Brokers of Power
The Financialization of the US Electricity System
$491.40
- Hardcover
296 pages
- Release Date
17 November 2026
Summary
A detailed look at the financial interests impacting the energy transition
The twenty-first century has seen major transformations in the US electricity sector—but while the use of coal power wanes and the need for renewable energy becomes more urgent, financial actors maintain a complicating influence on the trajectory of energy transition. Brokers of Power identifies changing patterns of investment intertwined with the shift from state-regulated electricity…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781517919009 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1517919002 |
| Author: | Conor Harrison |
| Publisher: | University of Minnesota Press |
| Imprint: | University of Minnesota Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 296 |
| Release Date: | 17 November 2026 |
| Weight: | 454g |
| Dimensions: | 216mm x 140mm x 25mm |
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“It’s hard to think of two more important industries than energy and finance. Not much happens in the world without the supply of both, so it’s odd that little attention gets paid to the nexus of the two: energy finance. Showing that Wall Street, not Washington, ultimately dictates the pace of America’s energy transition, Conor Harrison busts open the black box.” —Brett Christophers, author of The Price Is Wrong: Why Capitalism Won’t Save the Planet
“In Brokers of Power, Conor Harrison brilliantly disentangles the complex web of financial and industrial interests underpinning the modern US electricity sector. Harrison’s analysis, spanning from coal securitization to solar financing and investor-owned utilities to private equity, is conceptually sophisticated yet broadly accessible. This book is a must-read for anyone seeking to understand why the electricity system looks like it does – and the forces that must be reshaped to accomplish a just and rapid energy transition.” —Shelley Welton, University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
About The Author
Conor Harrison
Conor Harrison is associate professor in the Department of Geography at the University of South Carolina.
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