04204nam 22006134a 450 991021996450332120200520144314.00-8330-3405-7(CKB)111087028057494(EBL)202777(OCoLC)475918050(SSID)ssj0000144986(PQKBManifestationID)11160229(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000144986(PQKBWorkID)10147434(PQKB)10188277(Au-PeEL)EBL202777(CaPaEBR)ebr10056188(MiAaPQ)EBC202777(EXLCZ)9911108702805749420021008d2002 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrElectricity requirements for a digital society /Walter S. Baer, Scott Hassell, Ben Vollaard1st ed.Santa Monica, CA Rand20021 online resource (173 p.)"Prepared for the U.S. Department of Energy."0-8330-3279-8 Includes bibliographical references.PREFACE; CONTENTS; FIGURES; TABLES; SUMMARY; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS; Chapter One INTRODUCTION; 1.1 INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES AND ENERGY IN A DIGITAL SOCIETY; 1.2 REPORT OBJECTIVES, SCOPE, AND ORGANIZATION; Chapter Two APPROACH AND METHODOLOGY; 2.1 WHY CREATE SCENARIOS?; 2.2 APPROACH TO DEVELOPING ICT SCENARIOS; 2.3 ICT DRIVING FACTORS; 2.4 DATA, ASSUMPTIONS, AND UNCERTAINTIES IN THE SCENARIOS; Chapter Three INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY SCENARIOS; 3.1 OVERVIEW OF SCENARIOS; 3.2 COMMON 2001-2006 SCENARIO; 3.3 REFERENCE SCENARIO3.4 ZAIBATSU SCENARIO3.5 CYBERTOPIA SCENARIO; 3.6 NET INSECURITY SCENARIO; 3.7 COMPARING THE SCENARIOS; Chapter Four IMPLICATIONS OF THE SCENARIOS FOR U.S. ELECTRICITY USE; 4.1 HOW ICT INFLUENCES ELECTRICITY AND OTHER ENERGY USE; 4.2 ELECTRICITY USE IN THE RESIDENTIAL SECTOR, 2001-2021; 4.3 ELECTRICITY USE IN THE COMMERCIAL SECTOR, 2001-2021; 4.4 ELECTRICITY USE IN THE INDUSTRIAL SECTOR, 2001-2021; 4.5 PROJECTED ELECTRICITY USE IN THE RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL, AND INDUSTRIAL SECTORS, 2001-2021; Chapter Five IMPLICATIONS OF THE SCENARIOS FOR THE U.S. ELECTRICITY SYSTEM5.1 ASSURING POWER QUALITY AND RELIABILITY FOR DIGITAL DEVICES5.2 USING ICT TO IMPROVE GRID RELIABILITY AND OPERATIONS; 5.3 USING ICT TO SUPPORT DISTRIBUTED GENERATION AND STORAGE; 5.4 REDUCING VULNERABILITY OF ICT AND ELECTRICITY INFRASTRUCTURES; Chapter Six CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS; 6.1 ALIGNING EERE PROGRAMS AND PLANNING WITH ANTICIPATED ICT DEVELOPMENTS; 6.2 IMPROVING ELECTRICITY PROJECTIONS INVOLVING ICT; 6.3 IMPROVING ICT SCENARIOS FOR ENERGY PLANNING AND FORECASTING; Appendix A INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY SCENARIO MATRIXAppendix B ICT-RELATED ELECTRICITY USE PROJECTIONSREFERENCESIncreasing use of the Internet and other information and communications technologies (ICTs) marks a U.S. transition toward a ""digital society"" that may profoundly affect electricity supply, demand and delivery. RAND developed four 20-year scenarios of ICT evolution (2001?2021) for the U.S. Department of Energy and assessed their implications for future U.S. electricity requirements. Increased power consumption by ICT equipment is the most direct and visible effect, but not necessarily the most important. Over time, the effects that ICTs have on energy management, e-commerce, telework, andTelecommunication systemsPower supplyElectric power consumptionUnited StatesForecastingTelecommunication systemsPower supply.Electric power consumptionForecasting.333.79/6Baer Walter S936223Hassell Scott1974-936224Vollaard Ben A.1975-936225United States.Department of Energy.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910219964503321Electricity requirements for a digital society2109089UNINA