I read a few passages from this book while doing background research on “five nines” reliability. This led me to find that the print book is now $200-$300 which is particularly ironic considering the book’s title.

An even bigger curiosity is: has this book has any real impact? Are we moving to a more distributed model of power generation? The recent announcement of bulk solar installations on military base housing seems like a move in this direction. Has there been a real change in direction? It seems like the big guys are still trying to build more megaplants, but maybe the real action is projects that get little notice.

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