Electric Power Industry in Nontechnical Language - Hardcover

Warkentin-Glenn, Denise

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1593700679 ISBN 13: 9781593700676

Publisher: PennWell Corp., 2006

Synopsis

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 country's 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 transforming the industry · The newest environmental standards

About this title

About the Author:

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.

About this edition

• Publisher: PennWell Corp.
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 1593700679
• ISBN 13: 9781593700676
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 306