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Demand for electricity by the commercial sector of the New York Region: analysis and projections for 1985. Working paper

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:5748826
The commercial sector of the New York Region is compared with the national commercial sector in terms of relative size, growth, and growth of component industries. Ordinary least squares equations were estimated for the region, relating commercial sector electricity consumption to measures of the sector's size (employment and payrolls), productivity, and electricity prices. Cross-section equations were estimated for 1970, using 23 counties in the region. Time-series equations were estimated for the 1959-72 period. Projections of commercial sector electricity consumption were calculated for 1985 (using estimated equations) under three assumptions about the 1970-85 trend in real electricity prices. Even the highest consumption projection shows a marked slowing in electricity consumption growth compared with the past.
Research Organization:
New York Regional Energy Study, NY (USA)
OSTI ID:
5748826
Report Number(s):
PB-290842
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English