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Utility Conservation Programs: A Regulatory and Design Framework
Date
1986-06Metadata
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Investing in opportunities to conserve
electricity is frequently very economic to the
energy user. Often, it also is in society's, ratepayers',
or a utility's economic interest to promote
this conservation by the utility providing a
financial incentive to the customer for the investment.
Such a conservation program, whether undertaken
by a utility on its own initiative or required
by a public service commission, raises several
issues of public policy that must be carefully
examined.
First, a regulatory framework is necessary to
ensure compatibility between the design of a conservation
program and its stated goals. At times,
regulatory policies inconsistent with the stated
goal of a conservation program have been applied.
Second, constraints that necessitate the utility
offering less than the theoretical maximum amount
of a financial incentive under the applicable regulatory
policy need to be recognized. Finally, a
methodology to assess the induced impacts of the
conservation program is necessary to evaluate the
program's cost-effectiveness under any of the
chosen regulatory policies.
Subject
Utility Conservation ProgramsRegulatory Framework
Financial Incentives
Incentive Program Cost Effectiveness
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Citation
Norland, D. L.; Wolf, J. L. (1986). Utility Conservation Programs: A Regulatory and Design Framework. Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu). Available electronically from https : / /hdl .handle .net /1969 .1 /93025.