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Smart Grid (R)Evolution : Electric Power Struggles / Jennie Stephens, Elizabeth J. Wilson, Tarla Rai Peterson

Author
Stephens, Jennie
Published
Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2015.
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1 online resource
Additional Creators
Wilson, Elizabeth J. and Peterson, Tarla Rai
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Contents
Cover; Half-title; Title page; Copyright information; Dedication; Table of contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; List of tables; List of figures; List of acronyms; 1 Emerging Smart Grid Struggles; 1.1 Vulnerability and Change; 1.2 The Grid Matters Why We Care; 1.3 Who Are We?; 1.4 Emerging Tensions and Power Struggles; 1.5 Our Approach; 1.6 Organization of the Book; References; 2 Promises and Pitfalls of Smart Grid; 2.1 Changing Expectations of Electricity Systems; 2.2 Promises of Smart Grid; 2.2.1 Enhanced Reliability and Security; Improved Reliability and Resilience; Improved Cybersecurity., Energy Independence for Improved Geopolitical Security2.2.2 Strengthened Economic Conditions; Economic Benefits for Consumers; Economic Benefits for Utilities; Economic Benefits to Other Actors; Societal Economic Benefits from a Smarter Grid; 2.2.3 Improved Environment Quality; Deploy More Renewable Resources; Contribution to Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation; Electrification of Transportation; Other Environmental Benefits; 2.2.4 Empowered Citizens; Taking Control; 2.3 Pitfalls of Smart Grid; 2.3.1 Diminished Reliability and Security; 2.3.2 Weakened Economic Conditions., Increased Costs for Energy ConsumersIncreased Risks to Electric Utilities; 2.3.3 Degraded Environmental Quality; Electromagnetic Emissions May Harm Human Health; Renewables May Destabilize the System, Causing Environmental Damage; Other Environmental Dangers; 2.3.4 Disempowered Citizens; Losing Control and Loss of Privacy; 2.4 Conclusions; References; 3 Technologies of Smart Grid; 3.1 Multiple Technologies and Configurations; 3.2 Our Legacy Electricity Systems; 3.2.1 Generation in Legacy Systems; 3.2.2 Transmission in Legacy Systems; 3.2.3 Distribution and Use in Legacy Systems., 3.2.4 Challenges Within Legacy Systems3.3 Technologies for Fulfilling Smart Grid Promises; 3.3.1 Generation Technologies for Smart Grid; 3.3.3 Transmission Technologies for Smart Grid; 3.3.3 Storage Technologies for Smart Grid; 3.3.4 Distribution Network Technologies for Smart Grid; 3.3.5 Electricity Use Technologies for Smart Grid; 3.3.6 Systemwide Integrating Technologies for Smart Grid; 3.4 Conclusions; References; 4 Societal Actors and Dominant Smart Grid Visions; 4.1 Smart Grid Actors, Their Priorities, and Interactions; 4.2 Electricity Generation Companies and Private Sector Actors., and 4.2.1 Utilities4.2.2 Suppliers of Electricity System Equipment; 4.3 Government Actors; 4.3.1 National Actors; 4.3.2 Regional Coordination and Smart Grid; 4.3.3 Subnational Actors; 4.3.4 Local Government and Community Actors; 4.4 Consumers of Electricity; 4.4.1 Residential Sector: Householders and Individuals; 4.4.2 Commercial Electricity Consumers; 4.4.3 Industrial Electricity Consumers; 4.4.4 Municipalities, Universities, Schools, and Hospitals (MUSH); 4.5 Civil Society Actors; 4.6 Conclusions; References; 5 Smart Meters: Measuring, Monitoring, and Managing Electricity.
Summary
This book explores smart grid from a social perspective, for advanced students, academic researchers, and energy professionals.
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ISBN
9781107239029 (ebook)
1107239028 (ebook)
9781107047280 (hardback)
9781107635296 (paperback)
9781316207741
1316207749
9781316204122
131620412X
1107047285
1107635292
Note
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 21 Jan 2015).
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references.
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