This quick reference offers a broad spectrum of nearly 4,000 industry terms and phrases. Terms used in generation, transmission, and distribution can be found here, along with common business and billing language and terms related to the major governmental and industry regulations. Environmental terms and phrases relevant to the electric power industry are also included. As a convenience, additional reference material is located in the back of this volume, including an assortment of conversion tables, a table of the chemical elements and their associated symbols and weights, and a contact list of prominent industry organizations.

Power Industry Dictionary

Business & Money

Chambers, Ann

Kerr, Susan

Industries

PennWell Corp.

In her new book, Power Branding, Ann Chambers examines marketing and branding of electricity - what it is, how branding takes place, and what its benefits are for electric utilities, marketers, and even natural gas companies allied with the utilities. Ann documents industry leaders who have already taken the plunge and offers lessons drawn from their experiences. She also takes a look at other formerly regulated industriesairline, telephone, natural gas - and describes how their rebirth as free-market industries may affect the course of electric utilities.

Power Branding

Economics

In this nontechnical guide, author Ann Chambers provides information on how electricity is generated, transmitted and distributed. Written in easy-to-understand language, this title is a must for industry newcomers as well as veteran professionals who need a quick refresher on the ever-changing electric power industry.

Power Primer: A Nontechnical Guide from Generation to End Use

Ann Chambers gives you a history of these two converging industries and an overview of the factors forcing them together―political, regulatory, technical, and economic. She covers other fuels competing for market share in the electric industry, the merchant power uprising, distributed generation, and strategies for creating value in the new Btu stream.

Natural Gas & Electric Power in Nontechnical Language (Pennwell Nontechnical Series)

In this new book from PennWell, author and industry expert Ann Chambers addresses what industry professionals need to know and understand about merchant power plants ― including how they differ from “regular” plants, who’s building merchants (and where and why), and who’s considering trying their hand at merchant power. Ann also includes projections for the future of merchant power and a handy glossary. Ann is the author of a variety of industry-related titles and served as an editor for two leading industry publications, Power Engineering and Power Engineering International.

Merchant Power: A Basic Guide

As the energy market restructures into a significantly more competitive industry, many energy companies are considering distributed generation (DG) as part of a new customer-focused corporate strategy. Chambers, et al cover the technologies associated with DG including diesel engines, gas-fired internal combustion generator sets, fuel cell systems, micro-turbines, and photovoltaic systems in easy-to-understand language.

Distributed Generation: A Nontechnical Guide

Schnoor, Barry

Hamilton, Stephanie

Renewable Energy in Nontechnical Language is a must-have for those involved in renewable energy: • All renewable energy sources are covered • Includes numerous case studies • Includes industry contact list • Covers renewable futures Everything you need for a solid understanding of renewable energy is here in this easy-to-understand guide. Ann Chambers, author of numerous books in PennWell’s bestselling nontechnical series, draws from her expertise on energy matters to deliver an unparalleled guide to this emerging market. Using a straightforward approach, she starts with an introduction of wind, solar, hydroelectric, geothermal, and biomass providing many informative charts and graphs showing the usage of each energy type state-by-state for the U.S. and also covers renewable energy usage around the world. Next she covers each energy type in detail giving case studies, market conditions, usage leaders, and more. Chambers includes a chapter on fuel cells as well as comprehensive coverage of renewable gasoline additives, alternatives, and ethanol and biodiesel.

Renewable Energy in Nontechnical Language

Science & Math

Technology

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