Understanding Electric Utilities and De-Regulation

ISBN-13: 9780367392048 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 520 str.

H. Lee Willis; Lorrin Philipson

Opis

Understanding Electric Utilities and De-Regulation provides a non-technical description of the electric power industry and the major issues revolving around its transition from a regulated to a de-regulated industry. This second edition examines new aspects of the industry such as aging electric infrastructures, service reliability, and blackouts. It also discusses some of the shortcomings of early de-regulation and how they were addressed. Covering a wide range of topics including distributed generation, this book serves engineers, economists, utility managers, and non-engineering professionals by presenting an accessible overview of how their particular fields interact with the whole.

Spis treści

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.

O autorze

Willis, H. Lee; Philipson, Lorrin