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Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1 -- Potential Options for Electric Power Resiliency in the U.S. Virgin Islands( -- Summary -- Introduction -- U.S. Virgin Islands Overview -- Population -- Economy -- Public Sector -- Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority -- VIWAPA's Power Plants -- VIWAPA's Transmission and Distribution System -- VIWAPA's Energy Efficiency Activities -- Restoration of the Electric Power System after Hurricanes Irma and Maria -- FEMA and Grid Restoration Assistance -- Collaboration with DOE and Western Area Power Administration -- Governor's Hurricane Recovery Funding Request -- Energy Planning Prior to 2017 Hurricane Season -- Past Power Evaluation Studies -- 2008 Power Evaluation Study -- EDIN-NREL Power Evaluation Study -- Comprehensive Energy Planning -- The 1982 Territorial Energy Assessment -- The 2006 Insular Areas Energy Assessment -- Making USVI's Electric Power System More Resilient -- Grid Hardening and Improving Resiliency -- Managing Costs of Hardening and Resiliency -- Reliability Through Island Transmission Interconnection -- Reducing Emissions and Renewable Generation -- Renewable Energy -- Potential Considerations for Congress -- USVI Recovery for the Energy Sector: Mitigation and Resiliency -- Legislation in the 115th Congress -- Chapter 2 -- Repair or Rebuild: Options for Electric Power in Puerto Rico( -- Summary -- Introduction -- Puerto Rico and the Electric Power Authority -- Puerto Rico's Population and Economy -- PREPA -- PREPA's Power Plants -- PROMESA: Restructuring of Puerto Rico's and PREPA's Debts -- Puerto Rico's Energy Policy Since 2014 -- Local Efforts to Restructure -- PROMESA Creates Oversight Board and Debt Restructuring Processes -- Different Directions in 2017 -- Hurricanes Irma and Maria -- PREPA's Proposed Modernization Plan -- Recovery of Electricity in Puerto Rico

Verteilernetze für die Elektrizitätsversorgung im südlichen Afrika; Brennstoffe, Energiequellen; dominierende Stellung der südafrikanischen Republik hinsichtlich Stromerzeugung und -verbrauch. Länderweiser Überblick über die Entwicklung der Elektrizitätsversorgung in Ostafrika und im südlichen Afrika, derzeitige Ausstattung mit Kraftwerken, Stromkapazitäten, im Bau oder in der Planung befindliche Projekte. (DÜI-Fwr)

This Article develops the core legal framework of a new electricity-trading ecosystem in which anyone, anytime, anywhere, can trade electricity in any amount with anyone else. The proliferation of solar and other distributed energy resources, business model innovation in the sharing economy, and climate change present enormous challenges — and opportunities — for America's energy economy. But the electricity industry is ill equipped to adapt to and benefit from these transformative forces, with much of its physical infrastructure, regulatory institutions, and business models a relic of the early days of electrification. We suggest a systematic rethinking to usher in a new trading paradigm and propel the electric utility industry into the 21st century.Our model has the potential to revolutionize the way electricity is generated, delivered, and used without requiring dramatic legal reform or radically new technologies. Instead, this Article draws on recent Supreme Court precedent and readily available technologies to democratize the electric grid and unlock free trade in electric power. We refine and expand pilot initiatives currently under way in California and New York to combine existing wholesale markets with new trading platforms similar to Airbnb and Uber. Enhanced market access will empower previously captive consumers to emancipate themselves from their local utilities while also ensuring the proper valuation and integration of a diverse portfolio of energy resources. Transformative change, however necessary and beneficial in the long run, will not come easy in an industry famous for its resistance to reform efforts of any kind. Accordingly, our proposal does not start with a clean slate but, rather, envisions a hybrid system where competitive markets coexist with traditional utility governance structures while regulators and stakeholders adjust to the new trading paradigm.

Examines the causes of the 2003 electric blackouts in Ontario, Canada, & the eastern US & compares them to reasons for similar blackouts in London & Italy that occurred within the following month & a half. The blackouts have caused concern about the trend toward "deregulation," "competition," & "liberalization" of the electric power industry. European policies through the work of the European Commission (EC) & the Electricity Directive of 19 Dec 1996 to establish a single European electricity market for cross-national competition in electricity generation & retailing are explored. The UK's successful experience with electricity privatization, competition, & regulation bolstered the EC's efforts. It is believed that competition & new capacity generation will alleviate future power blackouts & will be a sustainable energy policy. The power blackouts were not caused by privatization, & efforts to balance competition & regulation are viewed as the correct future direction. L. A. Hoffman