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Distributed power in the United States : prospects and policies / edited by Jeremy Carl ; foreword by George P. Shultz and Strobe Talbott.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: Eng Series: Hoover Institution Press publication ; no. 632.Publication details: Stanford, California : Stanford University, Hoover Institution Press, [2013]Description: xxii, 245 p. : color ill. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 0817915842
  • 9780817915841
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 621.31
LOC classification:
  • TK 1006 D614 2013
Online resources:
Contents:
Overview of Distributed Power Systems -- Economic and environmental cost-benefit analysis of DPS -- Security-related benefits of DPS -- Current DPS policy landscape -- Policy research findings -- Conclusions and recommendations.
Summary: Providing reliable and secure electric power to meet the growing demands of this century, in a way which mitigates the adverse effects of climate change, is a daunting challenge. The situation has given rise to increased interest in the potential for Distributed Power Systems (DPS): a combination of distributed sources of power production and distributed power storage. This study examines the economic, environmental, and energy security case for DPS.
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Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Colección de Tecnología Humanidades (4to. Piso) TK 1006 D614 2013 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00000123244

This report was co-written by authors from the Hoover Institution Schultz-Stephenson Task Force on Energy Policy and the Brookings Institution Energy Security Initiative.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Overview of Distributed Power Systems -- Economic and environmental cost-benefit analysis of DPS -- Security-related benefits of DPS -- Current DPS policy landscape -- Policy research findings -- Conclusions and recommendations.

Providing reliable and secure electric power to meet the growing demands of this century, in a way which mitigates the adverse effects of climate change, is a daunting challenge. The situation has given rise to increased interest in the potential for Distributed Power Systems (DPS): a combination of distributed sources of power production and distributed power storage. This study examines the economic, environmental, and energy security case for DPS.

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