Document: NUREG-1555
Document ID: edddea47-82cf-4080-b446-54a1ee9f97cc
Document Type: esrp
Title: FACTORS AFFECTING GROWTH OF DEMAND
Source: NUREG-1555
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/nuregs/staff/sr1555/initial/
Revision Date: 2007-10
Chapter: 8
Section ID: 8.2.2
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n, and weather. Successful efforts undertaken within the relevant region to promote energy efficiency on the NUREG-1555 8.2.2-8 October 1999 part of customers and with respect to internal use of power transmission and distribution efficiency and demand side management should be included. The reviewer should present any other significant factors that could affect the growth of electricity demand in the service area. The reviewer should provide a concluding statement in the EIS similar to the following: The staff reviewed the data and analyses submitted by the applicant and other data and determined that they are reasonable and in sufficient detail to conclude that the forecast submitted by the applicant properly reflects the effect of energy efficiency and substitution on projected kWh sales and peak demand. Price and Rate Structure The reviewer should describe present and proposed price and rate structures and discuss how price competition and utility price and rate structure may affect the growth of electricity demand. The reviewer should provide a concluding statement in the EIS similar to the following: The staff reviewed the data and analyses submitted by the applicant and determined that they are reasonable and in sufficient detail to conclude that the forecast submitted by the applicant properly reflects the effect of the growth in the real price of electricity on the expected growth of electricity demand, and the capability of present and proposed rate structures to promote load management. If a need-for-power analysis prepared by or under the direction of affected States or regions is available, the ESRP 8.2.2 analysis may be divided into three subsections as above, or it may consist of a single section summarizing the relevant aspects of the region’s need for power. V. IMPLEMENTATION The method described herein will be used by the staff in evaluating conformance with the Commission’s regulations, except in those cases in which the applicant proposes an