Analysis of Strategies for Reducing Multiple Emissions from Electric Power Plants: Sulfur Dioxide, Nitrogen Oxides, Carbon Dioxide, and Mercury and a Renewable Portfolio Standard - Table 19. Natural Gas Market Projections in Three Mercury Emission Reduction Cases, 2010 and 2020

Table 19. Natural Gas Market Projections in Three Mercury Emission Reduction Cases, 2010 and 2020

Projection	1999	2010				2020
Projection	1999	Reference Case	Hg 20-Ton Case	Hg 5-Ton Case	Hg MACT 90% Case	Reference Case	Hg 20-Ton Case	Hg 5-Ton Case	Hg MACT 90% Case
Average Wellhead Price (1999 Dollars per Thousand Cubic Feet)	2.17	2.87	2.90	3.06	2.89	3.22	3.33	3.41	3.24
Total Domestic Production (Trillion Cubic Feet)	18.62	23.43	23.76	24.09	23.57	29.47	29.58	30.12	29.54
Net Imports (Trillion Cubic Feet)	3.42	5.00	5.05	5.12	5.02	5.82	5.85	5.92	5.84
Consumption for Electricity Generation (Trillion Cubic Feet)	3.86	6.81	7.13	7.59	6.98	11.19	11.33	11.92	11.29
Source: National Energy Modeling System, runs M2BASE.D060801A, M2M6008.D060801A, M2M9008.D060801A, and M2M9008M.D060801A.