Parameter

Steam Coal

Gasoline

Natural Gas

Carbon Emissions Factor
(Kilograms of Carbon per Million Btu)

25.49

19.19

14.40

Average Delivered Price in 1996
(1996 Dollars per Million Btu)

(1996 Dollars per Fuel Unit)^a

1.32

27.52

9.89

1.23

4.13

4.25

Average Delivered Price With Carbon Price of $100 per Metric Ton
(1996 Dollars per Million Btu)

(1996 Dollars per Fuel Unit)^a

3.87

80.68

11.81

1.47

5.57

5.73

^aFuel units are short ton (coal), gallon (gasoline), and thousand cubic feet (natural gas).
Source: Office of Integrated Analysis and Forecasting.