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Life-cycle cost analysis of energy efficiency design options for residential furnaces and boilers

Lutz, James; Lekov, Alex; Whitehead, Camilla Dunham; … - 2008

In 2001, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) initiated a rulemaking process to consider whether to amend the existing energy efficiency standards for furnaces and boilers. A key factor in DOE's consideration of new standards is the economic impacts on consumers of possible revisions to...

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The potential impact of proposed hazardous air pollutant legislation on the US refining industry. Final report, Task 9

2008

The Administration has recently submitted a Clean Air Act Bill to Congress which would significantly modify the regulatory treatment of industrial hazardous air pollutants (air toxics). The adverse economic impacts of this legislation on the petroleum refining industry could be substantial....

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Implications of lifting the ban on the export of Alaskan crude oil

2008

Present legislation effectively bans the export of crude oil produced in the United States. The ban has been in effect for years and is particularly stringent with respect to crude oil produced in Alaska, particularly on the North Slope. The Alaska crude export ban is specifically provided for...

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Assessing Risk of Innovation

Allgood, GO - 2008

operations, quality, and efficiencies to unprecedented levels while holding down costs. In this new economy, companies must be … term ''Agile Manufacturing''. The survival and ultimate success of the American Manufacturing economy may depend upon its … ability to create, innovate, and quickly assess the impact that new innovations will have on its business practices. Given the …

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Economic impacts associated with pure taxable capacity changes

Bjornstad, D.J. - 2009

An attempt is made to broaden the purview of fiscal impact analysis to include impacts on the local private sector that may stem from local public sector changes. More specifically, attention is focused on the limiting case, in which new private sector development yields positive changes in...

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Use of benefit-cost analysis in establishing Federal radiation protection standards: a review

Erickson, L.E. - 2009

This paper complements other work which has evaluated the cost impacts of radiation standards on the nuclear industry. It focuses on the approaches to valuation of the health and safety benefits of radiation standards and the actual and appropriate processes of benefit-cost comparison. A brief...

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Consumer life-cycle cost impacts of energy-efficiency standards for residential-type central air conditioners and heat pumps

Rosenquist, Gregory; Chan, Peter; Lekov, Alex; McMahon, … - 2008

In support of the federal government's efforts to raise the minimum energy-efficiency standards for residential-type central air conditioners and heat pumps, a consumer life-cycle cost (LCC) analysis was conducted to demonstrate the economic impacts on individual consumers from revisions to the...

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Analysis of the effects of integrating wind turbines into a conventional utility: a case study. Final report

Goldenblatt, M.K.; Wegley, H.L.; Miller, A.H. - 2011

The impact on a utility incorporating wind turbine generation due to wind speed sampling frequency, wind turbine performance model, and wind speed forecasting accuracy is examined. The utility analyzed in the study was the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power and the wind turbine assumed...

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An interregional hedonic analysis of noxious facility impacts on local wages and property values

Clark, D.E.; Nieves, L.A. - 2008

Claims of property value loss are commonly raised by homeowners when noxious facilities are sited or when new information about the hazards of existing facilities is made public. While the capitalization of externalities into land values is consistent with economic theory, empirical measurement...

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Effects of a shortened depreciation schedule on the investment costs for combined heat and power

Kranz, Nicole; Worrell, Ernst - 2008

We investigate and compare several generic depreciation methods to assess the effectiveness of possible policy measures with respect to the depreciation schedules for investments in combined heat and power plants in the United States. We assess the different depreciation methods for CHP projects...

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