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Puget Sound Area Electric Reliability Plan. Appendix C : Economic and Technical Evaluation.
United States. Bonneville Power Administration. - 2009
In this Appendix, the study framework and evaluation for economic and technical factors are explained. This material documents the analysis performed for Section 4.8 of the EIS. Coupled with the environmental analysis, the evaluation factors described below will be used to judge the relative...
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Allowance trading: Market operations and regulatory response
Bailey, K.A.; South, D.W.; McDermott, K.A. - 2008
The use of the SO{sub 2} allowance system as defined by Title IV of the 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments offers utilities greater compliance flexibility than EPA technology standards, State Implementation Plan (SEP) performance standards, or EPA bubble/offset strategies. Traditional methods at best...
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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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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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Geopressured-geothermal energy development: government incentives and institutional structures
Frederick, D.O.; Prestwood, D.C.L.; Roberts, K.; … - 2007
The following subjects are included: a geothermal resource overview, the evolution of the current Texas geopressured-geothermal institutional structure, project evaluation with uncertainty and the structure of incentives, the natural gas industry, the electric utility industry, potential...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009435830
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Effects of utility DSM programs on risk
Hirst, E. - 2008
. These uncertainties include future economic and load growths, fuel prices, environmental regulations, economic regulations … energy and capacity resources, it becomes more important to analyze the interactions between these programs and the …
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Review of integrated resource bidding at Niagara Mohawk
Goldman, C.A.; Busch, J.F.; Kahn, E.P.; Stoft, S.S.; … - 2008
In June 1988, the New York Public Service Commission (PSC) ordered the state's investor-owned utilities to develop competitive bidding programs that included both supply and demandside resource options. The New York State Energy Research Development Authority (NYSERDA), the New York Department...
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Profits and progress through least-cost planning
Moskovitz, D. - 2008
In the broadest sense, this paper discusses issues relating to the earnings implications which flow from the pursuit of least-cost plans. More narrowly, however, the issues, discussion, and conclusions apply with equal force whenever a utility implements cost-effective demand-side measures,...
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Institutional barriers to DSM (demand side management): Reviewing the regulatory bargain
Warwick, W.M. - 2008
The paper discusses traditional arguments for utility regulation in the context of the current utility environment. It reviews several DSM delivery options using a matrix of key financial considerations for utilities and consumers. The strengths and weaknesses of each option are discussed and an...
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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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