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Executive Summary
This book describes 207 ways in which the size of "electrical resources"—devices that make, save, or store electricity-affects their economic value. More...

Preface
This discussion of a complex and wide-ranging field is presented in the way we feel will best serve diverse readers, ranging from interested laypeople and citizen activists to technical specialists and market participants. More...

Part One—Needs and Resources: 1.1 The Inflection Point; 1.2 Context: The Pattern That Connects; 1.3 Where We Start: The Existing Power System; 1.4 Fine-Grained Thinking; 1.5 Uncertainty Reigns; 1.6 Cautions and Heresies More...

Part Two—Benefits of Distributed Resources: 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 System Planning; 2.3 Construction and Operation; 2.4 Other Sources of Value More...

Part Three—A Call to Action: 3.1 A Framework for Action; 3.2 Policy Goals and Objectives; 3.3 Policy Recommendations; 3.4 Implications for the Private Sector; 3.5 Why Distributed Generation Matters to Every Citizen More...

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About the Authors
Written by RMI CEO Amory Lovins with six coauthors. More...

About the Publisher
Rocky Mountain Institute (www.rmi.org), founded by Hunter and Amory Lovins in 1982, is an independent, entrepreneurial, nonpartisan, nonprofit applied research center. More...

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Table of Contents The following table of contents provides links to excerpts of each chapter of Small Is Profitable. You can also download portions of the chapters as PDF (Portable Document Format) files. To read and print a PDF file you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your computer. It is available for free from Adobe Systems. Get Adobe Acrobat Reader Table of Contents Downloadable file only (PDF-206k). Download... Executive Summary This book describes 207 ways in which the size of "electrical resources"—devices that make, save, or store electricity-affects their economic value. More... Preface This discussion of a complex and wide-ranging field is presented in the way we feel will best serve diverse readers, ranging from interested laypeople and citizen activists to technical specialists and market participants. More... Part One—Needs and Resources 1.1 The Inflection Point 1.2 Context: The Pattern That Connects 1.3 Where We Start: The Existing Power System 1.4 Fine-Grained Thinking 1.5 Uncertainty Reigns 1.6 Cautions and Heresies More... Part Two—Benefits of Distributed Resources 2.1 Introduction 2.2 System Planning 2.3 Construction and Operation 2.4 Other Sources of Value More... Part Three—A Call to Action 3.1 A Framework for Action 3.2 Policy Goals and Objectives 3.3 Policy Recommendations 3.4 Implications for the Private Sector 3.5 Why Distributed Generation Matters to Every Citizen More... Table of Defined Terms Downloadable file only (PDF-124k). Download... Table of Illustrations Downloadable file only (PDF-148k). Download... References Downloadable file only (PDF-288k). Download... About the Authors Written by RMI CEO Amory Lovins with six coauthors. More... About the Publisher Rocky Mountain Institute (www.rmi.org), founded by Hunter and Amory Lovins in 1982, is an independent, entrepreneurial, nonpartisan, nonprofit applied research center. More... Post Printing Corrections Corrections. More...
Site Map Grants from the Shell Foundation, The Energy Foundation, and The Pew Charitable Trusts partially supported the research, editing, production, and marketing of this publication, and are gratefully acknowledged. For general inquiries about Small Is Profitable please contact comments@smallisprofitable.org. To report technical problems with this site, please contact webmaster@smallisprofitable.org. To find out more about the cornucopia see: http://mam2000.mathforum.com/master/dimension/cone/index.html This site is sponsored by: