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About: Scott Moore graduated from the University of Wisconsin – Stout in 1985 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Industrial Education. In 1999 he completed a Masters of Business Administration Degree from the University of Minnesota’s Carlson School of Management. Scott has been primarily employed in the wood products industry up until 1999 in a variety of plant and operations management positions. Since 1999, Scott was a regional labor analyst, certified by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, research director, and currently president of Moore Data, LLC. Scott consults on statistical analysis and economic impacts for industry, labor and transportation related organizations located across the Southeastern United States.See Authors Posts (83)Linked is graphic showing the different sources and uses of energy in the United States. I first ran across this graphic in Input – Output Analysis (Miller and Blair) in their discussion of energy and economic impacts. I encourage you to “do the the math” addition or subtraction in this case. These data are often referenced as sources and uses of energy. As an example, residential structures consume over 35 percent of the usable energy. This graphic details how that can be possible.
These data also bring into question the green energy movement including; jobs, energy savings, and industry impact. It is clear to this analyst that conservation would have a greater impact on our energy use short term, than new forms of green energy like wind or solar. This is not to say these new forms of energy generation are not important, only that there is the reality of our current energy system efficiency (see graphic) as a result of the system the United States currently deploys.
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Scott Moore
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About: Scott Moore graduated from the University of Wisconsin – Stout in 1985 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Industrial Education. In 1999 he completed a Masters of Business Administration Degree from the University of Minnesota’s Carlson School of Management. Scott has been primarily employed in the wood products industry up until 1999 in a variety of plant and operations management positions. Since 1999, Scott was a regional labor analyst, certified by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, research director, and currently president of Moore Data, LLC. Scott consults on statistical analysis and economic impacts for industry, labor and transportation related organizations located across the Southeastern United States.See Authors Posts (83)EPA has just released a resource for states and other interested parties for assessing the benefits of clean energy. This document is a absolute necessity for any organization which analyzes energy development, production, transmission and the associated effects these systems have on economies, public health and policy.
Assessing the Multiply Benefits of Clean Energy(pdf)
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Scott Moore
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About: Scott Moore graduated from the University of Wisconsin – Stout in 1985 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Industrial Education. In 1999 he completed a Masters of Business Administration Degree from the University of Minnesota’s Carlson School of Management. Scott has been primarily employed in the wood products industry up until 1999 in a variety of plant and operations management positions. Since 1999, Scott was a regional labor analyst, certified by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, research director, and currently president of Moore Data, LLC. Scott consults on statistical analysis and economic impacts for industry, labor and transportation related organizations located across the Southeastern United States.See Authors Posts (83)The Post and Courier would have you believe that that it is inevitable that the cost of electricity is going to rise, hence the need for higher electricity bills. A review of the cost of coal from the Energy Information Administration outlines exactly what has been happening to coal prices. EIA
Like most commodities, coal also experienced a price bubble (remember oil prices of $145/barrel – now $50/barrel!). The same is true of coal primarily because of transportation costs. However, within the last few weeks, coal has dropped significantly and will most likely return to its long term trend forecast, slightly DECREASING in cost. The reason for a decrease is due in part to the phasing out of more expensive sources of production and an increase in production efficiency.
