Brokers of Power
The Financialization of the US Electricity System
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2026
University of Minnesota Press (Verlag)
978-1-5179-1901-6 (ISBN)
University of Minnesota Press (Verlag)
978-1-5179-1901-6 (ISBN)
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A detailed look at the financial interests impacting the energy transition
The twenty-first century has seen major transformations in the US electricity sector-but while the use of coal power wanes and the need for renewable energy becomes more urgent, financial actors maintain a complicating influence on the trajectory of energy transition. Brokers of Power identifies changing patterns of investment intertwined with the shift from state-regulated electricity monopolies to a market-driven price model and the embrace of wind and solar hookups to the grid.
Drawing from case studies such as catastrophic Winter Storm Uri that hit Texas in 2021 and in-depth interviews with people working in the electricity and financial sectors, Conor Harrison reveals how the various entanglements of private equity, investment banking, and financial modeling are shaping the future of this vital infrastructure. Today's financial firms, he shows, are engaged in the electricity industry beyond matters of investment: they own electricity generation infrastructure, trade electricity on markets, capture federal renewable energy tax credits, and advise on electricity firm operating strategy.
Looking beyond technology and policy, Harrison interrogates what it means to have powerful financial institutions as the primary agents of change in the fraught and ongoing energy transition. A timely and invaluable contribution to the fields of geography, environmental studies, and the energy social sciences, Brokers of Power is a cautionary delving into the complexities surrounding the push for decarbonization.
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The twenty-first century has seen major transformations in the US electricity sector-but while the use of coal power wanes and the need for renewable energy becomes more urgent, financial actors maintain a complicating influence on the trajectory of energy transition. Brokers of Power identifies changing patterns of investment intertwined with the shift from state-regulated electricity monopolies to a market-driven price model and the embrace of wind and solar hookups to the grid.
Drawing from case studies such as catastrophic Winter Storm Uri that hit Texas in 2021 and in-depth interviews with people working in the electricity and financial sectors, Conor Harrison reveals how the various entanglements of private equity, investment banking, and financial modeling are shaping the future of this vital infrastructure. Today's financial firms, he shows, are engaged in the electricity industry beyond matters of investment: they own electricity generation infrastructure, trade electricity on markets, capture federal renewable energy tax credits, and advise on electricity firm operating strategy.
Looking beyond technology and policy, Harrison interrogates what it means to have powerful financial institutions as the primary agents of change in the fraught and ongoing energy transition. A timely and invaluable contribution to the fields of geography, environmental studies, and the energy social sciences, Brokers of Power is a cautionary delving into the complexities surrounding the push for decarbonization.
Retail e-book files for this title are screen-reader friendly with images accompanied by short alt text and/or extended descriptions.
Conor Harrison is associate professor in the Department of Geography at the University of South Carolina.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 18.11.2026 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 32 black and white illustrations, 3 tables |
| Verlagsort | Minnesota |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 139 x 215 mm |
| Gewicht | 453 g |
| Themenwelt | Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Wirtschaftsgeschichte |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Staat / Verwaltung | |
| Technik ► Elektrotechnik / Energietechnik | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-5179-1901-0 / 1517919010 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-5179-1901-6 / 9781517919016 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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