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2. Many energy supply and demand factors which influence the metropolitan area are <br /> beyond local control. An example is the petroleum supply decisions made by <br /> Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) nations. Furthermore, at the <br /> present rate of population growth and energy consumption, it cannot be stated with <br /> certainty that overall energy supplies will be adequate to meet demand through the <br /> planning period; i.e., a metropolitan population increase to 293,700. <br /> <br /> Based on metropolitan population projections and current energy use patterns, peak <br /> electrical energy demand for the metropolitan area will nearly double by the end of the <br /> planning period; i.e., a metropolitan population of 293,700. Energy efficient land use <br /> patterns, conservation efforts, and load management would reduce projected demand. <br /> (The highest energy demand to date was on February 2, 1979, when the combined <br /> systems of EWEB and SUB experienced a peak hour demand of 703,000 kilowatts. <br /> <br />43. Energy savings can be obtained by utilizing forms of energy other than electricity or <br /> fossil fuels for space heating. <br /> <br />~-- Recent trends and analysis indicate that the relative cost of non-renewable energy <br /> supplies, such as petroleum, and the relative cost of the majority of the electric power <br /> received by the metropolitan area, will increase in the future. <br /> <br />65. Wood fiber presently provides a significant amount of energy to the metropolitan area. <br /> The continued utilization of this alternative energy source will be influenced by the <br /> economic and resource conditions affecting the lumber industry and by the air quality <br /> conditions and regulations affecting the metropolitan area. <br /> <br />¢6. Municipal waste can serve as an indirect energy source through the energy savings <br /> resulting from the recycling of nonrenewable resources such as metals and glass <br /> containers. <br /> <br />97. Solar energy can provide a significant amount of the energy used for the metropolitan <br /> area hot water heating and can provide cost-effective supplementary space heating when <br /> used in basic, simple, passive systems. <br /> <br /> Approximately 25 percent of all energy in the metropolitan area is consumed by <br /> automobile use. This is the largest mount consumed by any specific use. <br /> <br /> Electricity supplies over 60 percent of the energy constuned for all rcsidcnti~ uses in the <br /> metropolitan area. <br /> <br />-1-1-8. An electrical generation facility which is powered by part of an industrial process <br /> (cogeneration) is presently operating in the metropolitan area. Additional opportunities <br /> for cogeneration facilities exist in the region. <br /> <br />4-39. Waste heat from metropolitan area industrial processes can be used for space heating of <br /> nearby buildings. <br /> <br /> / <br /> <br /> 1114-2 <br /> <br /> <br />