Includes bibliographical references (p. [201-221]) and index.
Contents
The inevitability of solar energy -- A new path on the horizon -- Past to the present -- A brief history of energy -- An unsustainable status quo -- The field of alternatives -- Solar energy -- Future transformations -- Modern electric utility economics -- The emergence of distributed economics -- Solar electricity in the real world -- A promising destination -- Tools for acceleration -- Facing the inevitable -- Appendix: Energy and electricity measurements.