Small Is Profitable

Small Is Profitable

Author	Amory Lovins
Country	United States
Language	English
Publication date	2002
Media type	Print

Small Is Profitable: The Hidden Economic Benefits of Making Electrical Resources the Right Size is a 2002 book by energy analyst Amory Lovins and others. The book describes 207 ways in which the size of "electrical resources"—devices that make, save, or store electricity—affects their economic value. It finds that properly accounting for the economic benefits of "distributed" (decentralized) electrical resources typically raises their value by a large factor, perhaps tenfold, through improved system planning, utility construction and operation (especially off the grid), and service quality, and by avoiding social costs. This should change how distributed resources are marketed and used, and make policy and business opportunities explicit.^[1]

Small Is Profitable was named 'Book of the Year' by The Economist magazine.^[1]^[2]

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Energy policy	Reinventing Fire: Bold Business Solutions for the New Energy Era (2011) Winning the Oil Endgame: Innovation for Profit, Jobs and Security (2005) Small is Profitable: The Hidden Economic Benefits of Making Electrical Resources the Right Size (2003) Brittle Power: Energy Strategy for National Security (1982 re-released in 2001) Non-Nuclear Futures: The Case for an Ethical Energy Strategy (1980) Soft Energy Paths: Towards a Durable Peace (1977)

Environment	Natural Capitalism: Creating the Next Industrial Revolution (2000)

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Lovins on the Soft Path: An Energy Future with a Future (1982)

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