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Power System Economics
Steven Stoft
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Description for Power System Economics
Paperback. The first systematic presentation of electricity market design-from the basics to the cutting edge. Unique in its breadth and depth. Using examples and focusing on fundamentals, it clarifies long misunderstood issues-such as why today's markets are inherently unstable. Num Pages: 496 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: KNBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 191 x 28. Weight in Grams: 872.
The first systematic presentation of electricity market design-from the basics to the cutting edge. Unique in its breadth and depth. Using examples and focusing on fundamentals, it clarifies long misunderstood issues-such as why today's markets are inherently unstable. The book reveals for the first time how uncoordinated regulatory and engineering policies cause boom-bust investment swings and provides guidance and tools for fixing broken markets. It also takes a provocative look at the operation of pools and power exchanges.
* Part 1 introduces key economic, engineering and market design concepts.
* Part 2 links short-run reliability policies with long-run ... Read more
The first systematic presentation of electricity market design-from the basics to the cutting edge. Unique in its breadth and depth. Using examples and focusing on fundamentals, it clarifies long misunderstood issues-such as why today's markets are inherently unstable. The book reveals for the first time how uncoordinated regulatory and engineering policies cause boom-bust investment swings and provides guidance and tools for fixing broken markets. It also takes a provocative look at the operation of pools and power exchanges.
* Part 1 introduces key economic, engineering and market design concepts.
* Part 2 links short-run reliability policies with long-run ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Number of pages
496
Condition
New
Number of Pages
496
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780471150404
SKU
V9780471150404
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Ref
99-50
About Steven Stoft
STEVEN STOFT has a BS in engineering mathematics and a PhD in economics from the University of California at Berkeley, and over ten years of experience in power market analysis and design. He has held positions at FERC, the University of California's Energy Institute, and the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. He is currently a consultant to the Pennsylvania-New Jersey-Maryland ISO ... Read more
Reviews for Power System Economics
"This book is for anyone seeking to understand how cost/price relationships involved in electrical energy production and distribution may ideally be determined." (Electrical Apparatus, August 2002) "...the quality of its content deserves a wide readership..."(Power System Economics The Journal of Energy Literature, Vol.V111, No.2, 2002)