An integration methodology applied to the National Energy Policy Plan Environmental Assessment
The National Energy Policy Plan (NEPP) Environmental Assessment is part of the congressional mandate required by the US Department of Energy Organization Act. Because energy production, transformation, and use may have the potential to impact the natural environment, the US Department of Energy (DOE) produces a supplement on environmental trends associated with its biannual energy forecast, the NEPP. This paper discusses some of the methodological issues surrounding the preparation of the environmental assessment of the reference case for the fifth NEPP (NEPP-5). The NEPP-5 forecasts energy consumption (or transformation) for several broad sectors. The sectors considered by the environmental assessment are: electric utilities, residential and commercial, industrial, and transportation. In some cases it is necessary to consider specific subsectors of these broader categories, in order to address specific environmental issues. For example, it is necessary to consider the vintages of electricity-generating units to account for environmental regulation. This detail is not provided by the NEPP-5 forecast, and some type of integrating methodology is needed for making the detailed projections.
- Research Organization:
- Argonne National Lab., IL (USA); USDOE Assistant Secretary for Environment, Safety and Health, Washington, DC. Office of Environmental Analysis
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-31109-ENG-38
- OSTI ID:
- 6724586
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-861158-9; ON: DE87006962
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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