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Electric power industry in nontechnical language / Denise Warkentin-Glenn.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Warkentin-Glenn, Denise.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Electric utilities.
- Electric power production.
- Physical Description:
- x, 294 p. : ill., maps.
- Edition:
- 2nd ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Tulsa, Okla. : PennWell Corporation, c2006.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- In the second edition of this bestseller, Denise Warkentin-Glenn presents in everyday language the nuances, history, and recent developments of the electric power industry. This new version includes updated information on utilities, merchant plants, rural cooperatives, government entities and more. It also has new chapters covering the 2005 Energy Policy Act, environmental standards, and updates to industry mergers and acquisitions. This important edition gives a comprehensive look at our countrys most critical economic driver. Key Features: Impacts of new regulation/ Simple and clear explanations of generation, transmission and governance/ How cleaner fuels and new technology are transforming the industry/ The newest environmental standards
- Notes:
- Title from title screen.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [283]-284) and index.
- Digitized and made available by: Books24x7.com.
- ISBN:
- 1-61583-975-5
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