Open AccessIndustrial demand side management: A status report
Author(s) -
Mark Hopkins,
R. L. Conger,
Timothy J. Foley
Publication year - 1995
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/76375
Subject(s) - demand side , consumption (sociology) , business , environmental economics , operations management , energy consumption , engineering management , operations research , engineering , computer science , economics , sociology , social science , electrical engineering
This report provides an overview of and rationale for industrial demand side management (DSM) programs. Benefits and barriers are described, and data from the Manufacturing Energy Consumption Survey are used to estimate potential energy savings in kilowatt hours. The report presents types and examples of programs and explores elements of successful programs. Two in-depth case studies (from Boise Cascade and Eli Lilly and Company) illustrate two types of effective DSM programs. Interviews with staff from state public utility commissions indicate the current thinking about the status and future of industrial DSM programs. A comprehensive bibliography is included, technical assistance programs are listed and described, and a methodology for evaluating potential or actual savings from projects is delineated