Sustainable electricity [electronic resource] : case studies from electric power companies in North America / Jessica Fox, editor.
Fox, Jessica, author.
2016
TK1191
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Title
Sustainable electricity [electronic resource] : case studies from electric power companies in North America / Jessica Fox, editor.
ISBN
9783319289533 (electronic book)
3319289535 (electronic book)
9783319289519
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-28953-3
Published
Switzerland : Springer, 2016.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (xxxii, 264 pages) : illustrations.
Item Number
10.1007/978-3-319-28953-3 doi
Call Number
TK1191
Dewey Decimal Classification
621.3121
Summary
· Offers rare insights into the steps, process, and challenges for advancing sustainable electricity in North America · Case studies explain how companies have balanced conflicting priorities to become leaders in water management, renewable energy, climate resiliency and sustainability · Highlights best practices and advises about likely hurdles to provide an informative resource and templates for success This resource is the first-ever compilation of industry-authored case studies on how power companies are making strides toward achieving sustainable electricity in North America. The book features recent game changing efforts, candid insider stories about challenges and process, and forecasts for the next decade of innovation. Each chapter shares topic-focused case studies regarding the reality of implementing operational changes and strategies that will lead to sustainable electricity. Key technical staff and managers from top companies candidly report on failures, insights, trade-offs, internal process, resulting improvements to operational efficiencies, and natural resource and stakeholder benefits. Electric power company managers seeking to identify specific opportunities and understand the process for advancing sustainability in their own organizations will discover solid paths forward through potentially treacherous terrain. Educated stakeholders, agencies, and regulators will benefit from the greater understanding of the reality of realizing change in the electric power industry engendered by this unique strategic resource.
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Includes index.
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Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed April 8, 2016).
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Fox, Jessica, author.
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Print version: 9783319289519
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