Title: Fuel switching by industrial and electric-utility gas users: an overlooked national issue
Abstract: Natural gas has evolved a strong position in the industrial and electric utility markets under conditions of price regulation, which has kept gas cheaper than other fuels. That policy is gradually being abandoned by the federal government. As a consequence, gas prices are likely to increase at a faster rate than the prices of competing fuel sources. The potential for future displacement of gas by alternative energy sources in industrial and electric-utility markets creates much uncertainty for the gas industry. The Gas Research Institute (GRI) recently undertook an assessment of the potential for fuel switching in these markets by investigating the various demand levels for alternative energy sources that could occur under different foreseeable sets of impacting circumstances (scenarios). This article describes the results of the GRI study, which indicate that there is far more potential for fuel switching than has been generally recognized. 4 tables.
Publication Year: 1982
Publication Date: 1982-06-10
Language: en
Type: article
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