Table 13.  Coal Market Projections in the NOx 2008 and SO2 2008 Cases, 2010 and 2020

Projection

1999

2010

2020

Reference Case

NOx 2008 Case

SO2 2008 Case

Reference Case

NOx 2008 Case

SO2 2008 Case

Electricity Sector Coal Consumption (Million Tons)

   923

1,145

1,129

1,117

1,196

1,181

1,185

Total Coal Production
(Million Tons)

1,110

1,295

1,279

1,265

1,340

1,325

1,329

Minemouth Coal Price
(1999 Dollars per Ton)

16.98

14.08

14.18

14.81

12.87

13.02

13.00

Delivered Coal Price to Generators (1999 Dollars per Million Btu)

1.22

1.06

1.07

1.04

0.98

0.98

0.96

Scrubber Retrofits
(Cumulative Gigawatts of Generating Capability with Scrubbers Added)a

0

7

6

125

15

19

139

aAn additional 2.7 gigawatts of retrofits are planned during 2000-2002.

Source: National Energy Modeling System, runs M2BASE.D060801A, M2NOX08.D060801A, and M2SO208P.D061201A.

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