Electric Utility Resource Planning

Contents

Acknowledgments

Author

1    Introduction

Why Write This Book?

Who Is This Book Written For?

An Overview of the Book

Are We Keeping It Simple?

A Few Words Regarding Assumptions Used in the Book

A Couple of Disclaimers

2    How Does an Electric Utility Actually “Work”?

Two “Types” of Electric Utilities

Whose Perspective Will Be Taken?

What Aspects of an Electric Utility Will We Focus On?

Types of Generating Units a Utility May Have

How Does a Utility Decide Which Generating Units to Use?

Let’s Create a Hypothetical Utility System

Now Let’s Operate Our Hypothetical Utility System

Utility System Operation on the Summer Peak Day

Utility System Operation over the Course of a Year

So What Have We Learned and Where Do We Go Next?

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