Energy Policies for Resilience and National Security.

Abstract

The vulnerabilities of the U.S. energy system to accidental or deliberate disruptions are analyzed generically and specifically and shown to be disturbingly large. Since they arise from reliance on highly centralized technologies, increasing such reliance is likely to increase national energy vulnerability. A more efficient, diverse, dispersed, renewable energy system is shown to be inherently more resilient, to make major failures impossible, and to be compatible with consistent adherence to free-market principles. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1981
Accession Number
ADA108263

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  • Amory B. Lovins
  • L. Hunter Lovins

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  • Energy and Power Technologies

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  • Business Administration
  • Chemistry
  • Engineers
  • Fuel Efficiency
  • Geography
  • Health Services
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Science
  • Materials Testing
  • Medical Personnel
  • Organizational Structure
  • Weapons Effects

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