Least Cost Utility Planning Initiative: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Energy Development and Applications of the Committee on Science and Technology, U.S. House of Representatives, Ninety-ninth Congress, First Session, September 26, 1985 |
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... cost planning initiative taken up by this subcommittee earlier this year . Despite the modest funding that has been allocated to this program it is an important , long ovedue program . The stormy events of the 1970s that sent energy ...
... cost planning initiative taken up by this subcommittee earlier this year . Despite the modest funding that has been allocated to this program it is an important , long ovedue program . The stormy events of the 1970s that sent energy ...
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... cost planning process mandated under the 1980 federal law , as well as the experience of many other public and private gas and electric utilities throughout other parts of the nation some of which I am sure we will hear about this ...
... cost planning process mandated under the 1980 federal law , as well as the experience of many other public and private gas and electric utilities throughout other parts of the nation some of which I am sure we will hear about this ...
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... cost planning , as it has been well outlined in your opening statement , just very briefly , is an approach , as we see it , to the ef- fective utility resource planning . It involves , of course , the simulta- neous consideration of ...
... cost planning , as it has been well outlined in your opening statement , just very briefly , is an approach , as we see it , to the ef- fective utility resource planning . It involves , of course , the simulta- neous consideration of ...
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... cost planning activities . And in addi- tion to that , they've developed analytical tools ; one of which is called the LMSTM , the Load Management Strategy Testing Model , which appears to be a rather comprehensive analytical tool ...
... cost planning activities . And in addi- tion to that , they've developed analytical tools ; one of which is called the LMSTM , the Load Management Strategy Testing Model , which appears to be a rather comprehensive analytical tool ...
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... Cost Utility Planning Initiative and to share with you my understanding of related least - cost planning efforts elsewhere in the U.S. LEAST - COST PLANNING " Least - cost planning " is an approach to utility resource planning in which ...
... Cost Utility Planning Initiative and to share with you my understanding of related least - cost planning efforts elsewhere in the U.S. LEAST - COST PLANNING " Least - cost planning " is an approach to utility resource planning in which ...
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Page 155 - The operating companies are Alabama Power Company, Georgia Power Company, Gulf Power Company and Mississippi Power Company. Together these four operating companies are informally referred to as the "Southern electric system...
Page 202 - ... accepted as a transportation fuel. Further research into novel gas compression concepts is necessary to advance the development of compressor technology. Research must also be...
Page 70 - It is further the policy of the state and the intent of the Legislature to employ a range of measures to reduce wasteful, uneconomical, and unnecessary uses of energy, thereby reducing the rate of growth of energy consumption, prudently conserve energy resources, and assure statewide environmental, public safety, and land use goals.
Page 690 - ... load shape— ie, changes in the time pattern and magnitude of a utility's load Utility programs falling under the umbrella of demandside management include: load management, new uses, strategic conservation, electrification, customer generation, and adjustments in market share.
Page 193 - ... feasibility studies of advanced generation gasification processes must also be conducted to develop a technological database for such processes. In addition, research must be conducted to identify the proper treatment and disposal techniques for gasification waste byproducts.
Page 352 - GRI is an independent, not-for-profit scientific research organization that plans, manages, and develops financing for a cooperative research and development (R&D) program for the mutual benefit of the gas industry and its present and future customers.
Page 690 - Power of Choice." The report also serves as an introduction to EPRI's continuing commitment to research in demand-side management C/zflpter;-INTRODUCTION WHAT IS DEMAND-SIDE MANAGEMENT? Demand side management is the planning and implementation of those utility activities designed to influence customer use of electricity in ways that will produce desired changes in the utility's load shape— ie, changes in the time pattern and magnitude of a utility's load...
Page 205 - We thank you for this opportunity to present our views and we would be pleased to respond to any questions you may have of us.
Page 690 - Why should a utility be interested in demand-side management? Since the early 1970s, economic, political, social, technological, and resource supply factors have combined to change the utility industry's operating environment and its outlook for the future. Many utilities are faced with staggering capital requirements for new plants, significant fluctuations in demand and energy growth rates, declining financial performance, and regulatory and consumer concern about rising prices. While...
Page 626 - It means an economically efficient, flexible energy system in which the mix of energy supplies is appropriate to support economic growth and adequate to permit producers and consumers to choose freely among a range of energy options. Balance and diversity avoid undue dependence on any single energy source.