Socio-economic costs of prolonged electricity shortages

Technical Report · Wed Oct 01 04:00:00 EDT 1980

OSTI ID:5232678

Allentuck, J; Carroll, O; Schnader, M; Van Valkenburg, K

An estimate is presented of the socio-economic costs of long-term electricity shortages arising as a consequence of energy supply disruptions such as might accompany an Arab oil embargo, a prolonged coal miners' strike, a drought in the Northwest, or a widespread shutdown of nuclear power plants. It focuses on economic loss in four regions of the country and examines effects on a sector-by-sector basis. The costs of long term electricity shortages depend on the manner in which the burdens of demand curtailment are allocated. The approach adopted in this study is the minimization of regional economic cost by the application of a linear program. This approach is shown to reduce economic loss significantly over that which is estimated to occur when curtailment plans mandate equal percentage cut-backs in all consuming sectors, the approach typical of most existing state plans.

• Research Organization: Brookhaven National Lab., Upton, NY (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-76CH00016
• OSTI ID: 5232678
• Report Number(s): BNL-51308; ON: DE82016608
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY, AND ECONOMY
296000* -- Energy Planning & Policy-- Electric Power
DATA
DATA ANALYSIS
DEMAND FACTORS
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
ECONOMIC IMPACT
ECONOMICS
ELECTRIC POWER
ELECTRIC RELIABILITY COUNCILS
EMPLOYMENT
ENERGY SHORTAGES
ENERGY SUPPLIES
FEDERAL REGION I
FEDERAL REGION III
FEDERAL REGION IV
FEDERAL REGION IX
FEDERAL REGION V
INDUSTRIAL PLANTS
INFORMATION
INPUT-OUTPUT ANALYSIS
MANAGEMENT
NORTH AMERICA
NUMERICAL DATA
POWER
REGIONAL ANALYSIS
SHORTAGES
SOCIAL IMPACT
SUPPLY DISRUPTION
USA