TY - BOOK AU - Casazza,Jack AU - Delea,Frank TI - Understanding electric power systems: an overview of the technology, the marketplace, and government regulation T2 - IEEE Press understanding science & technology series SN - 9780470484180 (pbk.) AV - TK1001 .C37 2010 U1 - 621.3191 22 PY - 2010/// CY - Piscataway, NJ, Hoboken, N.J. PB - IEEE Press, Wiley KW - Electric power systems KW - Electric utilities KW - Electric power N1 - Inclues index; Benefits of electric power and a history of the electric power industry -- The electric power system -- Basic electric power concepts -- Electric energy 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 ER -