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100 1 _aMakansi, Jason.
245 1 0 _aLights out :
_bthe electricity crisis, the global economy, and what it means to you /
_cJason Makansi.
260 _aHoboken, N.J. :
_bJohn Wiley & Sons,
_cc2007.
300 _axiii, 306 p. :
_bill., maps ;
_c24 cm.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 283-289) and index.
505 0 _aPreface -- 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.
650 0 _aElectric utilities
_zUnited States.
856 4 1 _3Table of contents only
_uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0712/2007008125.html
856 4 2 _3Contributor biographical information
_uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0741/2007008125-b.html
856 4 2 _3Publisher description
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