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I .w rate of population growth and energy consumption, it cannot be stated with certainty that overall energy supplies will be adequate to meet demand through the planning period, i . e . , a metropolitan population increase to 293, 700. 3. Based on metropolitan population projections and current energy use patterns, peak electrical energy demand for the metropolitan area will nearly double by the end of the planning period i , e . , a metropolitan population of 293, 740. Energy efficient land use patterns, conservation efforts, and load management would reduce projected demand . (The highest energy demand to date was on February 2, 1979, when the combined systems of EWFB and SUB exper- ienced a peak hour demand of 703,000 kilowatts.) 4. Energy savings can be obtained by utilizing forms of energy other than electricity or fossil fuels' for space heating. 5. Recent trends and analysis i n d i c a t e that the relative cost of non- renewable energy supplies, such as petroleum, and the relative cost of the majority of the electric power received by the. metropolitan area, will increase in the future. 5 . Wood fiber presently provides a s i g n i f i c a n t amount of energy to the metropolitan area. The continued utilization of this alternative energy source will be influenced by the economic and resource conditions affecting the lumber industry and by the air - quality conditions and regulations affecting the metropolitan area. 7. Municipal waste can serve as an indirect energy source .th the energy savings resulting' from the recycling of nonrenewable resources such as metals and glass containers. H. Solar energy can provide a s i g n i f i c a n t amount. of . the energy' used for the metropolitan area hot water heating and can provide cost- effective supplementary space heating when used in basic, simple, passive systems. 9. Approximately 25 percent of all energy in the metropolitan area is consumed by automobile use. This i's the largest amount consumed by any specific use. 10. Electricity supplies over 60 percent of the energy consumed for all residential uses in the metropolitan area. 11. -An. electrical generation facility which is powered by part of an industrial process (cogeneration) i s presently operating in the metropol itan area. Additional opportunities for cogeneration facilities exist in the region. 12. Waste heat from metropolitan area industrial processes can be used for space heating of nearby buildings. III -J-2