Planning program asked Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory (LBL) to review the integrated bidding processes of two New York utilities … by New York utilities at the direction of their state regulators. The study is not a formal impact or process evaluation … service companies. In the initial ranking of bids, DSM projects were awarded significantly more points on price and …

experimentation. Competitive bidding programs pose formidable policy, design, and management challenges for utilities and their …, and the Department of Energy`s Integrated Resource Planning program asked Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory (LBL) to review the …`s program (Goldman et al 1992). We reviewed relevant Commission decisions, utility filings and signed contracts, interviewed …

topics: (1) status of state PUC least-cost planning regulations and practices for gas utilities; (2) type and scope ofnatural …Integrated resource planning involves the creation of a process in which supply-side and demand-side options are … lowest commodity costs. All state commissions were surveyed to assess the current status of gas planning and demand …

This study establishes the Bonneville Power Administration's (BPA) planning basis for supplying electricity to BPA … analysis updates our 1990 study. BPS's long-range planning incorporates resource availability with a range of forecasted …

Integrated resource planning helps utilities and state regulatory commissions consistently assess a broad range of … demand and supply resources to meet customer energy-service needs cost-effectively. Key characteristics of this planning … resource planning differs from traditional planning in the types and scope of resources considered, the owners of the resources …

-site management (DMS) programs. These data represent a census of US utility DSM programs, with reports of utility expenditures, energy …

Electric utilities face a variety of uncertainties that complicate their long-term resource planning and acquisition …. These uncertainties include future economic and load growths, fuel prices, environmental regulations, economic regulations … performance of new demand and supply resources. As utilities increasingly turn to demand-side management (DSM) programs to provide …

-cost planning (LCP) is a process of examining all electricity-saving and electricity-producing options to select a mixture of …

-geothermal institutional structure, project evaluation with uncertainty and the structure of incentives, the natural gas industry, the electric …