This hands-on engineering resource expertly addresses the challenges confronting today's electric utilities. Written by the former chief engineer of a large electricity system, this comprehensive text provides crucial information on avoiding power reductions and failures, and meeting tests posed by new technologies and greater loads, maintenances issues, and privatization. A one-stop source on power distribution across the grid — from first principles through the latest in computer automation and cutting-edge design — A.S. Pabla's provides answers that will improve service reliability and reduce costs.