EPRI Color Books

[coloradog1]

I am curious if anyone actually own these books. I heard about them from a fellow engineer, and went to EPRI's website to check on obtaining one. Specifically I was interested in the Red Book. I soon came to learn that these books can range from $5,000 to $25,000.

This price certainly seems extremely high and I am wondering if there is some other way to obtain these books at a much cheaper price.

Does anyone have any thoughts or comments on this?

 

[RRaghunath]

Is it EPRI or IEEE!

 

[Zogzog]

I think he means IEEE, Red book is $112-$161 depending on what you want and is an industrial EE must have. You should be able to talk your employer into buying these books for you. I have the whole color series and have for many revisions, IMHO they are a need, not a want.

 

[Zogzog]

OOps, forgot the link for the red book

http://standards.ieee.org/colorbooks/sampler/redbook.html

 

[electricpete]

EPRI has the Power Plant Electrical Reference Manual Series (Volumes 1 - 17).

These have some great info. Available to EPRI members. Ridiculously pricey if you're not an EPRI member.

Any way to get them cheaper? Nope.

=====================================
Eng-tips forums: The best place on the web for engineering discussions.

 

[davidbeach]

IEEE red book makes much more sense than the EPRI red book for someone in the mining field as the EPRI book deals with EHV transmission lines.

 

[coloradog1]

My thread weas referring to the EPRI Color Books NOT the IEEE Color Books. We have transmission lines at 230kV and 345kV.

 

[Zogzog]

Sorry, my bad, I am a EPRI member but dont have those books.

 

[transmissiontowers]

If the electric utility is an EPRI member, the books can be bought for a reasonable price. My boss bought copies for our EE's but I don't remember how much they cost us. If you count the millions per year we contribute to EPRI, then the price works out to be $200,000 per book. I have heard that non EPRI members pay huge prices for the book.

_____________________________________
I have been called "A storehouse of worthless information" many times.