This guide teaches you how to take advantage of the deregulated electric power market, and helps you sort out all the potential opportunities and pitfalls that may increase or reduce electricity costs. To accurately assess electricity costs, you must understand how electricity flows from generator to purchaser, and how costs are accumulated.

Contents:

• Electricity—an overview
• Regulation of electric utilities
• Electricity cost reduction strategies
• Electricity retail wheeling
• Understanding electric utility billing
• The basic cost components of electricity billing
• An introduction to cogeneration
• The detailed cogeneration process
• Appendices
• Index