The Clean Air Act's Impact on Environmental Regulation and E

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1、ESL-IE-93-03-23THECLEANAmACT'SIMPACTONENvmONMENTALREGULATIONANDELECTRICPOWERCONSERVATIONANDPRODUCTIONHubertAsWeyEnvironmentalSpecialistPublicUtilityCommissionofTexasAustin,TexasABSTRACTtransportationinfrastructurelikethedevelopmentofhighspeedbullettrainservice,areindicatorsofThedemandfore

2、lectricpowerinTexasiscontinuedgrowthbeyondtheyear2000.Asaexpectedtogrowatabout2.3percentovertheresultthedemandforelectricityisexpectedtonext15years.UtilitiesplantosatisfythisincreaseinTexasby2.3percentannuallyoverthedemandbyincreasingthenumberofpowernext15years.generatingfacilitiesandimpr

3、ovingenergyconservationprograms.NewstringentIncreasingdemandforelectricpoweristypicallyenvironmentalregulationsforceutilitiestoviewedasaneconomicgrowthindicator.Onthereconsiderhowbesttomeetthepowerdemand.otherhand,environmentalregulationissometimesThenewCleanAirActpennitsutilitiestouseavi

4、ewedasaninhibitortoeconomicgrowth.Formarketdrivensystemofallowancestocomplyexample,"Asunemploymentclimbs,popularwithsulfurdioxideemissionlimits.Thispapersupportforenvironmentalprotectionisweakeneddiscussessomeoftheenvironmentalregulatorybyworriesoverjobsecurity."3Thisview,knownchangesandt

5、heireffectontheprovisionofas"EnvironmentalImpactAnalysisHypothesis"electricpower.comesfromtheReagan-BushyearswhenitwasacceptedasanaxiombytheOfficeofPOWERDEMANDManagementandBudget.ProfessorStephenMeyerofM.LT.refutesthepositiontakenbytheThedemandforelectricenergyintheUnited"EnvironmentalImp

6、actAnalysisHypothesis"thatStatesisexpectedtoincreaseoverthenext20economicprosperityandstrictenforcementofyears.TheElectricPowerResearchInstituteenvironmentalregulationaremutuallyexclusive.believesthat,"eveniftheannualgrowthratein"Meyer'sconclusionsarebasedonarankingsofelectricenergydemand

7、wereaslowas1.4all50statesinenvironmentalprograms,aspercent,thenationwillstillneed250,000comparedtotheirrankingsineconomicgrowthmegawattsofnewcapacitybytheyear2010."1rate.Hestudieddatafromthe'ReaganNewTexasexpectscontinuationofitsindustrialbaseFederalismEra'of1982-89