LEADER 03142nam 2200541 a 450 001 9910841174203321 005 20230721030824.0 010 $a1-119-19759-7 010 $a1-281-00238-0 010 $a9786611002381 010 $a0-470-17430-7 035 $a(CKB)1000000000404021 035 $a(EBL)315227 035 $a(OCoLC)180710922 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000192423 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12065463 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000192423 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10196643 035 $a(PQKB)11784008 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC315227 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000404021 100 $a20070226d2007 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aLights out$b[electronic resource] $ethe electricity crisis, the global economy, and what it means to you /$fJason Makansi 210 $aHoboken, N.J. $cJohn Wiley & Sons$dc2007 215 $a1 online resource (322 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-470-10918-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 283-289) and index. 327 $aPreface -- 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. 330 $aA 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 unint 606 $aElectric utilities$zUnited States 615 0$aElectric utilities 676 $a333.793 676 $a333.7932 676 $a333.79320973 700 $aMakansi$b Jason$01731622 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910841174203321 996 $aLights out$94144561 997 $aUNINA