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- ISBN 9780275929275
- Publication Date: 24 Oct 1988
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Hardback
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This volume focuses on the critical problems facing the electric power industry. Written for industry executives, power system planners, energy policymakers, and students of energy economics, Electric Power provides the historical background and developments necessary for an understanding of the present problems of the industry. Chase assesses various solutions proffered to rectify the current situation including recent deregulation initiatives, emphasizing their potential impact on the future reliability of service. Finally, he proposes a new industry initiative, one that will allow the industry to deal more effectively with an uncertain future.
MILTON A. CHASE is retired electrical engineer. He joined the Rural Electrification Administration in 1937 and was in the Department of Interior during the Kennedy/Johnson Administration. In 1969 he became a consultant, specializing in bulk power supply matters, including participation in the establishment of the New England Power PooL. In 1985 he wrote Search for Power-Recollections of a Career in Rural Electrification.
