| Description |
1 online resource (325 p.) |
| Contents |
Front Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Author; Chapter 1: Introduction; Chapter 2: How Does an Electric Utility Actually "Work"?; Chapter 3: Overview of Utility Resource Planning; Chapter 4: Reliability Analyses for Our Utility System; Chapter 5: Resource Option Analyses for Our Utility System: Supply Options; Chapter 6: Resource Option Analyses for Our Utility System: DSM Options; Chapter 7: Final Resource Option Analyses for Our Utility System; Chapter 8: Are We Done Yet? Other Factors That Can (and Will) Complicate Resource Planning Analyses |
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Chapter 9: Final Thoughts (Including Some Opinions)Appendix A: Fundamental Principles of Electric Utility Resource Planning; Appendix B: Glossary of Terms; Appendix C: Mini-Lesson #1- Concepts of Revenue Requirements, Present Valuing of Costs and Discount Rates, Cumulative Present Value of Revenue Requirements, and Levelized Costs; Appendix D: Mini-Lesson #2- Further Discussion of the Limitations of a Screening Curve Analytic Approach; Appendix E: Mini-Lesson #3- Further Discussion of the RIM and TRC Preliminary Cost-Effectiveness Screening Tests for DSM |
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Appendix F: Mini-Lesson #4- How Can a Resource Option Result in Lower Costs, but Increase Electric Rates?Appendix G: Mini-Lesson #5- How Can a Resource Option That Produces Emissions Lower a Utility's Total System Emissions? ("The Taxi Cab Example"); Back Cover |
| Summary |
Most people-including many legislators, regulators, and other decision makers in the electric utility industry-have misconceptions about how electric utilities really ""work"" and plan for the future. This lack of understanding can lead to poorly informed decisions and policies that directly affect the choices utilities must make.Using easy-to-understand text and examples, Electric Utility Resource Planning: Economics, Reliability, and Decision-Making clarifies how utilities operate their systems and prepare for the future. This explanation will show readers that both expected and counterintui. |
| Language |
English. |
| Note |
"K13950"--Cover p. [4]. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Subject |
Electric power production.
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Electric power distribution.
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Electric utilities.
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Électricité -- Production. |
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Services publics d'électricité. |
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electric power production. |
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electric utilities. |
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Electric power distribution |
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Electric power production |
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Electric utilities |
| Other Form: |
1-4398-8407-2 |
| ISBN |
1351832638 |
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9781351832632 |
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1315216744 |
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9781315216744 |
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1280122900 |
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9781280122903 |
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9786613526762 |
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6613526762 |
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1439884099 |
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9781439884096 |
| Standard No. |
10.1201/b11307 doi |
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