Energy-economy study methods and transit cases. Final report

Technical Report · Wed Jul 01 04:00:00 EDT 1981

OSTI ID:6347620

Henderson, C; Ellis, H T

The purpose of this report is to describe energy economy study methods that are now available for practical use. The report discusses methods of estimating energy demands in Chapter II. Three heavy rail transit systems and two bus systems (Chapters III to VII) are described in terms of their development history, physical characteristics, operations, service, and energy demands. Estimates are made for the direct and indirect energy demands for the systems and energy economy studies of hypothetical alternatives for operations, equipment, or facilities are presented for the following systems: PATH (Port Authority Trans-Hudson) rail system; BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit District) rail system; AC Transit (Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District) bus system; Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) Metrobus and Metrorail systems. Chapter VIII discusses a number of opportunities to conduct energy economy studies, and presents quantitative data for three comparisons of hypothetical alternatives. Some infomation from actual settings was used. (MCW)

• Research Organization: SRI International, Menlo Park, CA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC03-80CS50189
• OSTI ID: 6347620
• Report Number(s): DOE/CS/50189-T1; ON: DE81027485
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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