Projecting an energy-efficient California. [Effect of postulated program of mandatory conservation standards for buildings and appliances]

Technical Report · Wed Dec 24 04:00:00 EST 1975

OSTI ID:7353657

Goldstein, D B; Rosenfeld, A H

The effects on California electricity consumption of a postulated program of mandatory energy conservation standards for building construction and for appliances are calculated. The model sums demands disaggregated by end use in the residential and commercial sectors; for industry a simplified econometric model is used. The potential for growth and conservation is evaluated for each end use, subject to the constraint that only conservation standards resulting in a cost savings to consumers are included. Using assumptions of fairly high demand for energy-using devices, it is projected that, with this program of mandatory energy conservation standards, California electricity use will grow by about 12 percent over the ten years from 1974 to 1984; (from 153 billion kWh in 1974 to 171 billion after ten years).

• Research Organization: California Univ., Berkeley (USA). Lawrence Berkeley Lab.
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-48
• OSTI ID: 7353657
• Report Number(s): LBL-3274
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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