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Societal costs of traffic crashes and crime in Michigan: 2006 update
Kostyniuk, Lidia P. - 2006
.1 billion in total (monetary and nonmonetary quality-of-life) costs. Traffic crashes resulted in $5.9 billion in monetary costs … $2.6 billion intotal costs. Based on dollar losses to the state, the magnitude of the problem of traffic crashes exceeded …Cost estimates, including both monetary and nonmonetary quality-of-life costs specific toMichigan, were estimated for …
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Quantifying the Economic Development Impacts of Wind Power in Six Rural Montana Counties Using NREL's JEDI Model; Period of Performance: December 1, 2003--May 31, 2004
Costanti, M. - 2008
The economic development potential that wind power offers is often an overlooked aspect of today's wind power projects. Much has been written about how wind can spur economic development, but few have attempted to quantify these impacts. Using the National Renewable Energy Laboratory's (NREL's)...
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Appropriate Methodology for Assessing the Economic Development Impacts of Wind Power
NWCC Economic Development Work Group - 2008
OAK-B135 Interest in wind power development is growing as a means of expanding local economies. Such development holds promise as a provider of short-term employment during facility construction and long-term employment from ongoing facility operation and maintenance. It may also support some...
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Economic Development Impacts of Wind Power--Case Studies Fact Sheet
NWCC Economic Development Work Group - 2008
OAK-B135 Interest in wind power development is growing as a means of expanding local economies. Such development holds promise as a provider of short-term employment during facility construction and long-term employment from ongoing facility operation and maintenance (O&M). It may also add to...
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Socioeconomic effects of power marketing alternatives for the Central Valley and Washoe Projects: 2005 regional econmic impact analysis using IMPLAN
Anderson, D.M.; Godoy-Kain, P.; Gu, A.Y.; Ulibarri, C.A. - 2009
The Western Area Power Administration (Western) was founded by the Department of Energy Organization Act of 1977 to market and transmit federal hydroelectric power in 15 western states outside the Pacific Northwest, which is served by the Bonneville Power Administration. Western is divided into...
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Determining perception-based impacts of noxious facilities on wage rates and property values
Nieves, L.A.; Clark, D.E. - 2008
This document, written for the US Department of Energy, discusses current information and the need for future research on estimating the impacts on wages and property values that could result from people's perceptions of the risks associated with noxious facilities. Psychometric studies indicate...
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Economic Impacts of Geothermal Development in Deschutes County, Oregon.
Sifford, Alex; Beale, Kasi - 2009
induced changes in the local economy. Direct economic impacts result for the costs of plant development, construction, and …
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IM-GEO: Impact of R and D on cost of geothermal power: Documentation of Model Version 2. 09
Petty, S.; Entingh, D.; Livesay, B.J. - 2007
IM-GEO is an analysis used to estimate the impact of technology improvements on the relative cost of hydrothermal power. The analysis is available in a tutorial program for use on personal computers. It is designed for use by R and D program managers to evaluate R and D options. Only the...
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Geothermal industry employment: Survey results & analysis
2007
The Geothermal Energy Association (GEA) is ofteh asked about the socioeconomic and employment impact of the industry. Since available literature dealing with employment involved in the geothermal sector appeared relatively outdated, unduly focused on certain activities of the industry (e.g....
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Impacts of Western Area Power Administration`s power marketing alternatives on retail electricity rates and utility financial viability
Bodmer, E.; Fisher, R.E.; Hemphill, R.C. - 2009
Changes in power contract terms for customers of Western`s Salt Lake City Area Office affect electricity rates for consumers of electric power in Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming. The impacts of electricity rate changes on consumers are studied by measuring impacts on the...
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