Need for new powerplants. Hearing before the Subcommittee on Energy Conservation and Power of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives, Ninety-Eighth Congress, Second Session on Congressional Research Service and Department of Energy Electric Utility Reports, February 7, 1984

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OSTI ID:6512652

Thirteen witnesses testified at a hearing reviewing two reports on the need for additional power plants and on alternatives to electric service. The DOE report was criticized for relying on extrapolations of past demand, which is now considered unreliable as a guide. Among the witnesses were representatives of DOE and other government agencies, the electric utility industry, the National Governor's Association, utility regulators, the Natural Resources Defense Council, and Amory and Hunter Lovins. The testimony centered on appropriate forecasting of future power needs and the government's role in securing adequate supplies. Material submitted for the record follows the testimony.

• OSTI ID: 6512652
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY, AND ECONOMY
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DOCUMENT TYPES
ELECTRIC UTILITIES
ENERGY SOURCES
FORECASTING
GOVERNMENT POLICIES
HEARINGS
POWER DEMAND
POWER PLANTS
PUBLIC UTILITIES
RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES