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Increased Electricity Demand

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Luke Daniels

Hi,

We are modeling an increase in the demand for electricity in New York State. If we expect the demand to be equivalent to the purchase of $1M worth of electricity sales (MWh), how should we model this impact?

We don't know exactly where the electricity is coming from, but we could assume that is the average resource mixture in New York  (50% gas, 30% nuclear, ect).  Should this be an industry change or a commodity change?

Thanks!

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    Candi Clouse, PhD

    Luke - 

    The difference between modeling an Industry vs a Commodity is if you want to impact the producer (Industry) or the product (Commodity). There is only one commodity for electricity Commodity (3039) in IMPLAN.

    Check out the article Industry vs Commodity Output for more information.

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