Understanding Electric Utilities and De-Regulation, Second Edition
Posted by Hamada Rageh on Sunday, January 9, 2011
Understanding Electric Utilities and De-Regulation, Second Edition
520 pages | CRC; 2 edition (September 29, 2005) | ISBN: 0824727738 | PDF | 4 Mb
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 description that sheds
light on the nature of the industry and the issues involved in its
transition away from a regulated environment. The book begins by broadly
surveying the industry, from a regulated utility structure to the major
concepts of de-regulation to the history of electricity, the technical
aspects, and the business of power. Then, the authors delve into the
technologies and functions on which the industry operates; the many ways
that power is used; and the various means of power generation,
including central generating stations, renewable energy, and
single-household size generators. The authors then devote considerable
attention to the details of regulation and de-regulation. To conclude,
one new chapter examines aging infrastructures and reliability of
service, while another explores the causes of blackouts and how they can
be prevented. Based on the authors' extensive experience, Understanding
Electric Utilities and De-Regulation, Second Edition offers an
up-to-date perspective on the major issues impacting the daily
operations as well as the long-term future of the electric utilities
industry.'
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