Until recently the U.S. electricity industry was dominated by vertically integrated utilities. It is now evolving into a distributive and competitive market driven by market forces and increased competition. With electricity amounting to a $200 billion per year market in the United States, the implications of this restructuring will naturally affect the rest of the world.

An expert's perspective on how competition can make this industry work. There has never been a coherent plan to restructure the electricity industry in the US - until now. Power expert Sally Hunt gets down to the critical lessons learned from the California power crisis and other deregulated markets, in which competition has been introduced properly and successfully. Hunt presents sensible solutions to power market reform that have been cultivated over her twenty years of professional work in the industry.

This is a comprehensive textbook for the new trend of distributed power generation systems and renewable energy sources in electric power systems. It covers the complete range of topics from fundamental concepts to major technologies as well as advanced topics for power consumers.

Offering an up-to-date account of the strategies utilized in state estimation of electric power systems, this reference illustrates the significant role of state estimation in overall energy management--presenting an abundance of examples, models, tables, and guidelines to clearly examine new aspects of state estimation, the testing of network observability, and methods to assure computational efficiency.

Provides up-to-date coverage of the design, manufacture, installation, testing, operation, and performance expectations of electric power cables used worldwide—focusing on low- and medium-voltage cables. Discusses basic dielectric theory; conductors; cable characteristics; electrical properties of insulating materials; shielding power cables; sheaths, ..

The first book written on this topic,Communication and Control in Electric Power Systems introduces parallel and distributed processing techniques that are applied to power system optimization, control, and communication. This new book answers the need for a resource that addresses the recent restructuring of the electric utility industry.

As optimization technology improves, the electric power industry is undergoing radical restructuring, and the role of commitment models is changing. The dual purpose of this book is to explore the technology and needs of the next generation of computer models for aiding unit commitment decisions.

This book addresses the fundamental issues underlying the debate over electric power regulation and deregulation.

Abur (electrical engineering, Texas A&M University) and Exp sito (chairman, Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Seville, Spain) offers an account of the strategies utilized in state estimation of electric power systems, providing a broad overview of power system operation and the rol

The Enron scandal notwithstanding, it is important for professionals in the electric power industry and related positions gain a solid understanding of electric power systems and how they work. Written by two veteran power company managers and respected experts, this is a real-world view of electric power systems, how they operate, how the organizations are structured, and how electricity is regulated and priced.

Illustrates state-of-the-art planning, design, operational, and managerial methods. Demonstrates novel approaches to utilizing resources in an aging electric power delivery infrastructure-maximizing system effectiveness and maintaining competitive financial performance while reinforcing good customer service.