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  • Understanding Electric Utilities and De-Regulation

    by H. Lee Willis, Howard Lee Willis, Lorrin Philipson ...
    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 ... Read more

    $98.99 USD

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    The Hidden Fragility of Our Electric Grid

    by Meredith Angwin ...
    When rolling blackouts come to the electric grid, they will be old news to the grid insiders.Only the electricity customers will be surprised.Grid insiders know how fragile the grid is becoming. Unfortunately, they have no incentive to solve the problems because near-misses increase their profits.Meredith Angwin describes how closed meetings, arcane auction rules, and five-minute planning horizons ... Read more

    $9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Living on the Grid

    The Fundamentals of the North American Electric Grids in Simple Language

    by William L. Thompson ...
    There’s probably a good chance that you’ve turned on your television, computer, or an appliance without giving much thought about the electric grid. But when there’s a power outage, it’s a different story. Suddenly, you’re asking yourself questions such as: What is the electric grid and who owns it? Who controls the grid and how is it controlled? What causes a grid blackout? What is the future of ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • Large-Scale Solar Power System Design (GreenSource Books)

    An Engineering Guide for Grid-Connected Solar Power Generation

    by Peter Gevorkian ...
    The Definitive Guide to Large-Scale, Grid-Connected Solar Power System Design and ConstructionThis GreenSource book provides comprehensive engineering design and construction guidelines for large-scale solar power system projects. Proven design methodologies are detailed installation diagrams are included in this practical resource.Large-Scale Solar Power System Design offers complete coverage of ... Read more

    $144.99 USD

  • Energy Management Handbook: 8th Edition Volume II

    by Wayne C. Turner, Steve Doty ...
    This comprehensive handbook has become recognized as the definitive stand-alone energy manager's desk reference, used by thousands of professionals throughout the industry. Newly revised and edited, this eighth edition includes significant updates to energy management controls systems, commissioning, measurement and verification, and high performance green buildings. Also updated are chapters on ... Read more

    $71.99 USD

  • Energy Management Principles

    Applications, Benefits, Savings

    by Craig B. Smith, Kelly E. Parmenter ...
    Energy Management Principles: Applications, Benefits, Savings, Second Edition is a comprehensive guide to the fundamental principles and systematic processes of maintaining and improving energy efficiency and reducing waste. Fully revised and updated with analysis of world energy utilization, incentives and utility rates, and new content highlighting how energy efficiency can be achieved through 1 ... Read more

    $80.99 USD

  • Large-Scale Solar Power Systems

    Construction and Economics

    by Peter Gevorkian ...
    This book is a comprehensive discussion and economic analysis of large-scale solar power systems, specifically referencing critical issues related to design construction and financing. The book provides practical design, installation, and financing guidelines for large-scale commercial and industrial solar power projects. Engineering design and construction methodologies as well as economic ... Read more

    $81.99 USD

  • Investing in the Renewable Power Market

    How to Profit from Energy Transformation

    by Tom Fogarty, Robert Lamb ...
    Series Book 614 - Wiley Finance
    The financial challenges facing clean energy installationsThe path to the widespread adoption of renewable energy is littered with major technological legal, political, and financial challenges. Investing in the Renewable Power Market is a reality check for the mass roll out of green energy and its financial dominance of the world energy market, focusing on real energy costs and global energy ... Read more

    $45.00 USD

  • Smart Grid

    Integrating Renewable, Distributed and Efficient Energy

    Edited by Fereidoon Sioshansi ...
    The creation of a flexible, efficient, digitized, dependable and resilient power grid may well be the best route to increasing energy efficiency & security, as well as boosting the potential of renewable & distributed power sources. This book covers smart grids from A-Z, providing a complete treatment of the topic, covering both policy and technology, explaining the most recent innovations ... Read more

    $93.99 USD

  • Solar Farms

    The Earthscan Expert Guide to Design and Construction of Utility-scale Photovoltaic Systems

    by Susan Neill, Geoff Stapleton, Christopher Martell ...
    Series series Earthscan Expert
    The market and policy impetus to install increasingly utility-scale solar systems, or solar farms (sometimes known as solar parks or ranches), has seen products and applications develop ahead of the collective industry knowledge and experience. Recently however, the market has matured and investment opportunites for utility-scale solar farms or parks as part of renewable energy policies have made ... Read more

    $68.99 USD

  • The 100 Best Aggressive Stocks You Can Buy 2012

    by Peter Sander, Scott Bobo ...
    Now that the Dow-Jones Average has climbed above 12,000, you probably feel a bit better about taking risks. But where should you put your money? Just how safe is aggressive investment, anyway?If you want to rebuild your portfolio after the losses of the past few years, here's your essential guide to investing in high-performance stocks. The authors list detailed information on potentially top ... Read more

    $2.99 USD

  • Smart Power Anniversary Edition

    Climate Change, the Smart Grid, and the Future of Electric Utilities

    by Peter Fox-Penner ...
    Few industries in the U.S. are as stuck in the past as our utilities are. In the face of growing challenges from climate change and the need for energy security, a system and a business model that each took more than a century to evolve must now be extensively retooled in the span of a few decades. Despite the need, many of the technologies and institutions needed are still being designed or ... Read more

    $30.99 USD