Electricity Pricing: Engineering Principles and Methodologies

ISBN-13: 9780824727536 / Angielski / Twarda / 2009 / 696 str.

P. E. Vogt; Vogt P. E. Vogt; P.E. Lawrence J. Vogt

Opis

Electricity Pricing: Engineering Principles and Methodologies provides an understanding of electricity, the customer, and the supplier as they relate to pricing. This book discusses basic concepts used to establish electricity prices and investigates engineering principles of electricity pricing. It presents techniques to evaluate pricing structures and mechanisms, offering mathematical methods and applications. It also explores ways to evaluate cost causation and translate cost elements into practical price structures. The author examines pricing in the retail sector, special pricing opportunities, types of unique pricing approaches, and electricity pricing in the wholesale sector.

Spis treści

Overview of Electricity Pricing. Prerequisite Concepts. Electric End Uses. Customers: Electric Service Requirements. Power Delivery Systems: Transmission and Distribution. Electric Power Production. Revenue Metering and Billing. The Rate Schedule: Pricing Methods and Risk. The Mathematics of Rates. Billing Data Statistics and Applications. Cost-of-Service Methodology. Translating Costs to Prices. Appendices. Bibliography. Index.