Table 22. Projected Impacts of the CCTI Landfill Gas Tax Credit, 1998, 2005, 2010, and 2020
| Projection | 1998 | 2005 | 2010 | 2020 | |||
| Reference Case | CCTI Case | Reference Case | CCTI Case | Reference Case | CCTI Case | ||
| Landfill Gas Generating Capacity (Gigawatts) | 2.5 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 4.1 |
| Landfill Gas Electricity Generation (Billion Kilowatthours) | 17.8 | 20.0 | 23.4 | 23.7 | 28.7 | 25.5 | 29.8 |
| Electricity Sector Carbon Emissions (Million Metric Tons)a | 550 | 655 | 654 | 692 | 691 | 773 | 772 |
| Tax Revenue Reductions (Million 1998 Dollars) |
-- | -- | 77.3 | -- | 58.4 | -- | 0.00 |
| aDirect emissions of carbon only. Does not include the carbon equivalent emissions of methane. Source: Energy Information Administration, National Energy Modeling System runs CCTIBASJ.D030900B and CCTIMSWJ.D030900A. | |||||||