Energy Conservation

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Jan 1, 1981

Summary of findings and bibliography for the Department of Energy's innovative residential retrofit delivery system demonstrations

The Department of Energy was interested in learning more about which kinds of energy conservation services are of greater use to homeowners and in assessing the potential impact of integrated retrofit delivery systems in accelerating household retrof...

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Jan 1, 1981

Economic implications of mandated efficiency standards for household appliances: comment

In a recent article, J. Daniel Khazzoom has argued that a mandated appliance energy efficiency standard may raise energy consumption if increased intensity of utilization offsets the appliance's increased efficiency. However, since the level of servi...

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Jan 1, 1981

An assessment of the potential for large corporations to provide retrofit services to homeowners

Examines the potential for large corporations providing integrated retrofit services to assist homeowners in making their homes energy efficient. Some people have argued that the residential retrofit market presents an attractive business opportunity...

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Jan 1, 1981

A Description of integrated retrofit delivery systems and innovative conservation services programs in selected localities

Describes the characteristics, achievements, and problems of twelve residential energy conservation programs in seven localities: Portland (Oregon), San Francisco, Seattle, Chattanooga, Providence, Minneapolis-St. Paul, and Boston. The information ...

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Jan 1, 1980

Reducing U.S. vulnerability to oil supply disruptions

Dependence of the United States on imported oil poses two interrelated but distinct problems: chronic economic losses to the U.S. economy, and vulnerability to supply disruptions. The synthetic fuels program, conservation measures, and phased decon...

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Jan 1, 1978

Soviet energy balances

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Jan 1, 1977

Legislative imperatives for California: New criteria for nuclear fuel cycle licensing in the light of U.S. antiproliferaton polices: Testimony before the California Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission, June 14, 1977

Comments on the possibility of decoupling decisions on the licensing of nuclear power plants from decisions on nuclear fuel reprocessing facilities. The author suggests that amended legislation should make it feasible to license new nuclear power pla...

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Jan 1, 1977

Residential Energy Use: Combining Disaggregated Data Sources for Policy Analysis

Describes the problems in combining databases and documents the data involved in empirical testing of electricity demand model in R-1899.

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Jan 1, 1976