Dynamos and virgins
A portrait of public interest advocacy and an historic account of how a new idea can make its way in the real world, this book tells the story of a small group's effort to turn the electric power industry around. Zach Willey and the Environmental Defense Fund figured out how to prove that the utilities could have growth in energy and higher profits without the problems of coal and nuclear power plants. They demonstrated the obsolescence of the large-scale power plant, and took on the Pacific Gas and Electric Company in the process. Their approach accepted the principles of the electricity industry that growth should match demand, that investment should seek the cheapest and most reliable technology using private funds, and that charges should reflect costs. By using the utilities' own arguments, the group demonstrated the merits of the soft energy approach in a way the utilities could understand and appreciate.
- OSTI ID:
- 5431885
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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