Routledge
324 pages
New federal and state laws providing tax credits and markets to independent producers of electricity have created widespread interest in the development of small, dispersed power plants using cogeneration processes, waste, or renewable resources. Recent legislation also promotes decentralized electricity production by allowing unregulated, non-util
An Introduction to Decentralized Electricity Generation -- Context of the Electric Utility Industry -- Federal and State Roles in Decentralized Electricity Production -- The Economic Environment for Decentralized Energy Production -- Cogeneration -- Waste and Biomass -- Small-Scale Hydropower -- Wind Power -- Summary and Conclusions
