Increased recognition by electric utilities of the economic opportunities for load displacement or purchase of customer cogenerated electricity has initiated a change in utility supply-side planning that has parallels with demand-side management activities. Analytical tools and detailed research...

According to intuition and theories of diffusion, consumer preferences develop along with technological change. However, most economic models designed for policy simulation unrealistically assume static preferences. To improve the behavioral realism of an energy-economy policy model, this study...

Automobile use leads to external costs associated with emissions, congestion, noise and other impacts. One option for minimizing these costs is to introduce road pricing and parking charges to reduce demand for single occupant vehicle (SOV) use, while providing improvements to alternatives to...