Small is Profitable : The Hidden Economic Benefits of Making Electrical Resources the Right Size

ISBN-13: 9781881071075 / Angielski / Miękka / 2003 / 428 str.

Amory B. Lovins;Et Al

Opis

Today's electricity industry - large power stations feeding a nationwide grid - will soon be a thing of the past. This text explains why and discusses what will replace it - decentralized and distributed electrical resources which can be up to 10 times as economically valuable.

Spis treści

Part 1: Needs and Resources  The Inflection Point  Context: The Pattern That Connects  Where We Start: The Existing Power System  Fine-Grained Thinking  Uncertainty Reigns  Cautions and Heresies  Part 2: Benefits of Distributed Resources  Introduction  System Planning  Construction and Operation  Other Sources of Value  Part 3: A Call to Action: Policy Recommendations and Market Implications for Distributed Generation  A Framework for Action  Policy Goals and Objectives  Policy Recommendations  Implications for the Private Sector  Why Distributed Generation Matters to Every Citizen

O autorze

Amory B Lovins is CEO of Rocky Mountain Institute and author of 27 books including Natural Capitalism and Factor Four.