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The geothermal user's viewpoint in this case is somewhat unique. San Diego Gas & Electric Company, by virtue of its activity in geothermal exploration and development since 1972, is in a position to be considered not only a user of geothermal, but a producer as well through the activities of its...
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This project used a systems approach to improve slim-hole drilling performance. A high power mud motor, having a double-length power section, and hybrid PDC/TSP drill bit were developed to deliver maximum horsepower to the rock while providing a long life down hole. This high-power slim-hole...
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) valuing energy savings by using marginal (rather than average) energy prices specific to an end-use; (2) simulating the … derive the incremental change in retail prices associated with increased manufacturing costs for improving energy efficiency. …
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scrubber incentives in Phase 1, there is likely to be substantial emission banking for use in Phase 2. Allowance prices are …{sub 2} allowance prices, compliance choices, capacity expansion, system dispatch, fuel use, and emissions. The revised model …
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objective of the program was to collect price information for residential No. 2 heating oil and propane. Prices were to be …
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petroleum, natural gas, and electricity, projected trends in the real prices for these fuels were examined. The spread in the … current and in projected future prices for these fuels, which often serve identical end uses, underscores the influence of … energy. Competitiveness would, of course, be increased if geothermal heat could be delivered for prices closer to those for …
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heightened natural gas and oil prices, and (3) a Carbon Cap-and-Trade Scenario. The immediate goal is to use these scenarios to … considered by EERE and FE staff--carbon cap-and-trade and high fuel prices--are compared to other scenarios used by energy … the natural gas prices through 2025 proposed in the FE-EERE Scenarios Working Group's High Fuel Price Scenario appear to …
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can also put downward pressure on natural gas prices by reducing demand for gas among gas-fired generators. These gas … price reductions are, in turn, expected to reduce electricity prices and--more importantly--directly reduce consumer natural … and supply of natural gas suggest that policymakers may want to pursue actions that reduce the strain of high prices on …
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This presentation uses a vehicle simulator and economics model called the Battery Ownership Model to examine the levelized cost per mile of conventional (CV) and hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) in comparison with the cost to operate an electric vehicle (EV) under a service provider business...
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This study determines the extent to which it is possible to develop monetary estimates of the marginal social cost of fuels, using natural gas to test a methodology that could be applied to other fuels. This requires review of previous estimates of both market and nonmarket costs to the extent...
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