| Description |
1 online resource (210 pages) : color illustrations |
| Series |
Energy market experience |
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Energy market experience.
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| Contents |
Concepts and context -- Transmission system security case studies: case study 1. The north-eastern United States and south-eastern Canada ; case study 2. Switzerland and Italy ; case study 3. Sweden and Denmark ; 4. case study 4. Australian national electricity market -- Policies to strengthen transmission system security -- Annex 1. US-Canadian Power System Outage Task Force and NERC investigation recommendations and implementation status -- North American Electric Reliability Council draft functional model |
| Summary |
Electricity market reform has fundamentally changed the environment for maintaining reliable and secure power supplies. Growing inter-regional trade has placed new demands on transmission systems, creating a more integrated and dynamic network environment with new real-time challenges for reliable and secure transmission system operation. Despite these fundamental changes, system operating rules and practices remain largely unchanged. The major blackouts of 2003 and 2004 raised searching questions about the appropriateness of these arrangements. Management of system security needs to be transformed to maintain reliable electricity services in this more dynamic operating environment. These challenges raise fundamental issues for policymakers. This publication presents case studies drawn from recent large-scale blackouts in Europe, North America, and Australia. It concludes that a comprehensive, integrated policy response is required to avoid preventable large-scale blackouts in the future.--Publisher summary |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-210) |
| Notes |
Description based on print version record |
| Subject |
Electric power failures -- Prevention.
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Electric power transmission -- Economic aspects.
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Electric power transmission -- Reliability.
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Electric power transmission -- Security measures.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
International Energy Agency.
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| ISBN |
6610357986 |
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9264109617 |
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9786610357987 |
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9789264109612 |
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9789264109629 (e-book) |
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