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Ideal for public policy professionals, this book provides the basics of power grid operation. It offers a simplified yet accurate introduction to the engineering and technical aspects of operating an electric power system. The focus is on the transmission operation, the conditions necessary to ensure reliability, and the conduct of "wheeling" transactions. The book employs a simplified water flow system to illustrate the fundamentals of electric power circuits and utility systems planning, reactive power, and real time power systems operations.