Acknowledgments

This book could not have been written without the help of literally thousands of people. They include the people who answered our questionnaires in almost 1,500 households and in 125 public utilities.

We have space to mention by name only a few of the many others who helped us. Reid Thompson, President of the Potomac Electric Power Co., and Paul Reichardt, President of the Washington Gas Light Co., helped us prepare the letter and design the questionnaire that we sent to the households' utilities. Their support and cooperation were responsible for the excellent response we received, and contributed greatly to the quality of our results.

Reuben Cohen, Executive Vice President of Response Analysis Corporation in Princeton, New Jersey, developed the sample design, and directed the household survey and tabulation of the results. We benefited greatly from his sampling expertise and his sage advice about the household questionnaire and tabulation format and content.

William J. Kruvant, research associate at the Washington Center for Metropolitan Studies, who wrote Chapter Six, "People, Energy, and Pollution," also made significant contributions to almost every chapter in this book.

William Beachy, research assistant at the Center, developed many of the analytical, statistical summaries required for clarity in writing. He contributed also to all substantive areas through careful and insightful research. He was a key member of the Center's energy research staff throughout the length of the project.

We are indebted to the research librarians of the Washington Center: first, to Mary Edwards, and after she retired, to Marion Shamu. They and their assistants, Mary Channon and Christine Miller, were immensely helpful in achieving breadth and accuracy in documentation.

Gratitude for work well done is due to Joanie Bagby, Rachel Coppock, Nancy Gaeta, Janice Outtz, and Nancy Rytina, who served at various