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Published July 1988 through June 1999
FROM VOLUME 8, NUMBER 4, APRIL 1995
ENERGY: POLICY, ECONOMICS, ANALYSES
"Environmental Policies and Their Effects on Utility
Planning and Operations," B.F. Hobbs (Dept. Systems, Control
& Indus. Eng., Case Western Reserve Univ., Cleveland OH
44106), P. Centolella, Energy, 20(4), 255-271, Apr.
Classifies policy options, then explores how various policies
can affect a utility's choice among emission dispatch, fuel
switching, and resource options. Policies that appear to be very
different can yield similar and efficient outcomes.
issue: "Do Renewables Have a Future?" Electricity
J., 8(2), Mar. 1995 (1501 Western Ave., S. 100,
Seattle WA 98101; 206 382 0195).
"The Future of Renewable Energy Industries," M.
Silverman (Sch. Bus., San Francisco State Univ., San Francisco CA
94132), S. Worthman, 12-31. Urges support for renewable energy
industries for the sake of jobs, energy security, the environment
and international competitiveness.
"Catching a Steady Breeze: Putting Wind Power to Work on
Utility Systems," M.C. Brower, M.W. Tennis (Union of
Concerned Scientists), 32-41. Discusses wind resources in the
Midwest and the reliability of wind power.
"You've Got to Pay to Play: Photovoltaics and Transaction
Costs," D. Berry, 42-49. Market institutions can foster
supply- and demand-side entrepreneurship, but major barriers
persist, primarily in applications by the utility sector.
"Moving Photovoltaics from the Lab to Utility
Application," B.K. Farmer (Pacific Gas & Electric Co.),
50-55. Field research is leading to better quality, lower costs
and shorter lead times.
"Integrated Resource Planning with Renewable
Resources," D.M. Logan, C.A. Neil et al., 56-66. With
progress in modeling, there will be a move away from interim
solutions and toward analysis of the specifics of a utility's
"Impacts of Climatic Change on Renewable Energy in
Sweden," L. Lundahl (Dept. Environ. Syst. Studies, Univ.
Lund, Gerdagatan 13, S-223 62 Lund, Swed.), Ambio, 24(1),
28-32, Feb. 1995. Argues for further utilization of renewable
resources in Sweden; climate change scenarios indicate that
hydropower and biomass potentials would increase considerably
from Energy, 20(1), Jan. 1995:
"A Reconsideration of Effect of Energy Scarcity on
Economic Growth," N.D. Uri (USDA Econ. Res. Serv., 1301 New
York Ave. NW, Washington DC 20005), 1-12. There is a suggestion
that only for crude oil (not other fuels) has resource scarcity
affected economic growth in the U.S. from 1889-1992.
"Electricity End-Use Efficiency: Experience with
Technologies, Markets, and Policies Throughout the World,"
M.D. Levine (Energy Anal. Prog., MS 90-4000, Lawrence Berkeley
Lab., Berkeley CA 94720), J.G. Koomey et al., 37-61. Describes a
small number of market failures that limit acceptance of
efficient technologies in both industrialized and developing
countries. Reviews policies and incentives to overcome these
Expected Greenhouse Benefits from Developing Magma Power at Long
Valley, California," J. Haraden (149 Eleventh St., Del Mar
CA 92014), Intl. J. Energy Res., 19(1), 13-17, Jan.
Estimates the expected mass and expected discounted value of
reduced CO2 emissions, both of which are substantial.
Can Improve Energy Efficiency in the U.S.-Government or Market
Forces?" (see Global Climate Change Digest, February
items on energy efficiency constitute the Nov. 1994 issue of Environment, 36(9),
"Improving Energy Efficiency: Making a 'No Regrets'
Option Work," (see Global Climate Change Digest, p.
1, Jan. 1995).
"Renewable Energy Technology: An Urgent Need, a Hard
Sell," K.L. Kozloff (World Resour. Inst., 1709 New York Ave.
NW, Washington DC 20006), 4-9, 25-31. Because competition is the
biggest hurdle for the advancement of renewable energy, the U.S.
needs a national strategy to promote alternative technologies.
