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Public Utilities Reports
PUR Guide 2012 Fully Updated Version
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America's Electric Utilities: Past, Present, and Future -- 8th Edition
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In this new edition, renowned author and industry analyst, Leonard Hyman, explains the basics and provided valuable insights into the future of the electric market. Get a clear and concise review of industry fundamentals including: accounting, engineering, economics, finance, law, operations, and risk management.
Up-to-date statistics on: Rate of Return, Operations and Sales, Ownership Trends, Market Restructuring and much more.
PART One: Electric Utilities in One Easy Lesson
The Basics
PART Two: Operations
Introduction
Generation, Demand, and the Network
Fuels
Environmental and Social Considerations
Operations, Demand, and Planning
Summary
PART Three: Industry Organization in a Nutshell
Introduction
Functions
Ownership
The Role of Regulation
Summary
PART Four: The Development and Structure of the Electric Utility Industry
Introduction
Edison
The Industry Organizes
Expansion and Holding Companies
The Breakup of the Holding Companies and the Rise of Public Power
The Good Old Days: 1945-1965
The Decline of the Industry: After 1965
Stabilization and Competition: 1980-1996
Competition, Consolidation, and Confusion
Why Regulate?
PART Five: Regulation
The Development of Public Utility Regulation
Setting the Rate of Return
The Rate Structure of Utility Economics
Beyond the Standard Rate Case
Challenges to Regulation
Summary
Part Six: Financial Structure
The Statement of Income and Retained Earnings
The Balance Sheet
The Statement of Cash Flows
Financial Analysis
Market and Per Share Ratios and Ratings
Risk Management
Financial Results on the Books and in the Marketplace
Summary
Part Seven: The Future of the Electricity Supply Industry
Building for the Future
Financial Issues
Market, Structure, and Regulation
Technology
Competition, Strategies, and Structure
Conclusion
Part Eight: Afterword
Afterword
Appendices
Appendix A: Chronology 1800-2004
Appendix B: Selected Bibliography
Index