Despite calls for renewable energy sources, "the world is becoming increasingly electrified." Following a brief introduction to the quest for reliable economic design of transmission networks, international contributors to eight chapters (some of which need better editing) review recent research relating to topics including: new types of swirl coal burners that lower polluting emissions in Chinese utility boilers, methods of improving the efficiency of micro-grid systems, wide-area real-time monitoring, criteria for informing project decisions about the use of renewable energy sources, and the growing potential of combined cooling, heating, and power systems for residential use. The final chapter features case studies of unusual electrical power problems encountered in the field. No details are provided on the editor's background.