{"product_id":"the-energy-switch-peter-kelly-detwiler-9781633886667","title":"The Energy Switch: How Companies and Customers Are Transforming the Electrical Grid and the Future of Power","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe energy industry is changing, and it's far more than just solar panels. Electric vehicles look to overtake gasoline-powered cars within our lifetimes, wind farms are popping up in unlikely places, traders are transforming energy into a commodity, and supercomputers are crunching vast amounts of data in nanoseconds while helping to keep our energy grids secure from hackers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe way humans produce, distribute and consume power will be cleaner, cheaper, and infinitely more complex within the next decade. In \u003ci\u003eThe Energy Switch\u003c\/i\u003e, leading energy industry expert Peter Kelly-Detwiler\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003elooks at all aspects of the transformation: how we got here, where we are going, and the implications for all of us in our daily lives. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKelly-Detwiler takes readers to the frontlines of the energy revolution. Meet Steve Collins, an executive from Commercial Development Corporation, the company that blew up two $570-million-dollar concrete cooling towers to create a staging ground for the new $70 billion U.S. offshore wind industry; Rob Threlkeld, a General Motors executive who convinced the auto giant to sign multiple 20-year renewable energy contracts worth hundreds of millions; Kevin McAlpin, a Texas homeowner who buys the power for his home on the electricity spot market - where prices can soar from less than one cent a kilowatthour to $9.00 over the course of a single day; Dr. Kristin Persson, who oversees a supercomputer that can process data at 30 quadrillion calculations per second, in the quest for better renewable energy and battery technologies; and John Davis, a Texas rancher who can keep his land intact, with help from the royalty payments from seven turbines spinning on his range.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEnergy creation and distribution has driven society's progress for centuries. Today, people are increasingly aware that it is imperative that humans move towards a cleaner, digitized, and democratized energy economy. \u003ci\u003eThe Energy Switch\u003c\/i\u003e is about that multi-trillion dollar transformation, told from the perspective of those leading us to that bright future.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter Kelly-Detwiler\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1633886662\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781633886667\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Prometheus Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/15\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 312\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.00w x 1.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards - Silver Medal Winner","brand":"Peter Kelly-Detwiler","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44049575444735,"sku":"9781633886667","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_cf33d336-f1c8-480c-8cd4-d69d5153229b.jpg?v=1685002298","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-energy-switch-peter-kelly-detwiler-9781633886667","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}