Strategic planning in electric utilities: Using renewable energy technologies as risk management tools

Conference · Tue Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 1996

OSTI ID:376188

Hoff, T E ^[1]; Herig, C ^[2]

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1. Pacific Energy Group, Walnut Creek, CA (United States)
2. National Renewable Energy Lab., Golden, CO (United States)

This research investigates the potential of owning renewable energy technologies to mitigate risk faced by the electric utility industry. Explicit consideration is given to the renewable energy technology`s attributes of fuel costs, environmental costs, modularity, lead time, location flexibility, availability, initial capital costs, and investment reversibility. The research concludes that renewable energy technologies, particularly the modular technologies such as photovoltaics and wind, have the potential to provide decision makers with physical risk-management investments.

• OSTI ID: 376188
• Report Number(s): CONF-960426-; TRN: IM9642%%276
• Resource Relation: Conference: 58. annual meeting of the American power conference, Chicago, IL (United States), 9-11 Apr 1996; Other Information: PBD: 1996; Related Information: Is Part Of Proceedings of the American Power Conference. Volume 58-I; McBride, A.E. [ed.]; PB: 767 p.
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

29 ENERGY PLANNING AND POLICY
RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES
INVESTMENT
ELECTRIC UTILITIES
LOAD MANAGEMENT
WIND TURBINES
PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER PLANTS