Exploring the myriad issues that surround distributed generation, this book gives engineers and energy business developers an opportunity to gain a broad understanding of the new energy landscape. With contributions from top experts in their fields, the book addresses virtually every aspect of this energy "revolution," from its associated technologies to the regulatory environment and from choosing the right DG system for a given purpose to the novel financial and economic opportunities this paradigm shift presents. With its detailed discussion of the near-term technologies that will see application in the next few years, this will undoubtedly become the industry's standard reference.