Table of contents:
The electric power industry; a history of the electric power industry; electric power; using electric energy; creating electricity - power generation; renewable and distributed power generation; power systems; regulation and de-regulation; the wholesale power marketplace; the power grid in a de-regulated industry; power distribution in a de-regulated industry; retail energy services; a look at dregulation around the world.
This volume provides a thorough review of the past, present and future of the wholesale and retail electic power industry. It includes tutorial chapters on electric utility function and structure, electricity and power, the uses of electric power, and more. The authors provide a simple but complete discussion of de-regulation and explain the structure of the de-regulated electric power industry, including the competitive wholesale and retail levels, the retail energy services sector, and more.
The electric power industry; a history of the electric power industry; electric power; using electric energy; creating electricity - power generation; renewable and distributed power generation; power systems; regulation and de-regulation; the wholesale power marketplace; the power grid in a de-regulated industry; power distribution in a de-regulated industry; retail energy services; a look at dregulation around the world.
This volume provides a thorough review of the past, present and future of the wholesale and retail electic power industry. It includes tutorial chapters on electric utility function and structure, electricity and power, the uses of electric power, and more. The authors provide a simple but complete discussion of de-regulation and explain the structure of the de-regulated electric power industry, including the competitive wholesale and retail levels, the retail energy services sector, and more.