Fox J. (Ed.) Sustainable Electricity: Case Studies from Electric Power Companies in North America

Springer, 2016. –287 p. – ISBN: 978-3-319-28951-9This resource is the first-ever compilation of industry-authored case studies on how power companies are making strides toward achieving sustainable electricity in North America. The book features recent game changing efforts, candid insider stories about challenges and process, and forecasts for the next decade of innovation. Each chapter shares topic-focused case studies regarding the reality of implementing operational changes and strategies that will lead to sustainable electricity. Key technical staff and managers from top companies candidly report on failures, insights, trade-offs, internal process, resulting improvements to operational efficiencies, and natural resource and stakeholder benefits. Electric power company managers seeking to identify specific opportunities and understand the process for advancing sustainability in their own organizations will discover solid paths forward through potentially treacherous terrain. Educated stakeholders, agencies, and regulators will benefit from the greater understanding of the reality of realizing change in the electric power industry engendered by this unique strategic resource.Introduction: Defining Sustainable Electricity
American Electric Power: Stakeholder Engagement and Company Culture
BC Hydro: How Demand-Side Management Can Help Utilities Achieve Triple Bottom Line Outcomes
Consolidated Edison Company of New York: Distributed Generation
CPS Energy: Clean Energy, Community, and Business Vitality
DTE Energy: Water Management
Duke Energy: Engaging Employees in Sustainability
Entergy: Climate Change Resiliency and Adaptation
Exelon Corporation: Strategic Greenhouse Gas Management
Hoosier Energy Rural Electric Cooperative, Inc.: The Rural Cooperative Perspective
Los Angeles Department of Water and Power: Energy Efficiency for Our City and Our Customers
Southern California Edison: Renewable Energy
Tennessee Valley Authority: Balancing Aquatic Biodiversity, River Management, and Power Generation
The Fourth Energy Wave: The Sustainable Consumer Is Knocking
The Next Decade of Sustainability Science