Energy Policy in the U.S.

Providing a sweeping analysis of energy policy in the U.S. since 1945, this book reviews important energy policies and the policy process. The first half of the book reviews energy policy history, identifying the policy-making players, the costs, benefits, and economic and political realities of competing policy alternatives. The second half explores specific energy policy strategies, including economic and regulatory options, and the factors that influence energy policy. The authors consider various renewable and nontraditional energy resources and policy agendas in view of scientific, economic, regulatory, production, and environmental constraints.