Power Systems Restructuring

. Ed(s): Ilic, Marija D.; Galiana, Francisco; Fink, Lester

ISBN 10: 0792381637 / ISBN 13: 9780792381631

Published by Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1998

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The restructuring of the power industry has already begun and will be fully implemented in the United States and many other countries by the beginning of the 21st century. This book attempts to address the problems inherent in such a task in a coherent manner. Editor(s): Ilic, Marija D.; Galiana, Francisco; Fink, Lester. Series: Power Electronics and Power Systems. Num Pages: 570 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KNBL; TH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate; (XV) Technical / Manuals. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 31. Weight in Grams: 989. . 1998. Hardback. . . . .

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Power Systems Restructuring
• Publisher: Kluwer Academic Publishers
• Publication Date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0792381637
• ISBN 13: 9780792381631
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

The writing of this book was largely motivated by the ongoing unprecedented world-wide restructuring of the power industry. This move away from the traditional monopolies and toward greater competition, in the form of increased numbers of independent power producers and an unbundling of the main services that were until now provided by the utilities, has been building up for over a decade. This change was driven by the large disparities in electricity tariffs across regions, by technological developments that make it possible for small producers to compete with large ones, and by a widely held belief that competition will be beneficial in a broad sense. All of this together with the political will to push through the necessary legislative reforms has created a climate conducive to restructuring in the electric power industry. Consequently, since the beginning of this decade dramatic changes have taken place in an ever-increasing list of nations, from the pioneering moves in the United Kingdom, Chile and Scandinavia, to today's highly fluid power industry throughout North and South America, as well as in the European Community. The drive to restructure and take advantage of the potential economic benefits has, in our view, forced the industry to take actions and make choices at a hurried pace, without the usual deliberation and thorough analysis of possible implications. We must admit that to speak of "the industry" at this juncture is perhaps disingenuous, even misleading.