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Scope of This Guide:

The Energy and Utility industry is an overarching industry comprised of numerous industry sectors and sub-sectors providing aspects of a finished service - the generation of electricity, fuel, and power for commercial, industrial, and residential use. Three major sectors integrally involved are mining (natural resources extraction), utility system construction (permanent distribution lines and related buildings and structures for utilities), and utilities (distribution and generation of power and water). (2002 NAICS Definitions, U.S. Census Bureau)

Industry Definitions: Description by NAICS Sector / Sub-Sector

Databases for Industry Research

Standard & Poor's NetAdvantage

• Industry surveys
• Bond ratings
• Company profiles and corporation records
• Stock, bond and fund research

• Industry sector analysis and research
• Industry trends and statistics
• Market research and trends
• Company profiles

• Real-time full-text investment research
• Reports cover companies and industries
• Over 750 contributing firms

• Aggregate data and analysis on industries
• Reports, articles, and company highlights

ABI/Inform (via ProQuest)

• Indexes over 1000 business periodicals
• Trade journals, business magazines, academic journals and other news sources
• Most articles full text

IBISWorld

• Over 700 full-text industry reports
• Over 700 US industry risk rating reports
• Information on over 8000 Publicly Traded Companies
• Hundreds of economic and demographic profiles

For additional database choices, see:

1. Database Descriptions
2. Database Comparison Chart

Selected U.S./World Industry Data & Company Sites

Selected Companies

• Exxon Mobil Corporation
• Halliburton Company
• Chevron Corporation
• BP p.l.c.
• Siemens AG
• ConocoPhillips
• Duke Energy Corporation
• Progress Energy, Inc.
• Schlumberger Limited
• Royal Dutch/Shell Group of Companies

Resources for Identifying Companies in the Industry

Hoover’s Online

• Proprietary company overviews
• Industry breakdowns and explanations
• Competitor listings
• Financial synopses

Lexis/Nexis Corporate Affiliations
Business Library, Reference: HG4057.A219

• U.S. corporate directory
• Holding company directory

Mergent Online

• Information on 11,000 U.S. public companies and 17,000 non-U.S. Public companies
• Detailed, standardized financial statements
• Searchable by company name, industry codes, revenue levels, and other characteristics
• Comparative analysis among companies
• Access to SEC reports

Ward’s Business Directory of U.S. Private and Public Companies
Business Library, Reference: HG4057.A56

• Listings organized by NAICS code
• Ranks public and private companies by revenues/sales

Library Collections: Selected Reference Titles & Call Number Ranges

Selected Reference Titles

For additional materials, contact the Schreyer Business Library.

Commodities and commodity derivatives : modeling and pricing for agriculturals, metals, and energy.
3rd Floor Paterno: HG6046.G46 2005

• Fundamentals of commodity spot and futures markets
• Equilibrium relationships between spot prices and forward prices
• Modelling of commodity price processes

The financial economics of privatization.
3rd Floor Paterno: HD3845.6.M44 2005

• Scope of privatization
• Reasons to privatize
• Privatization industry studies: energy

International energy markets : understanding pricing, policies, and profits.
3rd Floor Paterno: HD9502.A2D335 2004

• Energy lessons from the past for the future
• Perfect competition and the coal industry
• Natural monopoly and electricity generation
• Deregulation and privatization of electricity generation

Oil refineries in the 21st century:  Energy efficient, cost effective, environmentally benign.
Engineering Library (325 Hammond): TP690.O355 2005

• Petroleum refineries--Economic aspects.
• Petroleum industry and trade--Economic aspects.
• Petroleum refineries--Energy conservation.
• Petroleum industry and trade--Energy conservation.

Optimizing energy efficiencies in industry.
3rd Flooor Paterno: HD9502.A2R353 2003

• Energy consumption
• Energy conservation

The state of U.S. industry:  Hearing before the Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives, One Hundred Eighth Congress, second session, March 24, 2004.
2nd Floor Paterno, U.S. Documents: Y 4.C 73/8:108-79

• U.S. industries.
• U.S. manufacturing industries.
• U.S. economic conditions.

RMA Annual Statement Studies*
Business Library, Reference: HF5667.R701

• Financial statements
• Business enterprises
• Cash flow measures

Utility restructuring: negotiating, structuring & documenting the deal, 2001.
3rd Floor Paterno: KF2125.1.U85 2001

• U.S. electric utility industry
• Utility restructuring
• Antitrust issues and hypothetical problems
• Merger, sale and acquisition documents

* Resources marked with an asterik (*) report industry norms for common financial ratios, often used to compare on company’s performance against the industry.

Call # Ranges

HD9502-9502.5  Energy industries, Energy policy and Fuel trade
TD201-500  Water supply for domestic and industrial purposes
TD511-780  Sewage collection and disposal systems and Sewerage
TD783-812.5  Municipal refuse and Solid wastes
TK2896-2985  Production of electricity by direct energy conversion
TK3001-3521  Distribution or transmission of electric power
TK9001-9401  Nuclear engineering and Atomic power
TN1-997  Mining engineering – Metallurgy
TP315-360  Fuel
TP751-762  Gas industry

Trade Associations: Selected Industry Associations Web Sites

American Gas Association

American Public Power Association

Association of Energy Engineers

Edison Electric Institute

National Association of Energy Service Companies

National Association of State Energy Officials

National Rural Electric Cooperative Association

Residential Energy Services Network

Responsible Energy Codes Alliance

• See also Associations Unlimited for association listings by subject or keyword.
• See also ABI/Inform for articles reporting trade association data.

Career Information: Selected Sources for Employment Information

Careers in oil and gas
Business Library, Reference: HD9565.C27 2002

• Petroleum industry – Vocational guidance.
• Job hunting.

Energy Careers and Jobs

• Career guide from the U.S. Department of Energy
• Association contact list
• Marketplace trends
• Fact sheets

Energy Central Jobs

• Search by Category
• Filter by state
• Focus on specific companies

Utility-Worker

• Civil - civil engineering
• Electricity / Power – electrical engineer
• Alternative Energy – solar energy – thermal energy – wind energy – green energy
• Nuclear - nuclear power plant engineer – nuclear safety officer

Vault Online Career Library (Currently, Vault Guides are facing problems opening in Adobe Reader 8.x. Please see here for using FREE Adobe Digital Editions to access these guides)

1. Vault provides full-text career and industry guides
2. Includes company profiles, occupation descriptions, and career-related articles

Career Guide to Industries (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
Business Library, Reference: HF5382.5.U5 C3162

Occupational Outlook Handbook  (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
CAT record for print copies
Business Library, Reference: HD8051.A623

Career Resources Page

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