Document Information
State-Level Changes in Energy Intensity and Their National Implications
The National Energy Policy released by the Bush Administration in 2001 calls for continued reductions in U.S. energy intensity, typically defined as energy consumption per dollar of gross economic output. The Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy asked RAND to examine changes in energy intensity as part of a larger effort to identify state-level factors that may contribute to efficient energy use nationwide. The authors examined changes in energy intensity from 1977 through 1999 across the 48 contiguous states and in each of the states' residential, commercial, industrial, and transportation energy-consuming sectors. They identified a number of factors that may explain why some states had different patterns of energy intensity than others: energy prices; the mix of industrial and commercial activities; production capacity utilization; capital investment and new construction; population and demographics; climate; technological innovation; and the energy policies of national, state, and local governments. The results from this study suggests that opportunities may exist for the Department of Energy to increase its involvement in helping states to share information and to provide guidance on state-level actions that are effective in reducing energy intensity.
Support RAND Research — Buy This Product!
Paperback Cover Price: $20.00
Discounted Web Price: $18.00
Pages: 118
ISBN/EAN: 0-8330-3416-2
Special 40% savings will be applied at checkout
Contents
Summary PDF
All Prefatory Materials PDF
Chapter One:
Introduction PDF
Chapter Two:
State-Level Trends in Energy Intensity PDF
Chapter Three:
Factors Affecting Energy Intensity PDF
Chapter Four:
Modeling Energy Intensity PDF
Chapter Five:
Impact of Factors and Common Effects on Energy Intensity PDF
Chapter Six:
Applying the Analysis Results to Examples of Energy Intensity Outcomes PDF
Chapter Seven:
Ranking the States with the Greatest Energy Intensity and Residual Effect Reductions PDF
Chapter Eight:
What Would Happen to U.S. Energy Intensity If All States Replicated the Top-Ranked or Bottomranked States? PDF
Chapter Nine:
Conclusions and Thoughts for Future Analysis PDF
Appendix A:
Data Sources PDF
Appendix B:
Regression Analysis Results PDF
Appendix C:
Methodology for Calculating the What-Ifs in Chapter 8 PDF
Appendix D:
Detailed Results of Energy Intensity Analysis PDF
Bibliography PDF
The research described in this report was conducted by RAND's Science and Technology Policy Institute for the U.S. Department of Energy.
The monograph/report was a product of the RAND Corporation from 1993 to 2003. RAND monograph/reports presented major research findings that addressed the challenges facing the public and private sectors. They included executive summaries, technical documentation, and synthesis pieces.
Permission is given to duplicate this electronic document for personal use only, as long as it is unaltered and complete. Copies may not be duplicated for commercial purposes. Unauthorized posting of RAND PDFs to a non-RAND Web site is prohibited. RAND PDFs are protected under copyright law. For information on reprint and linking permissions, please visit the RAND Permissions page.
The RAND Corporation is a nonprofit research organization providing objective analysis and effective solutions that address the challenges facing the public and private sectors around the world. RAND's publications do not necessarily reflect the opinions of its research clients and sponsors.
* RAND research is conducted across divisions, centers, and projects; these organizational components are represented in the "Related RAND Divisions" section above.
Top
RAND® is a registered trademark. Copyright © 1994-2008 RAND Corporation. 