would take place if resources were being allocated efficiently. The cost-minimizing model must incorporate technically … effective market price. The basis for a RIF used in conjunction with a RUF is evaluated here and is found lacking. To fill the …

supply and demand projections submitted by the four utilities to the California Energy Resources Conservation and Development …At the end of the driest year on record, California faces water shortages whose impacts will be felt with progressive … affected, compound the direct distresses of the drought. Each of the major California electric utility companies has forecasted …

regulation, and provide planning assistance to local communities. Private sector investment, research, and development activities … and projected geothermal share of the energy market is discussed. The public and private sector initiatives supporting … geothermal development in California are described. These include legislation to provide economic incentives, streamline …

large. Energy efficiency standards address a number of market failures that exist in the buildings sector. Decisions about … efficiency standards for consumer products were first implemented in California in 1977. National standards became effective …Energy efficiency standards set minimum levels of energy efficiency that must be met by new products. Depending on the …

oil. An additional choice is the energy efficiency capital investment in my home that could decrease my monthly fuel costs …. My decision process, hopefully as a rational consumer, offers implications about the efficiency of various services …

the potential economic impacts of its portfolio of programs on national employment and income. A special purpose version … federal budget. Energy savings, investments, and impacts on U.S. national employment and wage income are reported by program … these savings are capital intensive, the net effect after investment is 304,000 jobs and $5.0 billion. …

Offices responsible for that agency's consultation. The states covered include: Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana …

and produce consumer cost reductions. We examine the efficiency gains from competition in the private power market, and …In this report, we study the potential for competitive forces to enhance the efficiency of integrated resource planning … ask whether similar forces can be successful on the demand-side of the market. The goal of this analysis is to identify …

existing market institutions. This paper examines the theory of the market for energy-using equipment, showing that problems of … would be selected by a well-informed social planner guided by the criterion of economic efficiency. Consumers must base … costly for individuals to form accurate and precise expectations, the level of energy efficiency achieved by competitive …