Cogeneration and Distributed Generation Are Missing! (From President Bush’s New Energy Plan)

Abstract

In response to the then-looming
(or as some would note, current) energy crisis in the United States, the
White House issued a National Energy Plan to clarify the state of the
situation, and offer some possible
means of power shortage relief. Despite the fact that much of the country, including power-hungry California, had survived the summer relatively unscathed, it was certainly not
for lack of increased generation and
conservation efforts.
Yet another drought season,
transmission issues, and/or unusually warm summer temperatures
could still spell power woes for the
Golden State and the rest of the country. As future policy will be influenced by the Plan, examination of its suggestions should be considered
to better understand and predict the White House’s position on energy related matters.