Technology offers solutions to the current power crisis.

Technology offers solutions to the current power crisis.

The rolling blackouts and soaring prices now besetting California's electric system are only the first and most visible signs of deeper problems affecting the US grid. Among them are neglect of the nation's electrical infrastructure, poorly structured electricity markets, and a lack of inc...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:IEEE spectrum 38, 6 (2001).
Main Author: Stahlkopf, K.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
California.
FACTS devices.
Electricity prices.
Energy conservation incentives.
Fossil plant upgrades.
Load management.
Power crisis.
Power market standpoint.
Rolling blackouts.
Short-term step.
Supply side technologies.