Consumption trend analysis in the industrial sector: Regional historical trends. Draft report (Final)

Technical Report · Fri May 01 04:00:00 EDT 1981

OSTI ID:6912280

Data on the use of natural gas, electricity, distillate and residual fuel oil, coal, and purchased coke were collected from the United States Bureau of the Census and aggregated nationally and by Census Region. Trend profiles for each fuel and industry were developed and economic, regulatory, and regional factors contributing to these trends were examined. The recession that followed the OPEC embargo in 1973 affected the industrial sector and the heavily industrialized regions of the country most severely. Both industrial production and fuel consumption fell significantly in 1975. As production recovered, spiraling fuel prices promoted conservation efforts, and overall fuel consumption remained at pre-recession levels. From 1975 to 1977 natural gas consumption decreased in almost all the industries examined with curtailments of gas supplies contributing to this trend.

• Research Organization: Resource Planning Associates, Inc., Washington, DC (USA)
• OSTI ID: 6912280
• Report Number(s): PB-90-178757/XAB; RPA--80-0429(3)
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY, AND ECONOMY
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Consumption
& Utilization-- Industrial & Agricultural Processes-- Energy Sources
CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY
COAL
COKE
DATA
DATA COMPILATION
ENERGY CONSUMPTION
ENERGY SOURCES
FLUIDS
FOOD INDUSTRY
FOSSIL FUELS
FUEL CONSUMPTION
FUEL GAS
FUEL OILS
FUELS
GAS FUELS
GASES
INDUSTRY
INFORMATION
LIQUID FUELS
MATERIALS
MATHEMATICS
METAL INDUSTRY
NATURAL GAS
OILS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OTHER ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
PAPER INDUSTRY
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
POWER
STATISTICS
TEXTILE INDUSTRY
WOOD PRODUCTS INDUSTRY