Table 11.  Key Results for the Electricity Generation Sector in the CO2 1990-7% 2008 Emission Cap Case, 2010 and 2020

Projection

1999

2010

2020

Reference

CO21990-7% 2008

Reference

CO21990-7% 2008

Emissions (Tons)

         

  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

Allowance Prices (1999 Dollars)

  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
(1999 Cents per Kilowatthour)

6.66

6.14

8.81

6.21

8.56

Generation by Fuel (Billion Kilowatthours)

  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

Emissions Controls (Cumulative Gigawatts of Generating Capability with Controls Added)

  Scrubbersc

0

  7

  0

15

  0

  SCR

0

93

77

93

77

  SNCR

0

26

36

43

37

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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