The topic of economic analyses of resource options is discussed in numerous places in this book. In those discussions, particularly in Chapters 3, 5, and 6, it was pointed out that there are two basic types or stages of economic analyses: preliminary economic screening analyses and final (or system) economic analyses.
For preliminary economic screening analysis of Supply options, the most commonly used approach is a “screening curve” approach. (As previously mentioned in the main body of the book, some parties attempt, unfortunately, to apply a screening curve analysis approach to DSM options.) The screening curve approach is also referred ...
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