Table 2.  Summary Comparison: Reference, 1990+24%, 1990+9%, and 1990-3% Cases, 2010 and 2020

Summary Indicators

1996

2010

2020

Reference

1990
+24%

1990
+9%

1990
-3%

Reference

1990
+24%

1990
+9%

1990
-3%

Carbon Price (1996 Dollars per Metric Ton)

NA

NA

67

163

294

NA

99

141

240

Delivered Energy Price (1996 Dollars per Million Btu)

                 

 Coal

1.32

1.12

2.82

5.24

8.57

1.01

3.50

4.57

7.18

 Natural Gas

4.13

3.76

4.71

6.45

8.49

3.96

5.69

6.95

8.30

 Motor Gasoline

9.89

10.11

11.23

12.53

14.49

10.00

11.45

12.04

13.48

 Jet Fuel

5.52

5.62

6.69

8.15

10.24

5.76

7.32

8.01

9.66

 Distillate Fuel

7.84

7.81

8.91

10.50

12.71

7.67

9.21

9.79

11.49

 Electricity

20.19

17.22

20.92

25.70

30.68

16.31

21.44

23.77

26.10

Primary Energy Use (Quadrillion Btu)

                 

 Natural Gas

22.60

28.97

29.57

31.82

32.49

32.65

34.50

36.02

35.39

 Petroleum

36.01

43.82

42.83

41.12

38.89

46.88

45.25

44.78

42.94

 Coal

20.90

24.14

19.70

11.68

6.72

25.27

15.28

7.06

2.59

 Nuclear

7.20

6.17

6.68

6.98

7.36

3.80

5.06

5.90

6.86

 Renewable

6.91

7.27

7.44

7.72

8.23

7.59

8.29

9.77

11.91

 Othera

0.39

0.80

0.25

0.25

0.23

0.83

0.26

0.26

0.25

   Total

94.01

111.18

106.48

99.57

93.93

117.02

108.64

103.79

99.94

Electricity Sales (Billion Kilowatthours)

3,098

3,865

3,696

3,492

3,286

4,240

3,972

3,837

3,718

Carbon Emissions by Fuel (Million Metric Tons)

                 

 Natural Gas

318

415

424

456

466

468

495

517

507

 Petroleum

621

752

735

704

660

805

777

767

727

 Coal

524

621

506

299

172

652

393

181

66

   Total

1,463

1,791

1,668

1,462

1,300

1,929

1,668

1,468

1,303

Carbon Emissions by Sector (Million Metric Tons)

                 

 Residential

286

337

301

238

199

375

291

224

181

 Commercial

230

277

244

186

147

299

225

168

130

 Industrial

476

559

519

462

418

582

505

449

405

 Transportation

471

617

605

576

536

673

647

626

588

   Total

1,463

1,791

1,668

1,462

1,300

1,929

1,668

1,468

1,303

 Electricity Generation

517

657

567

409

312

726

519

351

246

Carbon Reductions by Sector (Million Metric Tons)

                 

 Residential

NA

NA

37

99

139

NA

85

151

195

 Commercial

NA

NA

33

91

130

NA

73

131

169

 Industrial

NA

NA

41

98

141

NA

77

133

177

 Transportation

NA

NA

12

41

81

NA

26

47

85

   Total

NA

NA

123

329

491

NA

261

461

625

 Electricity Generation

NA

NA

90

248

345

NA

207

375

481

 Electricity Generation as Percent of Total

NA

NA

74

75

70

NA

79

81

77

Energy Fuel Expenditures (Billion 1996 Dollars)

560

637

726

834

952

674

807

862

945

Energy Intensity
(Thousand Btu per 1992 Dollar of GDP)

13.57

11.80

11.42

10.78

10.33

10.78

10.05

9.62

9.27

Carbon Intensity
(Kilograms per Million Btu)

15.6

16.1

15.7

14.7

13.8

16.5

15.4

14.1

13.0

aIncludes net electricity imports, methanol, and liquid hydrogen.
NA = not applicable.
Note: Totals may not equal sum of components due to independent rounding.

Sources: 1996: Energy Information Administration, Annual Energy Outlook 1998, DOE/EIA-0383(98) (Washington, DC, December 1997). Projections: Office of Integrated Analysis and Forecasting, National Energy Modeling System runs KYBASE.D080398A, FD24ABV.D080398B, FD09ABV.D080398B, and FD03BLW.D080398B.