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Understanding Electric Utilities and De-Regulation (Power Engineering) (Power Engineering, 6)
enlarge	Author: Lorrin Philipson Publisher: Marcel Dekker Category: Book List Price: ~~$169.95~~ Buy Used: $15.99 You Save: $153.96 (91%) New (6) Used (13) from $15.99 Media: Hardcover Edition: 1 Number Of Items: 1 Pages: 370 Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.5 Dimensions (in): 9 x 6 x 0.9 ISBN: 0824719204 Dewey Decimal Number: 333.7932 EAN: 9780824719203 ASIN: 0824719204 Publication Date: September 1, 1998 Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days Shipping: Expedited shipping available Condition: Like Brand New!!! Fast Shipping With Tracking!!!

Editorial Reviews: Product Description Provides a thorough review of the past, present, and future of the wholesale and retail electric power industry, including tutorial chapters on electric utility function and structure, electricity and power, the uses of electric power, and more. Provides a simple but complete description of de-regulation and explains the structure of the "de-regulated" electric power industry, including the competitive wholesale and retail levels, the retail energy services sector, and more.

Customer Reviews: A very accessible book about the new power industry. October 11, 1998 25 out of 26 found this review helpful Although rather pricey. I thought this book was worth it. It is a very good layman's introduction to the electric power industry, power systems, and electric industry de-regulation. I found it particularly easy to read and the authors manage to make the material interesting and to keep the reading lively. The book appears to be quite objective -- in particular it goes into all the alternatives of the many steps in de-regulation, and reviews all sides of various issues and arguments about electric policy and de-regulation. pThe first six chapters are tutorials on different aspects of the power industry, including its business structure and operation, electricity and how it is made, generation, transmission and distribution systems, etc. These were a big help to someone like me who does not have a background in electric power, and are a good standby in case I need to know more in the future. The second half of the book is a very thorough discussion of the why, what and how of de-regulation in the electric industry. The book provides a uniquely comprehensive yet accessible explanation of the reasons for and process of de-regulation, as well as the various types of de-regulated structures. It has a good number of tables and lists, and some really nice, explanatory drawings in the tutorial sections. There is a particularly lengthy glossary and a very thorough index, both of which make it a good reference book.

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