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Title: Regional socioeconomic impacts of alternative energy scenarios for the Ohio River Basin Energy Study region

Abstract

The report was prepared as part of the Ohio River Basin Energy Study (ORBES), a multidisciplinary policy research program. It describes projected socioeconomic impacts of the ORBES energy futures, defined as scenarios, on the region. The region consists of all of Kentucky, most of West Virginia, and substantial portions of Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. The major impact areas considered are employment impacts of coal-fired power plants and of coal mining; population impacts of coal-fired power plants and coal mining; and public service impacts (e.g., water and sewer systems). The analyses of power plant impacts was aided by use of the ORBES Labor Impact Model (OLIM), which projects total county employment over time by scenario. For coal-mining employment impacts, a set of employment multipliers was developed using existing data to enable county- and regional-level employment changes. The mining employment data also are used in conjunction with other forecasts to look at general migration trends within the study region.

Authors:
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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Ohio River Basin Energy Study, Urbana, IL (USA)
OSTI Identifier:
5504820
Report Number(s):
PB-82-108572
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY AND ECONOMY; COAL MINING; EMPLOYMENT; ENERGY SOURCE DEVELOPMENT; ECONOMIC IMPACT; SOCIAL IMPACT; FOSSIL-FUEL POWER PLANTS; OHIO VALLEY REGION; FORECASTING; ILLINOIS; INDIANA; KENTUCKY; OHIO; PENNSYLVANIA; POWER GENERATION; REGIONAL ANALYSIS; WEST VIRGINIA; FEDERAL REGION III; FEDERAL REGION IV; FEDERAL REGION V; MINING; NORTH AMERICA; POWER PLANTS; THERMAL POWER PLANTS; USA; 530100* - Environmental-Social Aspects of Energy Technologies- Social & Economic Studies- (-1989)

Citation Formats

Gordon, S I, and Graham, A S. Regional socioeconomic impacts of alternative energy scenarios for the Ohio River Basin Energy Study region. United States: N. p., 1980. Web.
Gordon, S I, & Graham, A S. Regional socioeconomic impacts of alternative energy scenarios for the Ohio River Basin Energy Study region. United States.
Gordon, S I, and Graham, A S. 1980. "Regional socioeconomic impacts of alternative energy scenarios for the Ohio River Basin Energy Study region". United States.
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author = {Gordon, S I and Graham, A S},
abstractNote = {The report was prepared as part of the Ohio River Basin Energy Study (ORBES), a multidisciplinary policy research program. It describes projected socioeconomic impacts of the ORBES energy futures, defined as scenarios, on the region. The region consists of all of Kentucky, most of West Virginia, and substantial portions of Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. The major impact areas considered are employment impacts of coal-fired power plants and of coal mining; population impacts of coal-fired power plants and coal mining; and public service impacts (e.g., water and sewer systems). The analyses of power plant impacts was aided by use of the ORBES Labor Impact Model (OLIM), which projects total county employment over time by scenario. For coal-mining employment impacts, a set of employment multipliers was developed using existing data to enable county- and regional-level employment changes. The mining employment data also are used in conjunction with other forecasts to look at general migration trends within the study region.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Wed Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 1980},
month = {Wed Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 1980}
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