Macroeconomic effects under the proposed District Heating and Cooling Tax Incentives Act of 1982. Technology-related policy evaluation using a market penetration model and a macromodel

Technical Report · Mon Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 1983

OSTI ID:5816918

Teotia, A P.S.; Poyer, D A

In its energy conservation programs, the US Department of Energy (DOE) has supported research into and development of district heating and cooling systems to meet energy demands in the residential and commercial sectors. Toward this goal, DOE requested Argonne National Laboratory to estimate the macroeconomic effects of the Senate bill known as the ''District Heating and Cooling Tax Incentives Act of 1982.'' The first step was to estimate market penetration of district heating and cooling cogeneration energy systems under the provisions of the proposed act, using Argonne's district heating and cooling market penetration model. This model provided annual estimates of district heating and cooling investment and energy savings. In the second step, macroeconomic effects of district heating and cooling under the Act's provisions were estimated using the annual model of the US economy developed by Data Resources, Inc. The conclusion is that district heating and cooling penetration under the Act could have significant favorable effects on gross national product, US employment, fuel import costs, and similar factors. The analysis assumes that district heating and cooling can overcome the institutional and environmental barriers that have impeded it in the past. 16 references, 17 figures, 13 tables.

• Research Organization: Argonne National Lab., IL (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: W-31-109-ENG-38
• OSTI ID: 5816918
• Report Number(s): ANL/CNSV-TM-155; ON: DE85010185
• Resource Relation: Other Information: Portions of this document are illegible in microfiche products. Original copy available until stock is exhausted
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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29 ENERGY PLANNING
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32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
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ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
FINANCIAL INCENTIVES
MARKET
DISTRICT HEATING
COGENERATION
COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS
ENERGY CONSERVATION
LEGISLATION
NUMERICAL DATA
RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS
USA
BUILDINGS
COOLING
DATA
DEUS
ECONOMICS
ENERGY SYSTEMS
HEATING
INFORMATION
NORTH AMERICA
POWER GENERATION
STEAM GENERATION
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320100 - Energy Conservation
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