Elena Cahill - Power Economics: An Executive’s Guide to Energy Efficiency, Conservation, and Generation Strategies

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ELENA CAHILL

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To Christina and Christopher Cahill, my inspiration and good informants in all matters

Power Economicsis a book for thoughtful people who want to cut their energy costs and diminish the harmful effects of climate change. I assure you that we can do both.

I have done my best to convey the complexity and urgency of the matter. I hope that you find the book informative and useful. Working together, we can shed many of our wasteful energy habits and begin the task of building a world that is safe, sustainable, and healthy.

For sharing their time and expertise, I thank the following people: Peter Asmus, Brandon Barnes, Ed Boman, James K. Boyce, Kim Cheslak, Angus Duncan, Matthew Goldberg, Rob Kaye, Tim Kelley, Warren Leon, Jason F. McLennan, Will Needham, Nick Nigro, Sandeep Nimmagadda, Bernie Pelletier, Mark Scully, Hugh Seaton, Nathaniel Stinnett, Amy Thompson, Scott Thompson, Chris Ulbrich, Chris Vigilante, and Elisa Wood. Their professional bios are included in a section at the end of the book.

I also thank Steve Diaz, Juan Manuel Avila Hernandez, Jamie Howland, Andreas Koall, Kristilee LaHaye, Cornelia Lvy-Bencheton, Matheus M. Lima, Bruce Maters, Arthur McAdams, Umberto Olivo, Al Peterson, Akshat Rathi, and Jean-Philippe Taillon for providing valuable insight and information.

I also wish to express my deep appreciation to Sheck Cho, Susan Cerra, and Samantha Enders at Wiley. Last, but not least, I extend my sincere thanks to Mike Barlow, who served as my editorial guide on this project.