A survey of data envelopment analysis in energy and environmental studies

Eco-efficiency analysis of power plants: An extension of data envelopment analysis

A literature study for DEA applied to energy and environment

Review of methodologies and polices for evaluation of energy efficiency in high energy-consuming industry

This study investigates the relationship between environmental performance and productive efficiency in the United States electric utility industry before and after the 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments. Using Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA), cross-sectional examinations reveal lower polluting plants are more efficient than higher polluting plants. Longitudinal analyses indicate plants can simultaneously reduce pollution and increase relative efficiency. Collectively, these results are evidence that proactive environmental management can reduce environmental costs and thus, lends support for adopting an environmental cost management system.

Ecoefficiency: Defining a role for environmental cost management

An application of data envelopment analysis (DEA) for measuring and evaluating the operating efficiency of power plants in the Israeli Electric Corporation (IEC) is presented. Emphasis is placed on the process of screening the list of potential input and output factors and determining the most relevant ones. Special attention is given to the qualitative factor concerning air pollution, which is treated as a categorical variable. The incorporation of 'standard data' is examined and the results are analyzed. >

B. Golany

Papers

Measuring efficiency of power plants in Israel by data envelopment analysis