Energy self-sufficiency in Northampton, Massachusetts

The study is not an engineering analysis but begins the process of exploring the potential for conservation and local renewable-resource development in a specific community, Northampton, Massachusetts, with the social, institutional, and environmental factors in that community taken into account. Se...

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Main Author: Not Available
Language:unknown
Published: 2013
Subjects:
29 ENERGY PLANNING
POLICY AND ECONOMY
32 ENERGY CONSERVATION
CONSUMPTION
AND UTILIZATION
COMMUNITIES
ENERGY CONSERVATION
RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES
ENERGY SOURCE DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC IMPACT
SOCIAL IMPACT
MASSACHUSETTS
DECISION MAKING
ENERGY SUPPLIES
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
HUMAN POPULATIONS
RESOURCE CONSERVATION
ENERGY SOURCES
NORTH AMERICA
NORTH ATLANTIC REGION
POPULATIONS
USA
Northampton
North Atlantic
Online Access:http://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/5663729
https://www.osti.gov/biblio/5663729
https://doi.org/10.2172/5663729
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Summary:The study is not an engineering analysis but begins the process of exploring the potential for conservation and local renewable-resource development in a specific community, Northampton, Massachusetts, with the social, institutional, and environmental factors in that community taken into account. Section I is an extensive executive summary of the full study, and Section II is a detailed examination of the potential for increased local energy self-sufficiency in Northampton, including current and future demand estimates, the possible role of conservation and renewable resources, and a discussion of the economic and social implications of alternative energy systems. (MOW)

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