Understanding electric utilities and de-regulation /
Power interruptions of the scale of the North American Blackout of 2003 are rare, but they still loom as a possibility. Will the aging infrastructure fail because deregulated monopolies have no financial incentives to upgrade? Is centralized planning becoming subordinate to market forces? Understand...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | English. |
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Boca Raton, FL :
CRC/Taylor & Francis,
2006.
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| Edition: | 2nd ed. |
| Series: | Power engineering ;
27. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Power interruptions of the scale of the North American Blackout of 2003 are rare, but they still loom as a possibility. Will the aging infrastructure fail because deregulated monopolies have no financial incentives to upgrade? Is centralized planning becoming subordinate to market forces? Understanding Electric Utilities and De-Regulation, Second Edition provides an updated, non-technical description that sheds light on the nature of the industry and the issues involved in its transition away from a regulated environment.The book begins by broadly surveying the industry, from a regulat. |
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| Item Description: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (515 p.). |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 1281396281 9781281396280 9786611396282 6611396284 142002826X 9781420028263 |