meet forecasted demand, has not been good. There are numerous examples of utilities incorrectly forecasting demand and over …The recent track record of ``traditional`` electricity planning, which entails selection of supply side resources to …-building generating capacity while others underestimated growth and have had to cut demand and find alternate power sources to avoid …

compound, and to make recommendations to NUWC for implementation under a follow-on project. An additional NUWC concern is a … demand billing, and what effect that rate change would have on the NUWC utility budget. Automated, remote reading meters are … available which would allow NUWC to monitor its actual utility consumption and demand for both the entire NUWC compound and by …

-- Integrated Resource Planning (IRP) - which incorporates demand-side management (DSM) programs whenever the marginal cost of the …Most large electric utilities and a growing number of gas utilities in the United States are using a planning method …

line, 2 - voltage support, 3 - demand reduction, 4 - combustion turbines. The evaluation factors include measures of …

developed jointly by Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) and Northwest Power Planning Council (Council) staff. This forecast …

electrical energy and peak demand in India and Brazil. Using very conservative assumptions, we find that the cost of conserved …

and discuss major issues that surfaced from our attempt to apply evaluation results to forecasting and planning questions …Demand-side management (DSM) remains the centerpiece of California`s energy policy. Over the coming decade, California … plans to meet 30 percent of the state`s incremental electricity demand and 50 percent of its peak demand with (DSM) programs …

demand and supply resources to meet customer energy-service needs cost-effectively. Key characteristics of this planning …Integrated resource planning helps utilities and state regulatory commissions consistently assess a broad range of … approach include: explicit consideration and fair treatment of a wide variety of demand and supply options, consideration of …

In the energy arena, the greatest data needs concern the costs and performance of demand-side management (DSM) programs … debates continue over acid rain, global warming, integrated resource planning, competitive bidding to provide resources to …