"A Bright Future: Energy Efficiency Programs at Electric
Utilities," E. Hirst (Oak Ridge Natl. Lab., Oak Ridge TN
37831), 10-15, 31-36. Energy efficiency or demand-side management
programs encourage electric utility customers to reduce or better
time their electricity use.
Correspondence on the health risks of energy saving, Nature, 372,
(6504), 327, Nov. 24, 1994.
Energy Efficiency 2000 Project and Energy-Efficiency
Demonstration Zones in Eastern and Central Europe," F. Romig
(U.N. Econ. Comm. Europe, CH-1211 Geneva 10, Switz.), Nat.
Resour. Forum, 18(4), 287-292, Nov. 1994. The
introduction of energy-efficient technologies used in western
countries could cut energy losses in eastern Europe by half.
from Intl. J. Energy, Environ., Econ., 2(4), 1994:
"25 Claims Compared to Realities of the DOE's Fusion
Energy Program," B.C. Maglich (USA-Russia Univ.-Indus. Res.
Consortium SAFE, c/o Univ. California, Irvine CA 92717), 249-269.
"Energy and Environment in Third World Cities: A
Framework for Analysis and Policy Development," J. Leitmann
(World Bank, 1818 H St. NW, Washington DC 20433), 305-330.
Focusing on the urban sector, reviews the structure of energy
use; the environmental dimensions of fuel supply; the impacts of
energy consumption on health, the economy and the environment;
and approaches for choosing solutions.
"Income Distribution Effects of Electric Utility DSM
Programs," R.J. Sutherland (Argonne Natl. Lab., 955 L'Enfant
Plaza N., SW S. 6000, Washington DC 20024), Energy J., 15(4),
103 ff., Oct. 1994.
A 1990 survey shows that conservation measures are undertaken
more often by high-income households than by low-income
households, and that electricity use in 1990 was not
significantly less for households in utility programs than for
nonparticipants. Utility programs are not avoiding the costs of
constructing new generating facilities, but are transferring
wealth, particularly to high income participating households.
Britain a Third World Country? The Case of German
Refrigerators," H. Herring (Energy & Environ. Res. Unit,
Open Univ., Walton Hall, Milton Keynes MK7 6AA, UK), Energy
Policy, 22(9), 779-787, Sep. 1994. The lack of an
effective labelling scheme in the U.K. leads to the dumping there
of inefficient overseas models.
"Environmentally Responsible Energy Pricing," W.K.
Viscusi (Dept. Econ., Duke Univ., Durham NC 27706), W.A. Magat et
al., Energy J., 15(2), 23-42, Apr. 1994.
Pursuit of a 'no regrets' policy of full social cost energy
pricing raises the same concerns as proposals to address climate
change, but to a lesser degree. Any such estimates incorporate
substantial uncertainty. The value to society of scientific and
economic research that improves the environmental information
base may be considerable.
EPA's Protocols for Verifying Savings from Utility
Energy-Conservation Programs," A. Meier (Lawrence Berkeley
Lab., Berkeley CA 94720), B. Solomon, Energy, 20(2),
105-115, Feb. 1995.
"Accounting for Technical Progress in Aggregate Energy
Demand," C.T. Jones, Energy Econ., 16(4),
245-252, Oct. 1994.
"Macroeconomic Responses to Oil Price Increases and
Decreases in Seven OECD Countries," K.A. Mork (Norwegian
Sch. Mgmt., POB 580, N-1301 Sandvika, Norway), O. Olsen, H.T.
Mysen, Energy J., 15(4), 19-34, Oct. 1994.
"Energy Policies for Energy Efficiency in Office Equipment:
Case Studies from Europe, Japan and the USA," C.B. Dandridge
(Mass. Inst. Technol., Rm. 4-209, 77 Massachusetts Ave.,
Cambridge MA 02139), J. Roturier, L.K. Norford, Energy Policy, 22(9),
735-747, Sep. 1994.
Effects of Energy Taxes on the Kenyan Economy: A CGE
Analysis," H.H.H. Semboja (Dept. Econ., Univ. Gothenburg,
Viktoriagatan 30, S411 25, Gothenburg, Swed.), Energy Econ., 16(3),
205-215, July 1994.
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