Private sector outlook: will the private sector develop existing and new conservation technologies in a timely fashion on its own

Technical Report · Mon Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1979

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5233340· OSTI ID:5233340

Decisions and arguments made by the private sector on energy conservation investment and research and development (R and D) are discussed. Arguments (applicable to the industrial intermediate goods sector, to appliances, to community systems, and to the transportation sector) as to whether the private sector would allocate as much funding to energy conservation R and D as would be socially desirable are outlined. (MCW)

• Research Organization: Donovan, Hamester and Rattien, Inc., Washington, DC (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC01-78CS20059
• OSTI ID: 5233340
• Report Number(s): DOE/CS/20059-T17; ON: DE82013212
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY, AND ECONOMY
290500 -- Energy Planning & Policy-- Research
Development
Demonstration
& Commercialization
291000* -- Energy Planning & Policy-- Conservation
APPLIANCES
CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY
CONSUMER PRODUCTS
ENERGY CONSERVATION
ENERGY SOURCES
FINANCIAL INCENTIVES
FINANCING
INDUSTRY
INVESTMENT
PRICES
RESEARCH PROGRAMS
TAXES
TRANSPORTATION SECTOR