State Level Changes In Energy Intensity And Their National Implications
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State-Level Changes in Energy Intensity and Their National Implications
Author: Mark A. Bernstein
language: en
Publisher: Rand Corporation
Release Date: 2003-09-09
The 2001 National Energy Policy calls for continued reductions in energy intensity (energy consumption per dollar of gross economic output). This study was part of an effort to identify state-level factors that may contribute to efficient energy use nationwide. The authors examined changes in energy intensity in 48 states and in the states' energy-consuming sectors from 1977 through 1999. Some factors that may explain differences in states' energy intensity are energy prices, new construction, capacity utilization, population, climate, tech innovations, and government energy policies.
State-Level Changes in Energy Intensity and Their National Implications
In May 2001, the Bush administration released its National Energy Policy. Several of the policy's recommendations call for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to explore opportunities and implement programs for further improving U.S. energy intensity (defined as energy consumption per dollar of gross economic output). At the request of the DOE's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, RAND examined changes in energy intensity across states from 1977 through 1999 as part of a larger effort to identify factors at the state level that have contributed to efficient energy use. This study is intended as a first step in helping the DOE to identify state actions that may have led to reductions in energy intensity over the past two decades. This report should be useful to policymakers at the national and state level who are interested in better understanding changes in energy intensity and the cause of those changes. Technical appendices are provided in this report for analysts and others who want to delve more deeply into the analytical approach and data used in this study.
Regional Energy Demand and Energy Efficiency in Japan
This book describes structural analysis methods for examining energy demand and energy efficiency that are important in formulating regional economic and environmental policies. Beginning with ways of ascertaining regional energy demand, it describes methods for developing energy efficiency indicators and their determinants. Fluctuations in regional energy demand are largely explained by analyzing variations in energy intensity, and there is a strong association between energy efficiency indicators and energy intensity. The energy efficiency indicator proposed is consistent with fluctuations in energy intensity and is highly accurate. According to the empirical analysis using this indicator, energy efficiency is high in regions where population concentration has risen, as typified by "compact cities." As such, the book highlights the need to increase regional energy efficiency, to achieve regional economic growth despite growing environmental constraints, and the importance of forming and developing clusters to this end. The book is a valuable resource for planners, researchers and government employees.