2nd Edition
Understanding Electric Utilities and De-Regulation
514 Pages
by
CRC Press
514 Pages
by
CRC Press
514 Pages
by
CRC Press
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Power interruptions of the scale of the North American Blackout of 2003 are rare, but they still loom as a possibility. Will the aging infrastructure fail because deregulated monopolies have no financial incentives to upgrade? Is centralized planning becoming subordinate to market forces? Understanding Electric Utilities and De-Regulation, Second Edition provides an updated, non-technical... Read more
The Electric Industry and Its Traditional Regulated Structure. The Electric Industry Under De-Regulation - An Overview. A History of the Electric Power Industry. Electric Power. Using Electric Energy. Creating Electricity: Power Generation. Renewable Power Generation. Distributed Generation and Storage. Electric Utility Power Systems. Regulation and De-Regulation. De-Regulation at the Wholesale Power Level. The Power Grid in the De-Regulated Industry. Power Distribution in a De-Regulated Industry. Retail Sales in a Fully De-Regulated Industry. Service Reliability and Aging Infrastructures. System Blackouts and Operational Complexity. Glossary. Index.
Biography
Willis, H. Lee; Philipson, Lorrin
