NCJ Number
15501
Date Published
1974
Length
16 pages
Annotation
A SURVEY OF THE CONNECTICUT, NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY TRI-STATE REGIONS' ENERGY CONSUMPTION WITH PREDICTIONS MADE FOR 1980 AND SUGGESTIONS FOR WAYS TO REDUCE THIS CONSUMPTION.
Abstract
OIL, GAS, COAL AND ELECTRICITY ARE DISCUSSED. THE WAYS TO CONSERVE FUEL AND ENERGY INCLUDE CHANGES IN BUILDING DESIGN, CHANGES IN ELECTRICITY GENERATION, CHANGES IN TRANSPORTATION METHODS, CHANGES IN INDUSTRIAL PROCESSES, CHANGES IN ENERGY PRICES, AND CHANGES IN ELECTRIC ENERGY RATE SCHEDULES. THE AUTHORS NOTE THAT NONE OF THE CONSERVATION MEASURES THEY SUGGEST REQUIRE NEW TECHNOLOGY.