A REVIEW OF THE PROJECT INDEPENDENCE REPORT SUBMITTED TO OFFICE OF ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION, JANUARY 10, 1975

This report reviews and evaluates the Project Independence Report (PIR) issued in November 1974 by the Federal Energy Administration. The review includes comments on the PIR as a whole, and also provides detailed critiques of the various topics, strategies, and scenarios as they are discussed by the PIR, including energy and fuel supplies, conservation and demand management, environmental assessment, economic and social impacts, international assessment, and the analytical approach. Special attention is given to the policy implications of the PIR strategies.

• Corporate Authors:

  Battelle Columbus Laboratories

  505 King Avenue
  Columbus, OH  United States  43201

  National Science Foundation

  Office of Energy Research and Development Policy
  Washington, DC  United States  20550
• Authors:
  • Globe, S
  • Craig, R A
• Publication Date: 1975-1-10

Media Info

• Pagination: 183 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air conditioning systems; Coal; Commercial buildings; Crude oil; Dwellings; Electric utilities; Electricity; Electrolytic cells; Energy; Energy consumption; Exploration; Federal government; Food industry; Geothermal resources; Industries; Natural gas; Nuclear energy; Petroleum refineries; Planning; Plastics; Policy; Reviews; Shale oil; Socioeconomic factors; Solar energy; Solar power generation; Steel plants; Transportation
• Geographic Terms: United States
• Old TRIS Terms: Future policies; Government policies; Manufactured gas; Plastics industry; Refineries
• Subject Areas: Design; Economics; Energy; Geotechnology; Materials; Planning and Forecasting; Policy; Society; Transportation (General);

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00091167
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: Final Rpt.
• Contract Numbers: NSF-C-914
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 26 1975 12:00AM