Table 2. Summary Comparison: Reference, 1990+24%, 1990+9%, and 1990-3% Cases, 2010 and 2020
Summary Indicators |
1996 |
2010 |
2020 |
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Reference |
1990 |
1990 |
1990 |
Reference |
1990 |
1990 |
1990 |
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Carbon Price (1996 Dollars per Metric Ton) |
NA |
NA |
67 |
163 |
294 |
NA |
99 |
141 |
240 |
Delivered Energy Price (1996 Dollars per Million Btu) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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 |
13.57 |
11.80 |
11.42 |
10.78 |
10.33 |
10.78 |
10.05 |
9.62 |
9.27 |
Carbon
Intensity |
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. 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. |
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