TY - BOOK AU - Casazza,John AU - Delea,Frank TI - Understanding electric power systems: an overview of the technology, the marketplace, and government regulation T2 - IEEE Press understanding science & technology series SN - 9780470484180 AV - TK1001 .C386 2010 PY - 2010/// CY - Piscataway, NJ, Hoboken, N.J. :Piscataway, NJ PB - IEEE Press, Wiley KW - Electric power systems KW - Electric utilities KW - Electric power N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; -- Benefits of electric power and a history of the electric power industry; -- The electric power system; -- Basic electric power concepts; -- Electric energy consumption; -- Electric power generation and concerns about greenhouse gases; -- The technology of the electric transmission system; -- Distribution; -- Energy storage and other new technologies; -- Reliability; -- The physical network: the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) and its standards; -- The physical network: operation of the electric bulk power; -- The physical network: planning of the electric bulk power system; -- The regulatory network: legislation; -- The regulatory network: the regulators; -- The information, communication, and control network and security; -- The fuel and energy network; -- The business network: market participants; -- The money network: wholesale markets; -- The professional and industry organizations ER -