Table of Contents

1 Front Matter; 2 1. Introduction, Conclusion and Recommendations; 3 2. Historical Perspective; 4 3. Electricity and Productivity Growth; 5 4. Examples of Electrification and Productivity Gains; 6 5. Future Economic Influences on Electricity Use; 7 Appendix A: Statement of Work; 8 Appendix B: Measure of Economic Growth and of Electricity Demand; 9 Appendix C: Econometric Model of Production and Technical Change; 10 Appendix D: Excerpts from an Analysis of the Expected Impact of Various Electrotechnologies on Electricity Demand; 11 Glossary

About the Author

Committee on Electricity in Economic Growth, Energy Engineering Board, National Research Council