The Pecan Street Project : developing the electric utility system of the future

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dc.contributor.advisorEaton, David J.en
dc.contributor.advisorWebber, Michael E., 1971-en
dc.creatorSmith, Christopher Alanen
dc.date.accessioned2010-06-04T14:49:29Zen
dc.date.available2010-06-04T14:49:29Zen
dc.date.issued2009-08en
dc.date.submittedAugust 2009en
dc.descriptiontexten
dc.description.abstractThe Pecan Street Project (PSP) is a public-private initiative that seeks to establish the City of Austin and its electric utility, Austin Energy (AE), as leaders in developing the electric utility system of the future and clean energy economy. The four main components of the project are to: 1) develop a local, public-private consortium dedicated to research and development of clean energy technologies and distributed power generation; 2) open the city’s electric grid to act as a lab to test emerging clean energy technologies; 3) develop a new business model to ensure AE’s continued profitability; and 4) show the world how the new business and systems model can work. This report provides a case study of PSP and describes an analytical approach for evaluating projects, programs, and policies proposed by PSP working groups to develop a cleaner, more efficient electric system. This report includes a history of the project, discusses opportunities and challenges identified by PSP, and evaluates the potential economic, environmental, system, and other impacts of different project ideas through a technical analysis. This report concludes with a series of recommendations to PSP and identifies policy implications for the City of Austin, AE, other policymakers, and other electric utilities.en
dc.description.departmentLBJ School of Public Affairsen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2152/ETD-UT-2009-08-319en
dc.language.isoengen
dc.subjectenergyen
dc.subjectelectricityen
dc.subjectelectric utilityen
dc.subjectelectric utility systemen
dc.subjectAustin Energyen
dc.subjectCity of Austinen
dc.subjectpolicyen
dc.subjectpublic policyen
dc.subjectsolaren
dc.subjectsolar energyen
dc.subjectsolar poweren
dc.subjectenergy efficiencyen
dc.subjectconservationen
dc.subjectdemand responseen
dc.subjectPecan Street Projecten
dc.subjectelectric griden
dc.subjectsmart griden
dc.subjectEnvironmental Defense Funden
dc.titleThe Pecan Street Project : developing the electric utility system of the futureen
dc.type.genrethesisen
thesis.degree.departmentLBJ School of Public Affairsen
thesis.degree.disciplinePublic Affairsen
thesis.degree.grantorThe University of Texas at Austinen
thesis.degree.levelMastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Public Affairsen

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