Infrastructure Impacts of Summer

INFRASTRUCURE IMPACTS OF SUMMER presented by: clicksoftware.com 64% OF THE US REQUIRES BILLIONS NUCLEAR POWER GENERATION IS EXPERIENCING OF GALLONS OF WATER ÎN COOLING AND JULY 24, 2012 DROUGHT CONDITIONS CONDENSING STEAM droughtmonitor.unl.edu A 104 PLANTS IN THE U.S. FELL TO 93% OF CAPACITY, THE LOWEST SINCE 2003 2012 US CORN CROP COULD END UP BEING ONLY 10 BILLION BUSHELS 33% DROP FROM DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE'S ORIGINAL PROJECTIONS HEAT CROPS DON'T LIKE EAST COAST REGION 3.8% SOUTHEAST REGION 4.9% MIDWEST REGION 6.6% WEST REGION 4.1% u mad bro? MAJOR CORN CONSUMERS ARE NOW FIGHTING TO GET THEIR SHARE LOWER THANA YEAR AGO ........MEAT PRODUCERS FOOD PROCESSORS ETHANOL REFINERIES HOT WEATHER RAISES DEMAND FOR ELECTRICITY AS PEOPLE TURN ON AIR CONDITIONERS TO COOL OFF AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF ELECTRICITY CENTS PER KILOWATTHOUR, INCLUDING TAXES JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN 9.55 9.64 9.64 9.64 9.87 10.35 JUL AUG SEPT ост NOV DEC 10.57 10.58 10.39 9.90 9.67 9.64 2011 NUMBER OF CUSTOMERS AFFECTED BY POWER OUTAGES 2011:#REPORTED POWER OUTAGES JULY 4 HAS APPROX : 14 :23 : 17 :32 JAN 968, 190 3X MORE FEB 158,013 MAR 639,728 APR 2,990,050 1,406,384 | 2,180,745 | 1,769,646 MAY FIRES THAN THE AVERAGE DAY :35 :36 :51 UN JUL LIGHTNING STRIKES ARE HIGHEST IN THE SUMMER AUG | 7,343,053 SEPT | 2,542,911 :23 OCT | 3.248.666 :21 150,000 | 348,690 :6 : 15 www.oe.netl.doe.gov/OE417_annual_summary.aspx NOV DEC SCHOOLS OUT DRY CONDITIONS AND HIGH TEMPERATURES = RAPID SPREAD OF WILDFIRE FOR SUMMER DURING THE SUMMER TEEN DRIVERS ARE 23% MORE LIKELY TO DRIVE WITH THREE OR MORE TEENS IN THE CAR IN THE SUMMER CAR CRASHES PER MONTH DURING 2010 TEEN DRIVERS AVERAGE 44% MORE HOURS BEHIND THE WHEEL EACH WEEK DURİNG THE SUMMER TOTAL CRASHES = 30,196 %3D MORE ACCIDENTS = MORE INSURANCE CLAIMS JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEPT OCT NOV DEC 2011 Individual Monthly Vehicle-Miles of Travel in Billions www-fars.nhtsa.dot.gov/QueryTool/QuerySection/selectyear.aspx JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEPT OCT NOV DEC 224.2 214.0 250.9 250.8 254.4 259.4 261.7 262.6 243.9 253.8 240.8 246.4 GAS IS MORE EXPENSIVE IN THE SUMMER BECAUSE MORE PEOPLE DRIVING INCREASES DEMAND SEVERE STORMS AFFECT TRANSPORT ROUTES SUMMER-GRADE GAS COSTS UP TO 15 CENTS HIGHER BECAUSE OF EXPENSIVE FUEL ADDITIVES BURNS CLEANER REDUCING SUMMER SMOG HOT FUEL PREMIUM FUEL PLANTS SHUT DOWN IN SPRING When heated, gas expands by volume but not weight or energy content. Meaning summer drivers get less gas per 'full tank.' TO SWITCH FROM WINTER-GRADE GAS CONSUMERS WILL PAY A PREMIUM IN THE RANGE OF $1.5 BILLION LEARN MORE ABOUT OPTIMIZING YOUR SERVICE BUSINESS CLICKSOFTWARE.COM/OPTIMIZATION presented by ClickSoftware ClickSoftware is a global leader in automated workforce management and optimization solutions for the enterprise. Available via the cloud or on-premises, our solutions provide organizations with end-to-end visibility and control of the entire service process and enable them to drive their business forwards by optimizing forecasting, planning, scheduling, mobile workforce management, and customer communication in order to boost productivity and increase customer satisfaction, while decreasing overall service costs. Making Service Click