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Electric Power Industry in Nontechnical Language

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ISBN-10: 1593700679

ISBN-13: 9781593700676

Edition: 2nd 2006 (Revised)

Authors: Denise Warkentin-Glenn

List price: $95.00
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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…    
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Book details

List price: $95.00
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: PennWell Books, LLC
Publication date: 3/30/2006
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 306
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.83" tall
Weight: 1.188
Language: English

Denise Warkentin-Glenn has been involved in researching and writing on the electric power industry for 12 years, and formerly served as managing editor of PennWell_s Electric Light & Power and Energy Marketing magazines. In addition to Electric Power Industry in Nontechnical Language Glenn also wrote Energy Marketing Handbook: A Nontechnical Guide. She also worked for six years in marketing, sales, and communication capacities at an electric utility in Oklahoma. She resides in northeast Oklahoma with her husband and son.

Power generation
Power transmission and distribution
The beginning of the electric utility industry
The electric utility industry as a regulated entity
Restructuring, standards, and accountability
The Energy Policy Act of 2005
Transmission, technology, and the pursuit of reliability
Environmental standards and issues
The electric utility industry as a business enterprise