ENERGY ALTERNATIVES: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS

This report develops a methodology for systematically identifying, assessing, and comparing energy alternatives in environmental impact statements (EIS). The report provides descriptions and data on the major energy resource systems in the United States and suggests procedures for using these descriptions and data. The study consists of two major parts. Part I contains descriptions of the coal, oil shale, crude oil, natural gas, tar sands, nuclear fission, nuclear fusion, geothermal energy, hydroelectric power, organic wastes, and solar energy resource systems plus descriptions of electric power generation and energy consumption. Each resource system description contains data and information on energy efficiencies, environmental residuals and economic costs. Part II describes procedures for using the descriptions and data contained in Part I in systematically evaluating and comparing the residuals, efficiencies, and economic costs of a proposed energy action and its alternatives, and suggests procedures for impact analysis.

• Corporate Authors:

  University of Oklahoma, Norman

  Science and Public Policy Program
  Norman, OK  United States  73019-0390

  Federal Energy Administration

  12th and Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
  Washington, DC  United States  20461

  National Science Foundation

  1800 G Street, NW
  Washington, DC  United States  20550

  Energy Research and Development Administration

  20 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
  Washington, DC  United States  20590

  Council on Environmental Quality

  722 Jackson Place, NW
  Washington, DC  United States  20006

  Environmental Protection Agency

  401 M Street, SW
  Washington, DC  United States  20460

  Federal Power Commission

  Bureau of Natural Gas, 825 North Capitol Street, NE
  Washington, DC  United States  20426
• Publication Date: 1975-5

Media Info

• Pagination: 706 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Alternatives analysis; Analysis; Boilers; Coal; Crude oil; Electric power generation; Electric power transmission; Energy consumption; Energy resources; Environmental impacts; Exploration; Fission; Fuel cells; Fusion; Gas turbines; Geothermal resources; Hydroelectric power generation; Mining; Natural gas; Nuclear energy; Oil shales; Organic materials; Reviews; Solar energy; Technology assessment; Transportation; Wastes; Wind power generation
• Uncontrolled Terms: Organic wastes
• Old TRIS Terms: Analytical techniques; Fuel sources; Magnetohydrodynamic generation
• Subject Areas: Energy; Transportation (General);

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00094311
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: FEA/D-75/661
• Contract Numbers: EQ4AC034
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 29 1977 12:00AM