and produce consumer cost reductions. We examine the efficiency gains from competition in the private power market, and …In this report, we study the potential for competitive forces to enhance the efficiency of integrated resource planning … ask whether similar forces can be successful on the demand-side of the market. The goal of this analysis is to identify …

performance of new demand and supply resources. As utilities increasingly turn to demand-side management (DSM) programs to provide …Electric utilities face a variety of uncertainties that complicate their long-term resource planning and acquisition … energy and capacity resources, it becomes more important to analyze the interactions between these programs and the …

performance of new demand and supply resources. As utilities increasingly turn to demand-side management (DSM) programs to provide …Electric utilities face a variety of uncertainties that complicate their long-term resource planning and acquisition … energy and capacity resources, it becomes more important to analyze the interactions between these programs and the …

Planning program asked Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory (LBL) to review the integrated bidding processes of two New York utilities …

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 …Integrated resource planning helps utilities and state regulatory commissions consistently assess a broad range of …

's 1991 Pacific Northwest Loads and Resources Study (the Study). This is one of two technical appendices to the Study; the … other appendix details the utility-specific loads and resources used in the Study. The load forecasts and assumption were … developed jointly by Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) and Northwest Power Planning Council (Council) staff. This forecast …

The purpose of this report is to define the objectives of the Propane Market Model (PMM), describe its basic approach …-grad propane in the national US market; it also calculates the end-of-month stock level during the term of the forecast. Another …) districts. The model is used to analyze market behavior assumptions or shocks and to determine the effect on market price …

The purpose of this report is to define the objectives of the Distillate Market Model (DMM), describe its basic … distillate fuel oil in the national US market; it also calculates the end-of-month stock level during the term of the forecast …. The model is used to analyze certain market behavior assumptions or shocks and to determine the effect on retail market …