Title :
Restructuring the thin-stretched [US electricity supply industry]
fDate :
6/1/2000 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The author describes how the US electricity industry is being reorganized to allow for power to be traded freely. The general idea is for electricity to be sold by independent suppliers into grids managed by authorities independent (more or less) of commercial interests. In this paper, they detail how the most obviously pressing question is whether the emergent independent grid organizations have adequate authority to guarantee reliable delivery of power
Keywords :
electricity supply industry; power supply quality; power system reliability; USA; electricity supply industry restructuring; independent grid organizations; independent suppliers; power grids; reliable power delivery; Energy management; Human resource management; ISO; Load management; Monopoly; Power industry; Power system management; Power system protection; Power system simulation; Shape;
Journal_Title :
Spectrum, IEEE
