the electricity crisis, the global economy, and what it means to you Makansi, Jason. creator text bibliography nju Hoboken, N.J John Wiley & Sons c2007 2007 monographic eng

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xiii, 306 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. Preface -- Acknowledgments -- The worst-case scenario -- Night of the living dead -- The production and delivery value chain -- Around the world, around town -- Preventing the worst case -- Insecurities, vulnerabilities, and an uneasy state of the industry -- Why a first-world country has a third-world grid -- Living with a transaction economy -- The brain drain -- Environmental imperatives -- Houston, we have a problem -- The impact of lengthening supply lines : how elastic are they? -- Fighting "the last war," planning the next one -- It's that '70s show -- Sticker shock (without the sticker) -- Electricity storage -- Coal : extracting its full value -- Exercising the nuclear option -- Savvy consumption, empowering ratepayers -- Distributed power -- Redefining the grid with real intelligence -- The rest of the world -- A vision for the future: daydream, nightmare, or a good night's rest? -- Postscript: personal accountability -- Bibliography -- About the author -- Index. Jason Makansi. Includes bibliographical references (p. 283-289) and index. n-us--- Electric utilities United States HD9685.U5 M326 2007 333.793/20973 9780470109182 (cloth) 0470109181 (cloth) 2007008125 http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0712/2007008125.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0741/2007008125-b.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0741/2007008125-d.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0712/2007008125.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0741/2007008125-b.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0741/2007008125-d.html DLC 070226 20230410115539.0 52662