ABSTRACT

Theodore [1] has previously developed a calculational procedure for allowing a technical individual to quantify a decision-requiring process that is a function of numerous, difŸcult to evaluate variables. This procedure has already been applied to the three applications listed here:

1. Fly ash control options for coal-Ÿred utility boilers [2] 2. Pollution prevention options [3] 3. Wastewater sludge management [4]

The application of this procedure to energy resources is described here for the United States, developed countries, and underdeveloped countries. The purpose of these analyses is to provide quantitative information that might allow one to select what one might describe as the “optimum” energy resource matrix and/or policy.