Critical Issues in Electric Power Planning in the 1990s
Description:... Canada's electric power industry is going through some important changes in its regulatory and business environment, the effects of which will fully appear in the 1990s. This study examines those general factors which will influence its development, focusing on the critical or fundamental electric power planning issues for the next decade, the point at which major decision points occur, and how the industry will respond. The critical issues facing the industry are in the areas of trade, non-utility generation and demand-side management, with the environment the cornerstone of the drive to increase efficiency. An electricity generation planning model of the electricity sector in Canada and the northern U.S., incorporating various generation technologies including hydro, nuclear, coal and gas was developed which gives a good indication of the comparative costs and benefits of greater electricity trade.
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