Saving electricity in a hurry dealing with temporary shortfalls in electricity suppliers /

Blackouts are normally the result of imbalances in electricity supply and demand. A brief blackout is mostly an inconvenience, but persistent shortfalls--those lasting days, weeks, or months--can cause economic disruption and danger to human life in our technology-rich societies. This publication de...

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Corporate Authors: International Energy Agency, ProQuest (Firm)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Paris : OECD/IEA, c2005.
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Table of Contents:
  • Who needs this book and when?
  • Vignettes of power shortfalls
  • A strategy to save electricity quickly
  • Measures to save electricity quickly
  • Mobilising consumers to save electricity
  • Higher electricity prices as a tool to reduce demand quickly.