Electricity Requirements for a Digital Society
Increasing use of the Internet and other information and communications technologies (ICTs) marks a U.S. transition toward a "digital society" that may profoundly affect electricity supply, demand and delivery. RAND developed four 20-year scenarios of ICT evolution (2001-2021) for the U.S. Department of Energy and assessed their implications for future U.S. electricity requirements. Increased power consumption by ICT equipment is the most direct and visible effect, but not necessarily the most important. Over time, the effects that ICTs have on energy management, e-commerce, telework, and related trends will likely be much more consequential. Even large growth in the deployment and use of digital technologies will only modestly increase U.S. electricity use over the next two decades. The more pressing concern for an emerging digital society will be how to provide the higher-quality and more-reliable power that ICTs demand.
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- Copyright: RAND Corporation
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- Pages: 172
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- ISBN/EAN: 0-8330-3279-8
- Document Number: MR-1617-DOE
- Year: 2002
- Series: Monograph Reports
Contents
Preface PDF
Figures PDF
Tables PDF
Summary PDF
Acknowledgements
Acknowledgments PDF
Acronyms
Acronyms and Abbreviations PDF
Chapter One
Introduction PDF
Chapter Two
Approach and Methodology PDF
Chapter Three
Information and Communications Technology Scenarios PDF
Chapter Four
Implications of the Scenarios for U.S. Electricity Use PDF
Chapter Five
Implications of the Scenarios for the U.S. Electricity System PDF
Chapter Six
Conclusions and Recommendations PDF
Appendix A
Information and Communications Technology Scenario Matrix PDF
Appendix B
ICT-Related Electricity Use Projections PDF
References PDF
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