The Funding of Social Knowledge Production and Application A Survey of Federal Agencies (1978) / Chapter Skim
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'DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY'
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While it is impossible to know how much social research and related activities will be conducted by the Department of Energy, the three agencies that were taken over by the department obligated nearly $30 million in social knowledge production and application activities in fiscal 1977. Table 7-1 lists the agencies completely taken over by the Department of Energy and their fiscal 1977 social knowledge production and application activities.
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Knowledge Production Activities Knowledge Application Activities Policy Policy Formula- Program General Implemen- DevelopFiscal Re* tion Dem- Evalu- Purpose ration Dem- ment of DissemYear search onstrations ation Statistics Total onstrations Materials ination Total TOTAL 1976 IW7 12.105 21.750 12.105 12.105 21.750 21.750 The Energy Research and Development Administration (ERDA)
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SOLAR, GEOTHERMAL, AND ADVANCED ENERGY SYSTEMS The gOal Of this program is to work with industry to develop, demonstrate, and introduce those solar energy and geothermal heat systems that are economically attractive and environmentally acceptable for supplementing the nation's energy resources. Examples of social research in this area include: o cost-benefit analysis of geothermal energy projects; o identification of the major technological, economic, institutional, legal, and other barriers to the widespread instruction and use of different types of solar energy systems in the private and public sectors; o socioeconomic assessment of geothermal development in the Imperial Valley, California; and o economic analysis of the cost of solar heating.
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ENERGY CONSERVATION ERDA supports research and development to improve technologies that can use energy more efficiently, provide alternative and more efficient fuels, and eliminate wasteful habits of energy consumption. Examples of social research in this area include: o socioeconomic impacts associated with conservation projects; o design of a methodology to analyze second-order environmental and economic impact of energy-conserving technology; o strategy/economic analyses in transition from oil and gas to alternate fuels in energy conversion devices; and o development of energy conservation planning methodologies.
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ENERGY POLICY AND ANALYSIS Through quantitative analysis of various policy alternatives and assessment of the economic and social effects of these alternatives, statistical and analytical studies are produced on which FEA could base the formulation and evaluation of energy policy. Specific areas of inquiry are: Energy Forecasting and Statistical Analysis FEA develops, applies, and maintains advanced econometric and process models of the energy system required for analyzing policy issues.
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A major focus of inquiry is the analysis of competition, market structure, and regulations. Energy Policy Development As a result of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act, FEA analyzes a number of major policy issues: Alaskan oil pricing, possible change in entitlements programs, possible decontrol for downstream price and allocation controls, and the revisions to the mandatory oil import program.
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regulates the interstate aspects of the electric power and natural gas industries. The FPC has regulatory power over natural gas pipelines, nonfederal hydroelectric power projects, and electric power and natural gas producers.
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Department of Energy 131 tries; the price elasticity of demand; and long-term energy requirements. Another division within the office, the Division of Economic Studies, is responsible for preparing comprehensive economic analyses, for example, on the probable economic consequences of alternative regulatory actions; recommendations concerning current and emerging policy issues; the economic factors basic to the efficiency of performance of electric utility and gas pipeline companies; and longrange needs for electric power and natural gas and how those needs can be met at the lowest possible costs.
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