Title :
Reliability issues in today´s electric power utility environment
Author :
Billinton, R. ; Salvaderi, L. ; McCalley, J.D. ; Chao, H. ; Seitz, Th. ; Allan, R.N. ; Odom, J. ; Fallon, C.
fDate :
11/1/1997 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Considerable change is occurring in the structure and operation of electric power systems throughout the world. This paper describes some of these changes in North America and Europe, the forces creating them and the possible reliability issues associated with them. The main changes are deregulation and privatisation in the electric utility environment
Keywords :
electricity supply industry; power system planning; power system reliability; probability; Europe; North America; customer considerations; deregulation; power system reliability; privatisation; probabilistic operation evaluation; probabilistic planning; Chaos; Electricity supply industry deregulation; Energy consumption; Europe; North America; Power engineering and energy; Power industry; Power system planning; Power system reliability; Pricing;
Journal_Title :
Power Systems, IEEE Transactions on
