Industrial energy use
The report examines energy use in the industrial sector in general and in the largest energy-using industries - pulp and paper, petroleum refining, chemicals, and steel - in detail. The report identifies the major technical opportunities available to each industry to improve energy efficiency, the barriers to implementation of such technologies, and the factors that guide corporate decisions about energy efficiency-improving investments. The policy options chosen for assessment were the effects of: (1) the accelerated cost recovery system of the 1981 Economic Recovery Tax Act, (2) investment tax credits for energy-conserving capital expenditures, (3) a tax on petroleum and natural gas, and (4) increased capital availability through lower interest rates.
- Research Organization:
- Office of Technology Assessment (U.S. Congress), Washington, DC
- OSTI ID:
- 5671080
- Report Number(s):
- PB-83-240606; OTA-E-198
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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Consumption
& Utilization-- Industrial & Agricultural Processes-- Energy Sources
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY
DEMAND
DEPRECIATION
EFFICIENCY
ENERGY DEMAND
ENERGY EFFICIENCY
IMPLEMENTATION
INDUSTRY
INVESTMENT
METAL INDUSTRY
PAPER INDUSTRY
PETROLEUM INDUSTRY
WOOD PRODUCTS INDUSTRY