Table 25. Renewable Fuels Market Projections in the CO2 1990-7% 2008 Case,
2010 and 2020
(Billion Kilowatthours)
|
Projection |
1999 |
2010 |
2020 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Reference Case |
CO2 1990-7% 2008 Case |
Reference Case |
CO2 1990-7% 2008 Case |
||
|
Total Electricity Generation |
3,706 |
4,597 |
4,280 |
5,294 |
4,963 |
|
Total Electricity Sales |
3,312 |
4,147 |
3,803 |
4,788 |
4,204 |
|
Electricity Generation Using Renewables |
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|
Conventional Hydroelectric Power |
319 |
306 |
311 |
304 |
309 |
|
Geothermal |
17 |
31 |
78 |
31 |
82 |
|
Municipal Solid Waste and Landfill Gas |
27 |
28 |
36 |
32 |
40 |
|
Wood and Other Biomass |
38 |
56 |
108 |
63 |
118 |
|
Dedicated Biomass |
36 |
46 |
51 |
57 |
68 |
|
Biomass Co-firing |
1 |
10 |
57 |
6 |
50 |
|
Solar (Thermal and Photovoltaic) |
1 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
|
Wind |
5 |
18 |
24 |
19 |
44 |
|
Total Renewables |
406 |
441 |
559 |
453 |
596 |
|
Total Nonhydroelectric Renewables |
87 |
136 |
248 |
149 |
287 |
|
Average End-Use Electricity Price |
6.7 |
6.1 |
8.8 |
6.2 |
8.6 |
| Source: National Energy Modeling System, runs M2BASE.D060801A and M2C7B08.D060801A. | |||||