Casazza, John <br/><br/>
Understanding electric power systems :  an overview of the technology, the marketplace, and government regulation / 
Jack Casazza, Frank Delea. 
 - 2nd ed. 
 - Piscataway, NJ :  IEEE Press,  c2010. 
 - xix, 320 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. 
 - IEEE Press understanding science & technology series .
<br/><br/> Contents: Benefits of electric power and a history of the electric power industry - - The electric power system - - Basic electric power concepts - - Electric energy conservation - - Consumption - - Electric power generation and concerns about greenhouse gases - - The technology of the electric transmission system - - Distribution - - Energy storage and other new technologies - - Reliability - - The physical network:   the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) and its standards - - The physical network: operation of the electric bulk power - - The physical network: planning of the electric bulk power system - - The regulatory network: legislation - - The regulatory network: the regulators - - The information, communication, and control network and security - - The fuel and energy network - - The business network: market participants - - The money network: wholesale markets - - The professional and industry organizations. Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780470484180 (pbk.) 0470484187 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Electric power systems.<br/>Electric utilities.<br/>Electric power.