Preface A series of white papers are being prepared at the request of the Planning Research Company as input to the Societal Assessment of the Satellite Power System (SPS) Concept Development and Evaluation Program sponsored by the United States Department of Energy, Office of Energy Research, SPS Project Office. The objective of the Societal Assessment is to identify and characterize those social, legal, and political ramifications of the SPS technology that might significantly influence its development and to determine strategies that might make the SPS more socially acceptable. This white paper assesses the impacts of large new energy sources from Satellite Power Systems on the distribution of industry and population in the U.S. and other countries receiving SPS outputs. It was prepared by members of the Economics and Social Sciences Section (ESS) of the Energy and Environmental Systems (EES) Division at Argonne National Laboratory. The effort was led by Dr. Thomas E. Baldwin (EES), with major contributions made by Dr. Danilo J. Santini (EES) and Dr. Lawrence G. Hill (consultant to EES). Erik J. Stenehjem, Section Leader Economics and Social Sciences Energy & Environmental Systems Division
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