natural gas prices are discussed. In the State of California, the agency responsible for the official forecast is the … California Energy Commission. Every two years, the CEC holds hearings for input into its biennial Fuels Report (FR) which … establishes the forecast of natural gas prices in addition to other parameters which are used in the planning process. The …

, that PG and E is constructing or planning to construct. Five contracts have been signed with projects, using other types of …

Demand-side management (DSM) remains the centerpiece of California`s energy policy. Over the coming decade, California …. The major investor-owned utilities in California recently completed the first round of program impact studies for energy … efficiency programs implemented in 1990 and 1991. The central focus of this paper is to assess the resource planning and policy …

expansion planning model as well as key assumptions that we made to model the future California pool. We present results from …We provide some basic background information on support for renewable in California on the expected operation of the …. Additional information on results, Elfin's expansion planning logic, and resource options can be found in the appendices. …

electricity industry. Recent industry instability also illustrates the need for thoughtful resource planning to balance the cost … regulators and the utilities they regulate. In restructured markets, the role of regulatory oversight of resource planning is … to play in directing the resource planning of providers of last resort--electric suppliers that provide service to those …

This article reviews major events and trends in metropolitan transportation planning and policy during the 1990s in … three divergent Pacific Rim jurisdictions: New Zealand, Chile, and California. Major metropolitan areas in each country have … planning responsibility has occurred; to a lesser degree, funding responsibility has been devolved from central to regional …

, this report provides recommendations to support planning decisions and the management of cultural resources that could be …