Tools
Informing the Public about Low-Carbon Technologies
This tool consists of two distinct sets of material, a combination of which allow the user to become more informed on available Low-Carbon Technologies and explore the outcomes of energy generation policy decisions on environmental conditions. The initial segment of materials presented is designed to convey basic information on available generation technologies and their relative impacts. The second segment is an Excel-based interactive computer tool that allows users to “build their own power plant combination” to supply additional capacity needed in Pennsylvania over the next 25 years, assuming a congressionally-mandated carbon constraint.
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Impact of Nuclear Shutdowns
This model allows exploration of international policies related to nuclear power, and the economic and environmental consequences which could result from a reevaluation of those policies. Some of the consequences considered include reliability of the electricity supply, electricity costs, air pollution levels, carbon emission levels, and impact on fossil fuel reliance.
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Water Quality Reuse Classification
This water quality reuse classification tool is designed to facilitate decision making regarding human water uses. The focus of the tool is to assist utilities, industries, and governments in determining whether a process effluent is of acceptable quality for the influent of another process. By ranking water quality required for various types of reuse in a tabular format, utility managers, industrial operators, and government officials can propose application effluents as potential influents for other activities and evaluate the feasibility of specific couplings.
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Climate Change Decisions
This is a website designed to help guide wise decision making about climate change adaptation, with a focus on natural resource contexts. On the site you will find information to help guide good processes for tough decisions about climate adaptation concepts. The ultimate goal of the website is to provide information and examples to show how structured decision making can help guide the thinking and actions of decision makers who deal with climate change adaptation decisions.
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Comparing Residential Electricity Consumption in the U.S. and in Europe
This is an embedded interactive chart which allows the user to choose among a variety of parameters related to Residential Electricity Consumption and display them on a time-calibrated chart.
MegaJoule: online energy information-sharing resource with an emphasis on numbers
Megajoule provides an open platform with information on estimates of current and future costs and performance of energy technologies.
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Marginal Emissions Factors Repository (MEFR)
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