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Title: Securing US energy supplies: the private sector as an instrument of public policy

Abstract

Dr. Prast suggests that policy options that rely on private companies to help secure energy supplies need to consider the conflicts and tensions that exist between these companies and the public agencies, especially Federal agencies, that regulate their activities. The US still needs a combination of private initiative and public control, but the naive approach of the 1960s should be replaced with an atmosphere of continuous assessment to make sure the companies are meeting public policy goals. A new kind of private/public arrangement may be needed to deal with the large reserves on Federal lands. This will require redefining present Federal roles in energy production to focus on frontier technology and eliminate a duplication of effort. Dr. Prast feels that improvements can be made in the effectiveness of the Federal bureaucracy by profiting from past errors, but that efforts to disband DOE are premature until a relationship of cooperation and confidence develops between private companies and regulators. 64 references. (DCK)

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OSTI Identifier:
6706319
Resource Type:
Book
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY AND ECONOMY; ENERGY POLICY; RECOMMENDATIONS; ENERGY SUPPLIES; GOVERNMENT POLICIES; PUBLIC POLICY; REGULATIONS; SUPPLY AND DEMAND; 292000* - Energy Planning & Policy- Supply, Demand & Forecasting; 293000 - Energy Planning & Policy- Policy, Legislation, & Regulation

Citation Formats

Prast, W G. Securing US energy supplies: the private sector as an instrument of public policy. United States: N. p., 1981. Web.
Prast, W G. Securing US energy supplies: the private sector as an instrument of public policy. United States.
Prast, W G. 1981. "Securing US energy supplies: the private sector as an instrument of public policy". United States.
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abstractNote = {Dr. Prast suggests that policy options that rely on private companies to help secure energy supplies need to consider the conflicts and tensions that exist between these companies and the public agencies, especially Federal agencies, that regulate their activities. The US still needs a combination of private initiative and public control, but the naive approach of the 1960s should be replaced with an atmosphere of continuous assessment to make sure the companies are meeting public policy goals. A new kind of private/public arrangement may be needed to deal with the large reserves on Federal lands. This will require redefining present Federal roles in energy production to focus on frontier technology and eliminate a duplication of effort. Dr. Prast feels that improvements can be made in the effectiveness of the Federal bureaucracy by profiting from past errors, but that efforts to disband DOE are premature until a relationship of cooperation and confidence develops between private companies and regulators. 64 references. (DCK)},
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