- July 2006 - LIM currently distributes daily generation outage data to subscribing customers of Industrial Information Resources Inc (IIR). IIR is a premier Marketing Information Service that has been in business over 23 years. They are a leader in providing comprehensive market intelligence pertaining to the industrial processing, heavy manufacturing and energy related industries throughout the world.

 

IIR has developed two new interactive data services for their customers. Data from these services is likely to be added to LIM's distribution packages as clients request them from the vendor.

Here are the details of the new offerings from IIR:
 

PowerCast Live - a powerful integrated web-based application that combines proven research methodology with real-time power plant monitoring. IIR PowerCast Live gives energy traders, power plant operators, and regulators accurate, timely, and total coverage of unit outages as they occur.

PowerCast Live features:

• Real-Time Outage Tracking
   
• Energy Alerts
   
• Outage Query
   
• 3-Day Weather Monitor
   
• Outage Report

PetroCast Live - an online solution that provides real-time information on major unit turnarounds that impact current and future commodity prices in the oil products market. With PetroCast Live, energy traders have an interactive tool for tracking turnaround activity related to major units such as Cat Crackers, Cokers, Crude Units, Hydrocracking Units, and Reformers.

PetroCast Live features:

• Real-Time Turnaround Tracking
   
• Turnaround Alerts
   
• Turnaround E-mail Notifications
   
• Detailed Turnaround Reports
   
• Plant and Unit Profiles