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  • Energy and EnvironmentRhode Island (RI)2014

    Macroeconomic Impacts of Rhode Island Energy Efficiency Investments

    National Grid’s 2014 Energy Efficiency Program Plan for Rhode Island was analyzed in this report in order to quantify its macroeconomic impacts. This study also provides updated economic impact multipliers that enable the quantification of the benefits of future energy efficiency program in the Rhode Island economy. Un…

  • Energy and EnvironmentSouth Carolina (SC)2014

    South Carolina Offshore Wind Economic Impact Study Phase 2

    The South Carolina Coastal Conservation League and the Strom Thurmond Institute at Clemson University collaborated on an economic impact study on behalf of the South Carolina Energy Office that was intended to assess the economic impact of a demonstration scale offshore wind farm on the state of South Carolina. Analyst…

  • Energy and EnvironmentCalifornia (CA)2014

    Macroeconomic Impacts of the California Global Warming Solutions Act on the Southern California Economy

    The REMI PI+ model was applied in this analysis of the potential regional macroeconomic impacts of a set of ten greenhouse gas mitigation policy options intended to enable the Southern California Association of Governments to comply with the state’s greenhouse gas reduction targets. The PI+ model was important to this …

  • Consulting & AdvisingDistrict of Columbia (DC)2014

    The Economic, Climate, Fiscal, Power, and Demographic Impact of a National Fee-and-Dividend Carbon Tax

    The REMI PI+ model was used in tandem with the CAT and ReEDS models to fully encapsulate the impact of a national carbon tax in terms of economic, climate/emissions, electrical power, federal fiscal, and demographic implications. There was a considerable increase in jobs, GDP, income, prices, emission reduction, revenu…

  • Consulting & AdvisingCalifornia (CA)2014

    Environmental Tax Reform in California: Economic and Climate Impact of a Carbon Tax Swap

    This study examined the economic, demographic, and climate impact of environmental tax reform in California through three separate carbon tax price points ($50/ton, $100/ton, $200/ton) and two scenarios aimed to return revenue without increasing spending. Those modeled scenarios are an “across-the-board” tax cut to inc…

  • Consulting & AdvisingWashington (WA)2013

    The Economic, Demographic, and Climate Impact of Environmental Tax Reform in Washington and King County

    Using a version of the PI+ model focused on the state of Washington and the Carbon Tax Analysis Model, REMI assessed if environmental tax reform could generate revenue, create jobs, help grow the economy, and reduce Washington’s carbon footprint. The way that the carbon tax specifications were modified for this study d…

  • Consulting & AdvisingMassachusetts (MA)2013

    Modeling the Economic, Demographic, and Climate Impact of a Carbon Tax in Massachusetts

    The Committee for a Green Economy commissioned a study by REMI exploring whether or not a carbon tax in Massachusetts could improve the state economy, create more jobs, and protect low-income households while also lowering the Bay State’s carbon footprint. The analysis determined that the optimal method of meeting thos…

  • Energy and EnvironmentDistrict of Columbia (DC)2013

    Analysis of the Macroeconomic Impacts of the Proposed Zephyr Transmission Project

    London Economics International, LLC. performed an analysis of the macroeconomic impacts of the proposed Zephyr Project by incorporating the dynamic input-output economic model developed by REMI. Between 2013 and 2020, this proposed Zephyr Project was forecasted to create 11,750 jobs or an average of 1,470 jobs per year…

  • Energy and EnvironmentMontana (MT)2013

    Eastern Montana County Level Population Projections

    The Census and Economic Information Center at the Montana Department of Commerce utilized a REMI population projections product that forecasted annual county-level population projections for the state’s 4th District out to 2060 for this study examining the effect of oil production scenarios on population and migration.…

  • Energy and EnvironmentIowa (IA)2013

    A Comprehensive Financial and Economic Assessment of Future Iowa Baseload Generation in a Carbon-Constrained Environment

    This assessment prepared by NERA Economic Consulting for the MidAmerican Energy Company using the REMI PI+ model to evaluate the Iowa macroeconomic impacts for the nuclear SMR and natural gas combined cycle deployment options. The deployment of nuclear and natural gas generation has fundamental differences in the alloc…

  • Consulting & AdvisingDistrict of Columbia (DC)2012

    The Keystone XL Pipeline: REMI Estimates of Economic Impacts from Construction and Operations

    The REMI PI+ macroeconomic model was incorporated for this study and was used against other modeling softwares to try and ascertain the accurate amount of jobs set to be initialized by the Keystone XL pipeline and the economic climate of crude oil surrounding the building of this pipeline. The REMI model resulted in th…

  • Energy and EnvironmentArizona (AZ)2012

    Navajo Generating Station and Kayenta Mine: An Economic Impact Study

    The L. William Seidman Research Institute at Arizona State University prepared a report for the Salt River Project and the Navajo Nation that examined the direct, indirect, and induced economic impact of the Navajo Generating Station and Kayenta Mine for the period 2011-2044 at the county and state level using an Arizo…

  • Energy and EnvironmentNew York (NY)2012

    Analysis of the Macroeconomic Impacts of the Proposed Champlain Hudson Power Express Project in New York

    London Economics International LLC analyzed the potential economic benefits of the Champlain-Hudson Power Express project, a 333-mile underwater and underground HVDC transmission line that will deliver 1,000 MW of clean, low-cost energy into the New York City market, in terms of the employment and impacts on Gross Dome…

  • Energy and EnvironmentMississippi (MS)2011

    Economic Impact Assessment of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill

    Before declining in the second half of 2011, it appeared that the Mississippi Gulf Coast economy received a slight overall boost from activities related to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in 2010 and the beginning of 2011. The decline in leisure tourism were offset by cleanup activities and direct payments from BP, but…

  • Energy and EnvironmentCalifornia (CA)2011

    Evaluation and Discussion of Potential Economic Impacts of the Draft AQMD Air Quality-Related Energy Policy

    This report accompanied the draft Air Quality-Related Energy Policy that provided information on current energy usage in the South Coast Air Basin, a list of policies to guide Air Quality Management District efforts, and a list of actions to be undertaken to support these policies and presented an evaluation and discus…