Traces the history of the $210 billion power industry showcasing the key individuals, technological innovations, corporate machinations, and political battles waged over its domination.

In this book, Jay Brigham describes that rivalry in the West in the years before the New Deal.

A nation unprepared : surviving the aftermath of a blackout where tens of millions of people over several states are affected.

The book shows how the interactions among the Depression, New Deal politics, the promise of electricity, and diverse ideologies with the strategic and tactical maneuvers of a policy network explain the institutionalization of the TVA.

Written by two veteran power company managers and respected experts, this is a real-world view of electric power systems, how they operate, how the organizations are structured, and how electricity is regulated and priced.

This text examines the tension between the social and political interests of states and the market in the case of energy policy.

An eye-opening look at the use of coal as the energy source of the future criticizes the Bush administration's emphasis on a resource that not only already supplies more than half of America's electricity, but also has ravaged the ...

This book covers the basics of rates, components of energy purchases, and the methods and techniques required for maximizing energy savings and minimizing costs.

Empowering Electric and Gas Utilities with GIS is for utility executives, operations and technology managers, and financial officers.