TRANSPORTATION ENERGY CONSUMPTION AND CONSERVATION POLICY OPTIONS IN THE NORTHEAST

This report presents a profile of 1972 transportation energy consumption in the Northeast region. Transportation energy projections for the region are given by mode for the years 1985 and 2000. Conservation actions which could significantly affect future transportation energy demand levels are described and their impacts evaluated. It is estimated that while the demand for energy in the transportation sector might increase by as much as 88% by the year 2000, strong conservation actions could reduce the projected level of demand by over 30%. Recent changes in the growth and distribution of population and industrial and commercial activities are reviewed. Both the factors that affect these growth and distribution patterns and the implications of changes in existing patterns on energy use in the transportation sector are discussed. It is shown, for example, that land-use controls could substantially reduce the growth of energy demand in the transportation sector. Finally, conservation actions are discussed within the context of how they might be implemented by Federal, State, or local governments. Interactions between actions are discussed and groupings of actions that minimize the disadvantages of individual actions while taking advantage of complementary effects between actions are presented. (ERA citation 02:052091)

• Corporate Authors:

  Brookhaven National Laboratory

  Associated Universities, Incorporated
  Upton, NY  United States  11973

  Energy Research and Development Administration

  20 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Publication Date: 1976-4

Media Info

• Pagination: 163 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Demand; Energy; Energy conservation; Energy consumption; Forecasting; Implementation; Industries; Land use; Local government; Policy; Population; Socioeconomic factors; State government; Trade; Transportation; Transportation planning
• Geographic Terms: New England; Northeast Corridor; Northeastern United States
• Old TRIS Terms: Commercial sector; Energy demand; Government policies; Population dynamics; Transportation sector
• Subject Areas: Economics; Energy; Policy; Society; Transportation (General);

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00169490
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Contract Numbers: EY-76-C-02-0016
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 14 1978 12:00AM