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Energy Prices 1960-73: A Report to the Energy Policy Project of the FF
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Energy Prices 1960-73: A Report to the Energy Policy Project of the FF




A 1974 report to the Energy Policy Project of the Ford Foundation that provides historical data on price changes for energy from 1960 to 1973. Part one contains retail and wholesale price information for the year 1973, when energy prices rose dramatically. Part two covers 1960 to 1972, years of only moderate increase.

Foster Associates, Inc.
1974
272 pages


Table Of Contents
List Of Tables
Preface
Acknowledgments
Part One Energy Price Developments in 1973
Chapter One Introduction
Overview
Chapter Two Retail Energy Prices
A. Residential Gas and Electric Baseload
B. Residential House Heating
C. Industrial Use
D. Motor Gasoline
Chapter Three Primary Prices of Fossil Fuels
A. Crude Oil
B. Natural Gas
C. Coal
Appendix
Chronology of Price Controls on the Petroleum Industry
Chronology of Price Controls on Gas and Electric Public Utilities
Chronology of Price Controls on the Coal Industry
OPEC Chronology
Part II Basic Study
Introduction and Summary
Industry Structure of Major Energy Sources
Selection of Energy Sources, Users, and Geographic Locations for Pricing
Definitions and Concepts
Data Sources
Trends and Patterns in Energy Prices
Breakdown of Retail Energy Prices by Cost component
Comparison of Rural and Urban Space Heating and Gasoline Prices
Relationship of Prices to Volumes
Volume Discounts and Promotional Rates
Interruptible Gas Rates for Industrial Markets
Spot Versus Contract Prices
Incremental Gas Pricing
Chapter One Industry Structure of Major Energy Sources
A. Gas and Electricity
B. Petroleum
C. Steam Coal
Chapter Two Criteria, Definitions, and Concepts
A. Selection of the Cities to be Studied
B. Markets Priced for Particular Energy Sources
C. Choice of Utilities
D. Definition of Concepts and Determination of Quantities to be Measured—Retail Prices
E. Sources of Retail Price Data
F. Wholesale Price Definitions and Sources
Gas Wholesale Prices
Electric Wholesale Price
Oil Products Wholesale Prices
Coal Wholesale Prices
Chapter Three Trends and Patterns in Energy Prices Retail Energy Prices
A. Residential Gas and Electric Baseload
B. Residential House Heating
C. Residential Air Conditioning
D. Commercial and Industrial Use
E. Fossil Fuels Used by Electric Utilities
F. Motor Gasoline
G. Wholesale Energy Prices
Chapter Four Special Analyses
A. Breakdown of Retail Energy Prices by Cost Component
B. Comparison of Space Heating and Gasoline Costs in Urban and Rural Areas
C. The Relationship of Price to volume
D. Volume Discounts and Promotional Rates
E. Interruptible Gas Rates for Industrial Markets
F. Spot Versus Contract Prices
G. Incremental Gas Pricing
Appendix Tables
Appendix Tables
Reviewer Comments