Author: Ellen HanakPublisher: Public Policy Instit. of CA
ISBN: 1582131414
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 500
Book Description
Managing California's Water
Author: Ellen HanakPublisher: Public Policy Instit. of CA
ISBN: 1582131414
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 500
Book Description
The California Electricity Crisis
Author: Christopher WearePublisher: Public Policy Instit. of CA
ISBN: 1582130647
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 140
Book Description
California Burning
Author: Katherine BluntPublisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0593330668
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 369
Book Description
A revelatory, urgent narrative with national implications, exploring the decline of California’s largest utility company that led to countless wildfires — including the one that destroyed the town of Paradise – and the human cost of infrastructure failure Pacific Gas and Electric was a legacy company built by innovators and visionaries, establishing California as a desirable home and economic powerhouse. In California Burning, Wall Street Journal reporter and Pulitzer finalist Katherine Blunt examines how that legacy fell apart—unraveling a long history of deadly failures in which Pacific Gas and Electric endangered millions of Northern Californians, through criminal neglect of its infrastructure. As PG&E prioritized profits and politics, power lines went unchecked—until a rusted hook purchased for 56 cents in 1921 split in two, sparking the deadliest wildfire in California history. Beginning with PG&E’s public reckoning after the Paradise fire, Blunt chronicles the evolution of PG&E’s shareholder base, from innovators who built some of California's first long-distance power lines to aggressive investors keen on reaping dividends. Following key players through pivotal decisions and legal battles, California Burning reveals the forces that shaped the plight of PG&E: deregulation and market-gaming led by Enron Corp., an unyielding push for renewable energy, and a swift increase in wildfire risk throughout the West, while regulators and lawmakers pushed their own agendas. California Burning is a deeply reported, character-driven narrative, the story of a disaster expanding into a much bigger exploration of accountability. It’s an American tragedy that serves as a cautionary tale for utilities across the nation—especially as climate change makes aging infrastructure more vulnerable, with potentially fatal consequences.
Soul of the Grid
Author: Arthur O'DonnellPublisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 0595293484
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 270
Book Description
"I felt like we had failed," said director of grid operations Jim Detmers in a pained voice. "In my mind, I pictured people stranded in elevators. I pictured people stranded in stores and checkout lines. All I could think of was the Inconvenience, and I'm sitting here thinking...thinking, what rock did we not look under to maybe prevent this?" As the focal point of an unprecedented power crisis that has tarnished the Golden State, the California Independent System Operator (California ISO) carries the mixed burden of being a disaster survivor. Established to maintain electrical system reliability for the world's fifth-largest economy, California ISO has been both praised and vilified for its efforts amidst the chaos of blackouts, price volatility, political backlash, and market manipulations by Enron and other ruthless competitors. This book chronicles how the California ISO came to be and what happened during its first five years. More importantly, though, this is the story of the people who make up California ISO and give it an identifiable character and culture--its soul. The result is a very human drama that is otherwise unavailable from the regulatory record or media accounts of California's unparalleled power emergency.
California Style Manual
Author: Bernard Ernest WitkinPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Annotations and citations (Law)
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
Uniform System of Accounts (USOA)
Author: A Compilation of Water Quality Goals
Author: Jon Bruce MarshackPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Water quality
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Reports
Author: United States. Federal Energy Regulatory CommissionPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Energy conservation
Languages : en
Pages : 1776
Book Description
The California Electricity Crisis
Author: James L. SweeneyPublisher: Hoover Inst Press Publication
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 310
Book Description
The California Electricity Crisis details the events that ultimately led to the crisis: the policy decisions, consequences of those decisions, and alternatives that could have averted the crisis and the current blight."--Jacket.
California Goes Green
Author: Michael R. PeeveyPublisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781545577301
Category : Climatic changes
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
This green roadmap by two California climate leaders, Michael Peevey and Diane Wittenberg shows how the state built a gold standard environment along with a thriving economy. It's a very readable and inspiring contemporary account of how to make things happen.