Making electricity resilient : risk and security in a liberalized infrastructure / Antti Silvast.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Silvast, Antti., author.

Series:

Routledge studies in energy policy.

Routledge Studies in Energy Policy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Electric power system stability.

Electric utilities--Economic aspects.

Electric utilities.

Infrastructure (Economics).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (174 pages) : illustrations, photographs, tables.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2017.

Summary:

Drawing on interviews, survey research, participant observation and policy analysis, this book unpacks the work of authorities, planners, electricity companies, and lay persons that keep energy systems from failing and recover from disruptions if they occur. Presenting case studies from Finland and Scandinavia with a comparative view on the UK and EU, Making Electricity Resilient offers a details and innovative analysis of both long-term priorities and short-term dynamics in energy risk and resilience.

Contents:

pt. I. Overview

pt. II. Things we need : the emergence of infrastructural crisis preparedness

pt. III. Competition and security in a liberalized electricity market

pt. IV. Lay people, experts, and electric power failures

pt. V. Conclusions.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-315-30610-7

1-315-30611-5

1-315-30609-3

9781315306117

OCLC:

992192277