Understanding electric utilities and de-regulation. (2006)

• Record Type: Book
• Other Titles: Understanding electric utilities and deregulation
• Further Information: Note: Lorrin Philipson, H. Lee Willis.
• Other Names: Philipson, Lorrin, 1945-; Willis, H. Lee, 1949-
• Contents: THE ELECTRIC INDUSTRY AND ITS TRADITIONAL REGULATED STRUCTURE; Introduction; Electric Utility Functions and Systems; Electric Utility Resources and Organization; Vertical Integration and Monopoly Regulation; Electric Utility Business Frameworks; Government Regulatory Agencies and Commissions; Electrical Equipment Suppliers and Developers; A Complex Industry Undergoing Major Changes; THE ELECTRIC INDUSTRY UNDER DE-REGULATION - AN OVERVIEW; Introduction; De-Regulation: Concepts and Evolution; No Competition at the Retail Level; Competition at the Wholesale Generation Level; Independently Operated Regional Transmission Grids; The Electricity Doesn't Care Although People and Money Do; The Electric Utility Industry Under De-Regulation; An Industry In Need of Fine Tuning; A HISTORY OF THE ELECTRIC POWER INDUSTRY; Three Intertwined Aspects Grew Simultaneously; Growth of Electrical Usage; The Growth of Electrical Systems Technology; The Rise of the Electrical Utility Industry; Looking to the Future; For Further Reading; ELECTRIC POWER; Introduction; Voltage, Current, and Power; Characteristics of Electric Power and Systems; Key Points; For Further Reading; USING ELECTRIC ENERGY; Introduction; A Flexible Form of Energy; Four Basic Applications; Electricity is Bought for End-Uses; The Utility's Perspective on Customer Power Usage; Conservation, Energy Efficiency, and Demand-Side Management; Summary; For Further Reading; CREATING ELECTRICITY: POWER GENERATION; Generating Electric Power; Electric Generating Systems; Types of Generating Plants; Summary; For Further Reading; RENEWABLE POWER GENERATION; Free Fuel and Low Environmental Impact; Hydro Power; Wind-Driven Power Generation; Solar Power; Other Renewable Generation Technologies; Are Renewable Resources Practical?; For Further Reading; DISTRIBUTED GENERATION AND STORAGE; Distributed Power Generation; Types of Distributed Generators; Distributed Power Storage; Summary; For Further Reading; ELECTRIC UTILITY POWER SYSTEMS; Introduction; T&D System Equipment; T&D System Layout; Summary; For Further Reading; REGULATION AND DE-REGULATION; Introduction; Why Were Electric Utilities Regulated?; Why De-Regulate? The Good and Bad of Utility Regulation; Goals for and Effects of De-Regulation; Comparing Four Approaches to Regulation and De-Regulation; Increased Services From and Financial Pressures On LDCs; For Further Reading; DE-REGULATION AT THE WHOLESALE POWER LEVEL; Introduction; The Wholesale Power Marketplace; Do Buyers Submit Bids?; Buying Energy vs. Buying Capacity; How is Wholesale Power Priced?; Summary; THE POWER GRID IN THE DE-REGULATED INDUSTRY; Generation and Transmission in a De-Regulated Industry; The Wholesale Transmission Level; What is Being Sold at the Transmission Level?; How Is Transmission Service Priced?; The Eventual Winner: Locationally-Based Pricing?; Summary of Key Points; For Further Reading; POWER DISTRIBUTION IN A DE-REGULATED INDUSTRY; Introduction; Open Access Distribution; Changes in Distribution Operations; Will Distribution Performance Improve Due to "Competition"?; For Further Reading; RETAIL SALES IN A FULLY DE-REGULATED INDUSTRY; Introduction; Load Aggregation and Services; RESCO Identities and Industry Position; How Does It All Work?; For Further Reading; SERVICE RELIABILITY AND AGING INFRASTRUCTURES; Introduction; Aging T&D Infrastructures; Sustainable-Point Analysis of Aging Infrastructures; Outages and Reliability; For Further Reading; SYSTEM BLACKOUTS AND OPERATIONAL COMPLEXITY; Introduction; Blackouts: An Overview; Synchronized Operation of Power Systems; Why Do Blackouts Occur?; Summary and Concluding Comments; For Further Reading; GLOSSARY; INDEX
• Edition: 2nd ed
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton, FL : CRC/Taylor & Francis
• Publication Date: 2006
• Extent: 1 online resource (ix, 499 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 333.793/2; Deregulation; Electric utilities -- Deregulation; Electric utilities; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Power Resources -- Electrical; Deregulation; Electric utilities; Electric utilities -- Deregulation; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781420028263
• Related ISBNs: 142002826X; 0824727738; 9780824727734
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.