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Author:   Sally Hunt
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Imprint:   John Wiley & Sons Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.80cm , Height: 3.50cm , Length: 23.60cm
Weight:   0.840kg
ISBN:  

9780471220985

ISBN 10:   0471220981
Pages:   450
Publication Date:   18 April 2002
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Introduction. PART I: THE STANDARD PRESCRIPTION. The Essential Aspects of Electricity. Reforming the Industry. Requirements for Competition: Demand Side. Requirements for Competition: Supply Side. Liquid, Efficient, and Complete Marketplaces. Trading Arrangements. Details of the Integrated Trading Model. Transmission Business Model. Issues in the Retail and Distribution Business. Summary and Conclusions to Part One. PART II: THE UNITED STATES. The Structure of the Industry. Changes in the 1990s. The New Players. Trading Arrangements in the United States. Transmission Business Model. Control of Market Power. Retail Regimes. Current Jurisdictional Situation. Five Major Changes Revisited. Appendix A: Electricity Restructuring in England and Wales. Appendix B: National Grid Company (U.K.). Appendix C: The California Crisis 2000-2001. Appendix D: The U.S. Gas Experience--A Comparison with Electricity. Appendix E: Building New Generators--When, Where, and How. Appendix F: Building New Transmission--When, Where, and How. Glossary. Index.

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for PowerUK readers, the book should be indispensable provides a useful introduction to the problems that have dogged the US so enabling UK readers to put parochial energy matters in a global context (PowerUK, October 2002) IT will undoubtedly become recommended, if not required, reading for students, researchers, regulators, and the industry alike (The Journal of Energy Literature, Vol.V111, No.2, 2002

...for PowerUK readers, the book should be indispensable...provides a useful introduction to the problems that have dogged the US so enabling UK readers to put parochial energy matters in a global context... (PowerUK, October 2002) ...IT will undoubtedly become recommended, if not required, reading for students, researchers, regulators, and the industry alike... (The Journal of Energy Literature, Vol.V111, No.2, 2002

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SALLY HUNT was head of the energy practice at NERA, an international consulting firm, and coauthored Competition and Choice in Electricity (Wiley). She has advised governments around the world on competition in the electricity industry, and has worked closely with many electric companies on implementation.

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