test their effect on the cost and availability of power. ELSA is divided into three major sectors: production, regulatory … (Electric Power Supply Analysis Model), one component of this overall program, is a simulation model of the electric supply …, and construction. The production sector uses the installed generating capacity of five types of facilities (hydroelectric …

Programs in Perspective is the Bonneville Power Administration's public involvement process (PIP) for engaging …

and costs geothermal fields and electric power plants. It contains a financial analysis module which performs life cycle …

at providing methodological tools and data suitable for estimating the productivity and cost implications of mitigation … mitigation measures. While this progression from an ecological understanding to cost-effectiveness analyses is straightforward in …; Part II, Models for Cost-Effectiveness Analysis; and Part III, Ocean Fisheries Harvest Management. …

suitable for estimating the productivity and cost implications of mitigation alternatives in a timely manner with state …

The analysis and modeling of investment behavior in the development of hydrothermal electric power facilities are … hydrothermal resources for electric power generation; and multiattribute investment decision criteria of the several types of firms … reported. This investment behavior reflects a degree of sensitivity to public policy alternatives concerning taxation and …

of specific geothermal resource sites for electrical power generation and direct heat applications. The system is …

sources of energy. With the announcement of the construction of several new plants and plant expansions, the INDUSTRY SCENE … power, particularly emphasizing its environmental advantages. DEVELOPMENT STATUS also reports that early successes have been …

impact of timing of plant construction costs on geothermal electricity costs is assessed. The effect of the geothermal loan … guarantee program on decisions by investor-owned utilities to build geothermal electric power plants was examined. The … usefulness of additional investment tax credits was studied as a method for encouraging utilities to invest in geothermal energy …

analyzed by Life-Cycle Cost (LCC), Payback Periods, and Cost of Conserved Energy (CCE), which evaluate the savings in operating … consumption in the home and at the power plant. A Regulatory Impact Analysis collects the results of all the analyses into the net …