Recent program evaluations: Implications for long-run planning

Conference · Wed Jun 08 04:00:00 EDT 1994

OSTI ID:106455

Baxter, L W ^[1]; Schultz, D K ^[2]

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1. Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (United States)
2. California Public Utilities Commission (United States)

Demand-side management (DSM) remains the centerpiece of California`s energy policy. Over the coming decade, California plans to meet 30 percent of the state`s incremental electricity demand and 50 percent of its peak demand with (DSM) programs. The major investor-owned utilities in California recently completed the first round of program impact studies for energy efficiency programs implemented in 1990 and 1991. The central focus of this paper is to assess the resource planning and policy implications of Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) Company`s recent program evaluations. The paper has three goals. First, we identify and discuss major issues that surfaced from our attempt to apply evaluation results to forecasting and planning questions. Second, we review and summarize the evaluation results for PG&E`s primary energy efficiency programs. Third, we change long-run program assumptions, based on our assessment in the second task, and then examine the impacts of these changes on a recent PG&E demand-side management forecast and resource plan.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-84OR21400
• OSTI ID: 106455
• Report Number(s): CONF-9408169--8; ON: DE95014036
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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CALIFORNIA
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ELECTRIC UTILITIES
ENERGY CONSUMPTION
PEAK LOAD
PLANNING
POWER DEMAND