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Electric-utility DSM programs: 1990 data and forecasts to 2000

Hirst, E. - 2008

In April 1992, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) released data on 1989 and 1990 electric-utility demand-site management (DMS) programs. These data represent a census of US utility DSM programs, with reports of utility expenditures, energy savings, and load reductions caused by these...

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DSM shareholder incentives: Current designs and economic theory

Stoft, S.; Eto, J.; Kito, S. - 2009

This report reviews recent DSM shareholder incentive designs and performance at 10 US utilities identifies opportunities for regulators to improve the design of DSM shareholder incentive mechanisms to increase the procurement of cost-effective DSM resources. We develop six recommendations: (1)...

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Assessment of net lost revenue adjustment mechanisms for utility DSM programs

Baxter, L.W. - 2009

investment. A key utility regulatory reform undertaken since 1989 allows utilities to recover the lost revenues incurred through … investment behavior. Third, we suggest improvements to NLRA mechanisms. We first identify states with NLRA mechanisms where …

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Electric-utility DSM programs: 1990 data and forecasts to 2000

Hirst, E. - 2008

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Evaluating the risk-reduction benefits of wind energy

Brower, M.C.; Bell, K.; Spinney, P. - 2009

The question of uncertainty and risk in electric utility resource planning has received considerable attention in recent years. During the 1980s, many utilities suffered financial losses because of unexpectedly high plant construction costs and low growth in electricity demand. In addition, the...

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Economic incentive of geothermal resource development for direct applications

Cassel, T.A.V.; Amundsen, C.B. - 2007

sponsored which concerns the quantitative analysis of investment decisions by industries involved in the development of … report specifically compares the relative investment incentive offered by two categories of geothermal ventures: (a … models previously developed, the likelihood of a favorable investment decision is estimated for each project. …

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Geothermal investment analysis with site-specific applications to Roosevelt Hot Springs and Cove Fort-Sulphurdale, Utah

Cassel, T.A.V.; Edelstein, R.H.; Blair, P.D. - 2007

The analysis and modeling of investment behavior in the development of hydrothermal electric power facilities are … reported. This investment behavior reflects a degree of sensitivity to public policy alternatives concerning taxation and … model was developed which offers an efficient means for site-specific investment analysis of private sector firms and …

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Regulatory and tax treatment of electric resources

Hadley, S.; Hirst, E. - 2008

Integrated resource Planning (IRP) focuses on providing customer energy-service needs at the lowest cost. This paper addresses the flip side of IRP, how shareholders -are when utilities build power plants with different capital and operating costs, buy power from others, or run demand-side...

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Net lost revenue from DSM: State policies that work

Baxter, L.W. - 2009

mechanisms and assess whether NLRA has changed utility investment behavior, and (3) suggest improvements to NLRA mechanisms … implementation. Observed changes in utility investment behavior occur after implementation of DSM rate reforms, which include …

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Three ways to decouple electric-utility revenues from sales

Hirst, E.; Blank, E.; Moskovitz, D. - 2009

Utility energy efficiency programs hurt shareholders because these programs reduce electricity use, and this reduction lowers revenues by more than costs are cut. Utilities and their regulators have adopted various methods to deal with these net lost revenues. The two most widely used methods...

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