State-Level Changes in Energy Intensity and Their National Implications

Abstract

In May 2001, the Bush administration released its National Energy Policy. Several of the policy's recommendations call for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to explore opportunities and implement programs for further improving U.S. energy intensity (defined as energy consumption per dollar of gross economic output). At the request of the DOE's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, RAND examined changes in energy intensity across states from 1977 through 1999 as part of a larger effort to identify factors at the state level that have contributed to efficient energy use. This study is intended as a first step in helping the DOE to identify state actions that may have led to reductions in energy intensity over the past two decades. This report should be useful to policymakers at the national and state level who are interested in better understanding changes in energy intensity and the cause of those changes. Technical appendices are provided in this report for analysts and others who want to delve more deeply into the analytical approach and data used in this study.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2003
Accession Number
ADA416381

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  • David Loughran
  • Kateryna Fonkych
  • Mark Bernstein
  • Sam Loeb

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  • RAND Corporation

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