium

Posted on July 27, 2010 by admin

On June 28th, 2010, the Walloon Commission for Energy (CWaPE) has published on its website a proposition of introduction of progressive tariffs for energy in Belgium. These progressive tariffs, already applied in Japan and California, have as principle to charge … Continue reading →

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Cost optimization : Activity Based Costing/Activity based Management

Posted on April 4, 2010 by admin

In a deregulated context, the competition between electricity or gas suppliers is savage. Indeed, with raw materials where nothing, or almost nothing, is applied in term of transformation, suppliers have for main levers of diversification their price structure which is … Continue reading →

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Progressive tariffs for electricity

Posted on October 15, 2009 by admin

Already applied in some states of the USA and in Japan, progressive tariffs consist in invoicing a more expensive kWh to customers who would consume more electricity. Although not very intuitive, this innovation has been welcomed in the regions where … Continue reading →

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