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.

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