عنوان

Lights out

9780470109182 (cloth)

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E-6872

انگلیسی

IR

Lights out

[Book]

:the electricity crisis, the global economy, and what it means to you

/ Jason Makansi

Hoboken, N.J.

: John Wiley & Sons

, 2007.

xiii, 306 p. , ill., maps , 24 cm.

Print

Includes bibliographical references (p. 283-289) and index.

"Filled with in-depth insights and practical advice, Lights Out examines our "third-world" transmission grid, one that is in desperate need of upgrading; offers an honest assessment of how to deal with electricity's contribution to global warming; and addresses numerous hot-button economic, environmental, and political issues related to the current debate - from free markets versus regulation to energy independence versus foreign imports. Beyond just uncovering and illuminating the problems, however, Lights Out also presents a comprehensive collection of technical solutions and regulatory reforms from both the production and demand sides of the equation - a framework for rethinking, rebuilding, and enhancing our entire electricity production and delivery infrastructure."--BOOK JACKET.

Preface -- Acknowledgments -- The worst-case scenario -- Night of the living dead -- The production and delivery value chain -- Around the world, around town -- Preventing the worst case -- Insecurities, vulnerabilities, and an uneasy state of the industry -- Why a first-world country has a third-world grid -- Living with a transaction economy -- The brain drain -- Environmental imperatives -- Houston, we have a problem -- The impact of lengthening supply lines : how elastic are they? -- Fighting "the last war," planning the next one -- It's that '70s show -- Sticker shock (without the sticker) -- Electricity storage -- Coal : extracting its full value -- Exercising the nuclear option -- Savvy consumption, empowering ratepayers -- Distributed power -- Redefining the grid with real intelligence -- The rest of the world -- A vision for the future: daydream, nightmare, or a good night's rest? -- Postscript: personal accountability -- Bibliography -- About the author -- Index.

Electric utilities- United States

Makansi, Jason.

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