Power Industry Webinar Production & Promotion

New Tax Law Impact on Power and Utility Industry - Empowering Digital Performance Optimization

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Specific topics addressed will include:

  • New tax law provisions and how they impact the power and utility industry

  • Expected changes in tax positions and carryforwards

  • Utilization of available capital for infrastructure - software vs hardware expenditures

  • Digital solutions specific for the power industry

    • Operate – Expert support for loop tuning, alarm management, asset health

    • Maintain – Condition based and predictive maintenance

    • Upgrade – Load response, combustion efficiency, emissions abatement 

During our webcast, ABB's Rich Vesel will join guest speakers Casey Herman, Robin Miller and Scott McCandless from PwC to discuss the key ramifications of tax reform on the power and utilities sector. 

Below are some of the questions discussed during the webinar:

  • What have you seen most companies doing eight months into the tax reform?

  • Where does the US stand in the global arena after the tax reform?

  • Does ABB offer any solution to monitor the reliability of equipment or systems beyond performance monitoring?

  • Is ABB Ability installed at the plant level, HQ, or in the cloud?

  • Does ABB Ability include any predictive analytics using advanced analytics to predict deviations in expected performance and/or reliability?

  • If cash flows are tight, what can ABB do to help get these applications up and running as soon as possible?

  • Does ABB offer any solutions to monitor the reliability of equipment or systems beyond performance monitoring (diagnostics or predictive maintenance)?