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The Evolution of the Internet Community and the"Yet-to-Evolve" Smart Grid Community: Parallels and Lessons-to-be-Learned
McParland, Charles - 2010
The Smart Grid envisions a transformed US power distribution grid that enables communicating devices, under human … participation from a community that, in the past, has had little involvement in power grid operations -the consumer. The potential … size of this new community and its member's extensive experience with the public Internet prompts an analysis of the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009437326
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Identifying rural disadvantage using a multiday travel diary
Kamruzzaman, Md.; Hine, Julian - 2010
This paper identifies transport disadvantage using a 7 day activity-travel diary data from two rural case study areas. A composite participation index (PI) measure was developed for this study based on six indices measuring elements of travel and activity participation. Using the index the paper...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009438272
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A exclusão social de mulheres jovens, com idade entre 15 a 24 anos, no mercado de trabalho no Brasil
Fernandes, Rosangela Aparecida Soares; Lima, Joao … - 2008
Vários fatores como escolaridade, renda per capita, experiência, maternidade, raça, dentre outros, têm contribuído para a exclusão de mulheres jovens no mercado de trabalho. O objetivo deste artigo é identificar a situação das mulheres jovens, com idade entre 15 e 24 anos, no mercado de...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009446716
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Design of Studies for Development of BPA Fish and Wildlife Mitigation Accounting Policy Phase II, Volume II, 1985-1988 Technical Report.
Kneese, Allen V. - 2008
The incremental costs of corrective measures to lessen the environmental impacts of the hydroelectric system are expected to increase and difficult questions to arise about the costs, effectiveness, and justification of alternative measures and their systemwide implications. The BPA anticipate...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009435604
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Design of Studies for Development of BPA Fish and Wildlife Mitigation Accounting Policy Phase II, Volume I, 1985-1988 Summary Report.
Kneese, Allen V. - 2008
As the mitigation prescribed by the Regional Act proceeds, the incremental costs of corrective measures to lessen the environmental impacts of the hydroelectric system are expected to increase and difficult questions to arise about the costs, effectiveness, and justification of alternative...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009435605
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Contracts for dispatchable power
Kahn, E.P.; Stoft, S.; Marnay, C.; Berman, D. - 2008
Competitive bidding for electric power is maturing. Increasing numbers of utilities are soliciting proposals from …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009435622
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ELSA: an electric power supply analysis model for the Pacific Northwest. [Effects of developments]
Harrington, T.P.; Jacobsen, J.J. - 2008
(Electric Power Supply Analysis Model), one component of this overall program, is a simulation model of the electric supply … test their effect on the cost and availability of power. ELSA is divided into three major sectors: production, regulatory …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009435646
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A prefeasibility study of energy resource options in Hainan, China
Hill, L.J.; Russell, M.; Barron, W.F.; LaRocco, P.; Shen, Z. - 2008
This study identifies a strategy that (1) provides future energy services for Hainan in the least environmentally degrading way, (2) eliminates the need to build significant amounts of new fossil-fueled, electric generating capacity, saving capital to invest in other development projects, (3)...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009435877
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Electricity pricing as a demand-side management strategy: Western lessons for developing countries
Hill, L.J. - 2008
expansion to meet current and future electric power demand. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009435879