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 21. Natural Gas Market Projections in Two Integrated Cases, 2010 and 2020

Table 21. Natural Gas Market Projections in Two Integrated Cases, 2010 and 2020

Projection	1999	2010			2020
		Reference Case	Integrated Cases		Reference Case	Integrated Cases
		Reference Case	NO_x, SO₂, CO₂ 1990-7%	NO_x, SO₂, CO₂ 1990-7%, Hg	Reference Case	NO_x, SO₂, CO₂ 1990-7%	NO_x, SO₂, CO₂1990-7%, Hg
Average Wellhead Price (1999 Dollars per Thousand Cubic Feet)	2.17	2.87	3.50	3.66	3.22	3.80	3.74
Total Domestic Production (Trillion Cubic Feet)	18.62	23.43	24.90	25.31	29.47	30.44	30.29
Net Imports (Trillion Cubic Feet)	3.42	5.00	6.60	6.69	5.82	7.97	8.16
Consumption for Electricity Generation (Trillion Cubic Feet)	3.86	6.81	9.93	10.63	11.19	13.12	13.43
Source: National Energy Modeling System, runs M2BASE.D060801A, M2NM7B08.D060901A, and M2P7B08.D060801A.