Abstract
The changing industrial energy market is placing a
new emphasis on the strategic element of energy planning. No longer a "lowest-cost analysis" discipline, successful energy planning today involved a sophisticated approach that integrated energy decisions into the development of overall corporate business strategy. The integration of strategic and energy planning is predicated on accurate and timely energy supply analyses, and points out the necessity of an
industry-utility partnership approach. In this new environment, improved productivity and cost-competitiveness benefits the supplier and industry alike. To place this new approach in perspective, the six key steps to strategic energy planning are reviewed.
Friedman, N. R. (1989). The New Approach to Strategic Energy Planning. Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.eslwin.tamu.edu). Available electronically from
https : / /hdl .handle .net /1969 .1 /92302.