Energy and economic benefits of residential energy conservation RD and D. [Projections to year 2000].

Author: Hirst, E.
Published: United States : [publisher not identified], 1978.
[Oak Ridge, Tennessee] : [U.S. Atomic Energy Commission], 1978.
Physical Description: microfiche : negative ; 11 x 15 cm

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Summary

The ORNL residential energy model is used to evaluate the energy and direct economic effects of offering new technologies for providing residential services (e.g., space heating, water heating). These new technologies are assumed to be introduced as a consequence of government and private research, development and demonstration (RD and D) programs. The energy savings due to the new technologies considered here increase from 0.1 QBtu in 1980 to 0.9 QBtu in 1990 and 1.9 QBtu in 2000. Present and projected RD and D programs sponsored by the Department of Energy (DOE) are expected to account for one-third of the cumulative energy saving of 20 QBtu. Because these new systems are more energy-efficient than the conventional systems they replace, household fuel bills are reduced by 20 billion between 1977 and 2000. On the other hand, the higher initial cost of these advanced systems increases consumer costs on new equipment and structures by almost 3 billion. Thus, the net economic benefit to the nation's households is almost 18 billion. The DOE programs account for about 40% of this dollar saving.

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ORNL/CON-22

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U.S. Atomic Energy Commission depository collection.

Note

DOE contract number: W-7405-ENG-26
OSTI Identifier 5151435
Research organization: Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States).

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