Electricity demand in primary aluminum smelting
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MIT-EL-79-055WP-06517666.pdf
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1.62 MB
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Author(s)
Mork, Knut Anton
Date Issued
September 1979
Publisher
MIT Energy Laboratory
Series/Report no.
MIT-EL
79-055WP
Abstract
The demand for electricity by primary aluminum smelters is estimated
econometrically. Cross section data is used, including plant data for
the U.S. and Norway and a national average for Japan. The data are sampled
for two periods, one before and one after the 1973-74 energy price increase.
The paper estimates the elasticity of substitution between electricity and
an aggregate of all other inputs, assumed to exist. The estimated value
of 0.1 is low, but significantly different from zero. Large price in-
creases, such as the equalization of hydro and other power prices are
found to result in substantial energy savings.
Subjects
Smelting |x Power supply.
Aluminum industry and trade |x Power supply.
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