03179nam 2200553 a 450 991014528830332120170815122943.01-119-19759-71-281-00238-097866110023810-470-17430-7(CKB)1000000000404021(EBL)315227(OCoLC)180710922(SSID)ssj0000192423(PQKBManifestationID)12065463(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000192423(PQKBWorkID)10196643(PQKB)11784008(MiAaPQ)EBC315227(EXLCZ)99100000000040402120070226d2007 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrLights out[electronic resource] the electricity crisis, the global economy, and what it means to you /Jason MakansiHoboken, N.J. John Wiley & Sonsc20071 online resource (322 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-470-10918-1 Includes bibliographical references (p. 283-289) and index.Preface -- Acknowledgments -- The worst-case scenario -- Night of the living dead -- The production and delivery value chain -- Around the world, around town -- Preventing the worst case -- Insecurities, vulnerabilities, and an uneasy state of the industry -- Why a first-world country has a third-world grid -- Living with a transaction economy -- The brain drain -- Environmental imperatives -- Houston, we have a problem -- The impact of lengthening supply lines : how elastic are they? -- Fighting "the last war," planning the next one -- It's that '70s show -- Sticker shock (without the sticker) -- Electricity storage -- Coal : extracting its full value -- Exercising the nuclear option -- Savvy consumption, empowering ratepayers -- Distributed power -- Redefining the grid with real intelligence -- The rest of the world -- A vision for the future: daydream, nightmare, or a good night's rest? -- Postscript: personal accountability -- Bibliography -- About the author -- Index.A behind-the-scenes exposure why our electricity system is headed for a state of emergency-and what can be done to head it off Most people don't realize that skyrocketing global energy demand and economic growth severely affect the supply of electricity. Between production (power plants) and delivery is an antiquated, ""third-world"" transmission grid that is in desperate need of hardening against breakdowns, terrorist attacks, inadequate carrying capacity, and operational obsolescence. And while electricity doesn't hold the headlines or dramatic power of oil, the ability to ensure its unintElectric utilitiesUnited StatesElectronic books.Electric utilities333.793333.7932333.79320973Makansi Jason983418MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910145288303321Lights out2244960UNINA01555nam a22003131i 450099100045372970753620040120123141.0040204s1988 gw |||||||||||||||||ger 3486540319b12618639-39ule_instARCHE-062583ExLDip. SSCitaA.t.i. Arché s.c.r.l. Pandora Sicilia s.r.l.306.42Die französische revolution als bruch des gesellschaftlichen bewussteins :vorlagen und diskussionen der internationalen arbeitstatung am zentrum für interdisziplinäre forschung der Universität Bielefeld, 28. Mai-1. Juni 1985 /herausgeber: Reinhart Koselleck und Rolf Reichardt ; redaktion: Erich Pelzer und Michael WagnerMünchen :R. Oldenburg,1988678 p. ;23 cmAncien Régime Aufklärung und Revolution ;15Rivoluzione francesePoliticaAspetti sociologiciFrancia1789-1815Koselleck, Reinhartauthorhttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut126804Reichardt, Rolfauthorhttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut614781Pelzer, ErichWagner, Michael.b1261863902-04-1412-02-04991000453729707536LE021 306FRA01.011LE021-6408le021-E0.00-l- 00000.i1310159612-02-04Französische revolution als bruch des gesellschaftlichen bewussteins1446703UNISALENTOle02112-02-04ma -gergw 41