Energy economics / Peter M. Schwarz.

part Part I Fundamentals of energy econom ics -- chapter 1 Introduction -- chapter 2 Energy, markets, and society -- chapter 3 Static effi ciency: applying supply and demand to energy markets -- chapter 4 Dynamic effi ciency: energy decisions over time -- part Part II Conventional energy sources -- chapter 5 Oil: there at the creation of energy econom ics -- chapter 6 Natural gas: a new golden age? -- chapter 7 Coal -- chapter 8 Nuclear energy -- part Part III Alternative energy sources -- chapter 9 Renewable energy: ready for prime time? -- chapter 10 Next- gener a tion altern at ives: the future or flavor of the month? -- chapter 11 Energy effi ciency: the cheapest fuel? -- part Part IV Electricity -- chapter 12 Traditional elec tri city regu la tion: the calm before the storm -- chapter 13 Electricity restruc tur ing and dereg u la tion: the path forward? -- part Part V Energy policy -- chapter 14 Energy and the envir on ment -- chapter 15 Energy and sustain ab il ity -- chapter 16 Energy secur ity -- chapter 17 A compre hens ive energy policy: the big picture.