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Supply-Side Planning in Texas--Past, Present and Future
Abstract
Over two-thirds of the fuel energy that
utilities pay for is lost by the time it reaches
the consumer. Improvements in power plant
efficiencies and reduction of system losses
represent a potential for savings that is
equivalent to, or possibly greater than, the
savings that can be achieved through conservation
and load management. Recent rate cases before
the Public Utility Commission of Texas and
articles in the press have emphasized savings on
demand-side options, and energy efficiency plans
and studies in recent years have reflected this
emphasis. As a result, efficiency has come to be
synonymous with conservation. This paper
discusses the aspects of energy efficiency which
serve to enhance power plant efficiencies or
reduce system losses. It also compares the plans
submitted in 1984 and 1985 and discusses possible
areas in which utilities can improve their
supply-side energy efficiency planning.
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Citation
Hughes, H. L. Jr. (1986). Supply-Side Planning in Texas--Past, Present and Future. Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu). Available electronically from https : / /hdl .handle .net /1969 .1 /93055.