Technology options for electricity generation: Economic and environmental factors
Technical Report
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OSTI ID:6459385
Electricity generation in the United States has experienced dramatic changes over the past two decades. Historically the industry faced stable demand growth, fuel prices, and regulation, coupled with ever-larger generating units. These factors contributed to falling real electricity production costs through the 1960s. Starting in the 1970s, however, environmental constraints became more stringent, and fuel prices and demand growth became more unstable. Cost economies resulting from increasing plant sizes or greater thermodynamic efficiency became elusive. Market conditions also became more unpredictable with the introduction of new competitive forces and changes in economic regulation.
- Research Organization:
- Resources for the Future, Inc., Washington, DC (United States); Johns Hopkins Univ. Press, Baltimore, MD (United States)
- OSTI ID:
- 6459385
- Report Number(s):
- JHUP-0290/XAB; ISBN: 0-915707-58-6
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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