http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3 http://www.loc.gov/standards/mods/v3/mods-3-2.xsd
an overview of technology, the marketplace, and government regulation
1 online resource (xix, 320 pages) : illustrations, maps
Frontmatter -- Benefits of Electric Power and a History of the Electric Power Industry -- The Electric Power System -- Basic Electric Power Concepts -- Electric Energy Consumption -- Electric Power Generation and Concerns About Greenhouse Gases -- The Technology of the Electric Transmission System -- Distribution -- Energy Storage and Other New Technologies -- Reliability -- The Physical Network: The North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) and its Standards -- The Physical Network: Operation of the Electric Bulk Power System -- The Physical Network: Planning of the Electric Bulk Power System -- The Regulatory Network: Legislation -- The Regulatory Network: The Regulators -- The Information, Communication, and Control Network and Security -- The Fuel and Energy Network -- The Business Network: Market Participants -- The Money Network: Wholesale Markets -- The Professional and Industry Organizations -- Index.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Piscataway, NJ : IEEE Press ; Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, c2010
IEEE Press understanding science & technology series