Features insights in the area of electricity capacity planning. This book evaluates the role of renewables in enhancing energy diversity. It is suitable for professionals in academia, industry and government interested in the world of electricity planning.

"This tribute book explores different facets of fuel mix diversity and its impact on secruity of supply and technology choices in the power sector. It describes how new tools borrowed from the financial economic theory can provide insights on the costs and benefits of diversity. Influenced by the groundbreaking research by Dr. Simon Awerbuch, the various contributions explore the potential of such analytical techniques when applied to electric utility planning."--Jacket.