Table 11. Key Results for the Electricity Generation Sector in the CO2 1990-7% 2008 Emission Cap Case, 2010 and 2020
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Projection |
1999 |
2010 |
2020 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Reference |
CO21990-7% 2008 |
Reference |
CO21990-7% 2008 |
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|
Emissions (Tons) |
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|
Hg |
43 |
46 |
24 |
45 |
21 |
|
SO2 (Millions) |
12.7 |
9.7 |
8.2 |
8.9 |
7.3 |
|
NOx (Millions) |
5.7 |
4.3 |
2.4 |
4.5 |
2.2 |
|
CO2a |
556 |
693 |
436 |
777 |
445 |
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Allowance Prices (1999 Dollars) |
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|
Hg (per Pound) |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
|
SO2 (per Ton) |
207 |
187 |
0 |
241 |
0 |
|
NOx (per Ton) |
NA |
4,391 |
0 |
5,037 |
0 |
|
CO2 (per Ton)b |
NA |
NA |
157 |
NA |
151 |
|
Electricity Price |
6.66 |
6.14 |
8.81 |
6.21 |
8.56 |
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Generation by Fuel (Billion Kilowatthours) |
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|
Coal |
1,893 |
2,297 |
1,193 |
2,366 |
1,042 |
|
Oil and Other |
106 |
50 |
32 |
49 |
37 |
|
Natural Gas |
593 |
1,085 |
1,752 |
1,813 |
2,592 |
|
Nuclear |
734 |
725 |
744 |
613 |
696 |
|
Renewable |
401 |
440 |
558 |
452 |
595 |
|
Total |
3,728 |
4,597 |
4,280 |
5,294 |
4,963 |
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Emissions Controls (Cumulative Gigawatts of Generating Capability with Controls Added) |
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|
Scrubbersc |
0 |
7 |
0 |
15 |
0 |
|
SCR |
0 |
93 |
77 |
93 |
77 |
|
SNCR |
0 |
26 |
36 |
43 |
37 |
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aMillion metric tons carbon equivalent. b1999 dollars per metric ton carbon equivalent. cAn additional 2.7 gigawatts of retrofits are planned during 2000-2002. NA = not applicable. Source: National Energy Modeling System, runs M2BASE.D060801A and M2C7B08.D060801A. |
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