Description
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. Chambers also includes projections for the future of merchant power and a handy glossary.
Contents
- Overview
- Deregulation and the birth of merchant power
- Merchant power today
- Economics and financing issues
- Spotlight on California
- Merchant power pioneers
- International experience
- The future of merchant power
- Appendix A: U.S. merchant plant and project listing
- Appendix B: Merchant power glossary
- Appendix C: Industry contacts
- Bibliography
- Index
Audience
- Field level personnel
- Management
- Energy lending and finance professionals
- Anyone who seeks to understand how, or relies upon, energy markets
- Students
About the Author
Ann Chambers is author of several PennWell top-selling books. She served as managing editor for PennWell’s 1998 and 1999 editions of the International Electric Power Encyclopedia. Ms. Chambers is a former editor and writer for Power Engineering and Power Engineering International and an author of PennWell’s Power Industry Abbreviator. She earned her bachelor’s degree in journalism and English from Oklahoma State University.
Details
Type: Hardcover
Size: 6x9
Pages: 220
Published: 1999
ISBN: 9780878147663
