EXHIBIT R Page 155 <br />2. Many`energy supply and demand factors which influence the metropolitan area are <br />beyond local control. An example is the petroleum supply decisions made by <br />Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) nations. Fuitherme=e, at the <br />present rate otEpepul-atten grewth and energy eensuinptien, it eannet be stated wi <br />eertainty that over-all energy supplies will be adequate to meet. f-i A= A:R d tL <br />}~lfttlrng~eT~ea; e=~etrepel3t epUla°„ ; ° to 293,700. <br />eleet-rieal energy demand for- the metropolitan area will nearly double by the end of the <br />planning pel oa.: met- opel +a„ population of 293,700Energ" effleient land <br />pattems, eenser-vation efforts, and lead management vveuld f eduee pr-ejeeted demand. <br />(The highest energy demand te date was en Februafy > 1979, when the eembined <br />kilowatts. <br />systems of EWEB and SUB ex-pefieneed a peak heur demand of 703,000 43. Energy savings can be obtained by utilizing forms of energy other than electricity or <br />fossil fuels for space heating. <br />34. Recent trends and analysis indicate that the relative cost of non-renewable energy <br />supplies, such as petroleum, and the relative cost of the majority of the electric power <br />received by the metropolitan area, will increase in the future. <br />65. Wood fiber presently provides a significant amount of energy to the metropolitan area. <br />The continued utilization of this alternative energy source will be influenced by the <br />economic and resource conditions affecting the lumber industry and by the air quality <br />conditions and regulations affecting the metropolitan area. <br />76. Municipal waste can serve as an indirect energy source through the energy savings <br />resulting from the recycling of nonrenewable resources such as metals and glass <br />containers. <br />97. Solar energy can provide a significant amount of the energy used for the metropolitan <br />area hot water heating and can provide cost-effective supplementary space heating when <br />used in basic, simple, passive systems. <br />4- +ot, ,c ee23 f all +t, <br />pp y <br />re-xin~~ _ -er e energy -in d"le ins <br />automobile use. This is the largest amount eensiamed by an., peeffie use. <br />5 etrielty supplies ever 60 pefeent of the d f6 all resiT' enti-al asses in the <br />rnetfep@li area. <br />448. An electrical generation facility which is powered by part of an industrial process <br />(cogeneration) is presently operating in the metropolitan area. Additional opportunities <br />for cogeneration facilities exist in the region. <br />429. Waste heat from metropolitan area industrial processes can be used for space heating of <br />nearby buildings. <br />Ili-J-2 153 <br />Laurel Ridge Record (Z 15-5) Page 474 <br />