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RCED-83-170 1 (1983-06-22)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabecq0001 and id is 1 raw text is: -'1Z2 HCTD - Plot to be re aed 4he General aftr I Accounting Offce except on Af. 7 ; by the Office of Cg tu im -m. BY THE US, GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To The Subcommittee On Energy Conservation And Power Committee On Energy And Commerce House Of Representatives Analysis Of Electric Utility Coad Forecasting rhe Chairman requested that GAO review lectric utility load forecasting. He was spe- ,ifically interested in forecasting methodolo- ies, key variables, state of the art, and how ;onservation and small decentralized power resources are addressed. rhis report presents a summary of electric utility load forecasting as currently accom- plished by utilities of various sizes. It hih- lights the many controversies surrounding forecasting and discusses how utilities are attempting to deal with the uncertainty Inherent in forecasts of future power demand. 121785 GAO/RCED-83-170 JUNE 22, 1983 153Ga33