Conservation and economic development

Conference · Fri May 01 00:00:00 EDT 1992

OSTI ID:5201232

Sullivan, M J

This oral presentation is about the Espanola Power Savers Project which involves both the utility and for the community. I'm going to spend much of my time today discussing why this project makes sense for the community, but I would like to start with a brief word about why community-based conservation makes sense for utilities. A number of reasons are listed to show why conservation is today's energy resource of choice. But if, for a moment, we take that as a given and ask why community-based conservation programs are the right way to develop that resource, the answer is simple: They work

• Research Organization: Pacific Northwest Lab., Richland, WA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC06-76RL01830
• OSTI ID: 5201232
• Report Number(s): PNL-SA-20983; CONF-9205203-1; ON: DE92015540
• Resource Relation: Conference: Ontario hydro product knowledge day: community based conservation, Ontario (Canada), 27 May 1992
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
EMPLOYMENT
ENERGY CONSUMPTION
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