Avoided gigawatts through utility capital recovery fees and marginal cost pricing of electricity

Conference · Sun Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 1986

OSTI ID:6976287

Rosenfeld, A H; Verdict, M E

Advances in building technologies and appliance efficiencies have the combined potential to save up to 50% of the electricity demand of new buildings. This paper will discuss the advantages and disadvantages of using capital recovery fees for utility hookups and marginal cost pricing of electricity to defer the construction of more than 100 GW of peak power capacity power plants over the next 20 to 40 years, saving $10 to 20 billion per year in reduced electricity bills to consumers.

• Research Organization: California Univ., Berkeley (USA). Dept. of Physics; Lawrence Berkeley Lab., CA (USA); Texas Public Utility Commission, Austin (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC03-76SF00098
• OSTI ID: 6976287
• Report Number(s): LBL-20557; CONF-860818-16; ON: DE87004478
• Resource Relation: Conference: American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy Santa Cruz summer study on energy-efficiency in buildings, Santa Cruz, CA, USA, 17 Aug 1986; Other Information: Portions of this document are illegible in microfiche products
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
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EFFICIENCY
PRICES
PUBLIC UTILITIES
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