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Energia i dane · 7.01.2003

Policy Statement; Policy for Statistical Tables Based on Historical Electric Power Survey Information Collected Under a Pledge of Confidentiality

The EIA has established a policy regarding the use of disclosure limitation methods for statistical tables derived from historical electric power survey information collected under a pledge of confidentiality. Disclosure limitation methods are used to ensure that sensitive table cell values are suppressed; i.e., withheld from public release. A sensitive data cell value is one that, if publicly disseminated, may be used to closely estimate confidential information that an individual survey respondent reported to EIA. Under this policy, EIA will use disclosure limitation methods on statistical tables based on aggregated historical electric power survey information collected under a pledge of confidentiality only if the information is currently collected under a pledge of confidentiality. (As of December 2002, electric power information collected under a pledge of confidentiality includes costs of fuels for unregulated plants, tested heat rates, fuel inventories, plant costs and expenses for unregulated plants, monthly electricity sales information reported for energy-only service, and latitude/longitude for electric power facilities.) For information not currently collected under a p

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