Risk Management in U.S. Energy Policy

摘要

We are entering a new energy era, characterized by dramatically increased demand, high prices, constrained supply, environmental uncertainties and international political tensions. A sound energy policy should address the economic and environmental risks of this new era. Yet the U.S. Energy Policy Act of 2005, signed by President George W. Bush in August, does not address them. District energy and combined heat and power (CHP) can be a key element in managing risks in an uncertain and volatile energy future and should be a part of additional legislation that puts forward a comprehensive and balanced U.S. energy policy.