Regional economic impacts of changes in electricity rates resulting from Western Area Power Administration`s power marketing alternatives

Technical Report · Wed Mar 01 04:00:00 EST 1995

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/176781· OSTI ID:176781

Allison, T; Griffes, P; Edwards, B K

This technical memorandum describes an analysis of regional economic impacts resulting from changes in retail electricity rates due to six power marketing programs proposed by Western Area Power Administration (Western). Regional economic impacts of changes in rates are estimated in terms of five key regional economic variables: population, gross regional product, disposable income, employment, and household income. The REMI (Regional Impact Models, Inc.) and IMPLAN (Impact Analysis for Planning) models simulate economic impacts in nine subregions in the area in which Western power is sold for the years 1993, 2000, and 2008. Estimates show that impacts on aggregate economic activity in any of the subregions or years would be minimal for three reasons. First, the utilities that buy power from Western sell only a relatively small proportion of the total electricity sold in any of the subregions. Second, reliance of Western customers on Western power is fairly low in each subregion. Finally, electricity is not a significant input cost for any industry or for households in any subregion.

• Research Organization: Argonne National Lab., IL (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: W-31109-ENG-38
• OSTI ID: 176781
• Report Number(s): ANL/DIS/TM--5; ON: DE96003792
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY, AND ECONOMY
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
ELECTRIC POWER
FINANCIAL DATA
MARKETING
RATE STRUCTURE
WESTERN AREA POWER ADMINISTRATION