Dynamic Linear Programming Models of Energy, Resource, and Economic-Development Systems

This report develops a unified dynamic linear programming approach to studying long-range development alternatives in the energy sector. With the demand for energy and the supply of nonenergy resources needed to develop the energy supply system given exogenously, the report first seeks the optimal mix, phased over time, of different energy technologies. Next it considers the problem of finding, for primary energy resources, the optimal mix over time of different exploration and extraction technologies. The third part of the report uses an optimization version of a dynamic input-output model to study the macroeconomic impacts of the energy sector. Finally, the report discusses the interactions among these models, presents a general dynamic linear programming framework, and takes up some related methodological issues.