The public benefit of energy efficiency to the state of Minnesota / Mark Bernstein ... [et al.].

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Publisher: Santa Monica, CA : RAND, 2002Description: xx, 51 pages : illustrations, maps ; 28 cmContent type:

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0833031961

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Summary: The future of energy consumption, prices, and intensity remains uncertain, but this analysis suggests that greater energy efficiency has had, and may continue to have, a positive effect on the Minnesota economy. This analysis shows that changes in energy use--when controlled for such exogenous factors as price, industrial mix, and capital expenditures--were associated with important economic and environmental benefits for Minnesota and its citizens from 1977 to 1997. It is possible that these benefits can continue into the future. These benefits occurred in the presence of investment in energy-efficiency programs by the government, the private sector, and state residents. Further research is necessary to describe the specific link between mandated government or voluntary private energy-efficiency programs and improvements in energy use in the state.

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The future of energy consumption, prices, and intensity remains uncertain, but this analysis suggests that greater energy efficiency has had, and may continue to have, a positive effect on the Minnesota economy. This analysis shows that changes in energy use--when controlled for such exogenous factors as price, industrial mix, and capital expenditures--were associated with important economic and environmental benefits for Minnesota and its citizens from 1977 to 1997. It is possible that these benefits can continue into the future. These benefits occurred in the presence of investment in energy-efficiency programs by the government, the private sector, and state residents. Further research is necessary to describe the specific link between mandated government or voluntary private energy-efficiency programs and improvements in energy use in the state.

Also available on the internet via WWW in PDF format.