chapter 1 The Electric Industry and Its Traditional Regulated Structure -- chapter 2 The Electric Industry Under De-Regulation – An Overview -- chapter 3 A History of the Electric Power Industry -- chapter 4 Electric Power -- chapter 5 Using Electric Energy -- chapter 6 Creating Electricity: Power Generation -- chapter 7 Renewable Power Generation -- chapter 8 Distributed Generation and Storage -- chapter 9 Electric Utility Power Systems -- chapter 10 Regulation and De-Regulation -- chapter 11 De-Regulation At The Wholesale Power Level -- chapter 12 The Power Grid in the De-Regulated Industry -- chapter 13 Power Distribution in a De-Regulated Industry -- chapter 14 Retail Sales in a Fully De-Regulated Industry -- chapter 15 Service Reliability and Aging Infrastructures -- chapter 16 System Blackouts and Operational Complexity.