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050			_aHD 9685.A2 .P83 1986
245		0	_aPublic involvement in energy facility planning : _bthe electric utility experience / _cedited by Dennis W. Ducsik
260			_aBoulder : _bWestview Press, _cc1986
300			_axxi, 451 pages : _billustrations ; _c23 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505			_aPart One. Issues and Concerns -- Part Two. View of Participation Practitioners -- Part Three. Selected Public Involvement Programs -- Part Four. Detailed Case Studies.
520			_aFor decades, the electric utility industry sought locations for its new power plants in a fairly simple and straightforward manner. In many instances, all that was required was a flat tract of land of suitable size, an adjacent source of cooling water and, hopefully, reasonable proximity to the source of the load' to be supplied with the advent of the 60s and 70s, Individual and collective attitudes toward such projects changed as the country experienced a heightened sensitivity to environmental values. At the same time, however, utilities were still taking advantage of economies of scale, particularly with respect to power plants, with the size of these units becoming increasingly large.
650			_aPUBLIC UTILITIES -- LOCATION
700			_aDucsik, Dennis W. _eeditor
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