Abstract

Many of the technical and policy disciplines of integrated resource planning (IRP) have been conceived, developed and tested in progressive regulatory jurisdictions throughout the United States over the last decade. The practical effect has been a rapid increase in utility investments in demand-side management (DSM) resources.

Through the support of multilateral and bilateral agencies, the U.S. model of IRP and DSM is now being exported to formerly communist countries in Eastern Europe, This paper describes the activities of the Poland DSM Project sponsored by the US. foreign aid program which is providing trainmg and technical assistance on IRP and DSM to Poland. The program's tasks include work with the energy ministry and utilities to enact IRP into law, document the DSM potential iu Poland, and develop and implement DSM and end-use load research programs. What makes this activity interesting is that the results will be combined with supply-side and tariff studies to produce an integrated resource plan that will be the basis for a substantial World Bank power sector loan. This activity is challenging because Poland has different energy infrastructures, pricing systems, and regulatory institutions and it is also experiencing wrenching political and economic transitions. The paper focuses on how the transfer of the U.S. IRP/DSM model will fail without sensitive recognition of conditions in Poland and appropriale adaptation.

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Panel 2. Commercial Technologies and Buildings

Panel 1. Policy, Programs and Program Evaluation

Panel 4. The Energy-Environment Link

Panel 3. Human Dimensions of Energy-Use and Conservation

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