Table 18. Landfill Gas to Energy Supply and Cost of Electricity Production by Region

Megawatts Equivalent ECAR ERCOT MAAC MAIN MAPP NY NE FL STV SPP NWP RA CNV U.S.
High Yield 72 12 93 83 43 54 62 14 68 5 17 - 131 653
Low Yield 30 26 22 92 22 27 6 26 22 - 58 - 250 581
Very Low Yield 539 316 311 495 150 142 51 158 447 185 185 91 749 3,819
Total 641 354 427 670 214 222 119 198 537 191 260 91 1,130 5,053
Percent of National Capacity
High Yield 1.43 0.23 1.84 1.64 0.85 1.06 1.23 0.28 1.35 0.11 0.33 0.00 2.59 12.93
Low Yield 0.60 0.51 0.44 1.82 0.43 0.53 0.12 0.52 0.43 0.00 1.16 0.00 4.95 11.50
Very Low Yield 10.66 6.26 6.16 9.79 2.96 2.81 1.00 3.12 8.85 3.66 3.65 1.80 14.83 75.57
Total 12.69 7.01 8.44 13.26 4.23 4.39 2.36 3.92 10.63 3.77 5.14 1.80 22.36 100.00
1998 Cents per Kilowatthour Electricity
Price
High Yield 3.20
Low Yield 4.10
Very Low Yield 6.45
Source: Energy Information Administration, Office of Integrated Analysis and Forecasting.

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