Energy policy: a primer for Californians
- ed.
Students enrolled in an interdisciplinary energy class at Stanford University were organized into research groups to study various aspects of energy in California: oil and gas, electricity, consumption, new technologies for the large-scale generation of electricity, new technologies for environmental control in buildings, and energy policy; results of the study are presented in this report. Their charge was to determine the explicit and implicit mechanisms by which energy policy is set in California. The report is a factual account of the processes by which policy is made and is not an evaluation of that policy. Following an introductory chapter on energy policy, Chapter 2 considers the history and development of energy policy in California; the state agencies and commissions involved in the implementation of energy policy; and the main legislative and executive factors in its formulation today. Chapter 3 covers the influences of Federal energy policy in California. The final chapter, The Public and Energy Policy, considers the often-overlooked aspects of non-governmental influences on energy policy; e.g., lobbies, public information, and public influences. The legislative process is described in Appendix 1. Appendix 2 includes addresses of information sources. 72 references. (MCW)
- OSTI ID:
- 7353457
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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