Understanding Today's Electricity Business

Understanding Today's Electricity Business presents a 216-page comprehensive overview of the North American electric industry. As with its gas industry companion, this book presents a straightforward and easy-to-understand look at how the industry operates - from who are the major players, to the various deregulation models, to the physical electric system, to how industry players make money and manage risk. The perfect resource book for anyone who needs to understand the "big picture" of the electric business. Topics covered include: What Electricity Is and How it Gets to Consumers, End Users and Their Needs, Generation, Transmission, Distribution, Electric System Operations, Electric Market Structures, Market Participants in the Various Market Structures, Regulation in the Electric Industry, Deregulation and Restructuring, The History of Electric Deregulation, The Wholesale Marketplace, The Retail Marketplace, Managing Risk, Key Isssues in Today's Marketplace, and The Future of the Electricity Business.