Table 7.  Key Results for the Electricity Generation Sector in NOx and SO2 Emission Cap Cases, 2010 and 2020

Projection

1999

2010

2020

Reference

NOx 2008

SO2 2008

Reference

NOx 2008

SO2 2008

Emissions (Tons)

             

  Hg

43

46

44

32

45

44

33

  SO2 (Millions)

12.7

9.7

9.7

3.6

8.9

8.9

3.3

  NOx (Millions)

  5.7

4.3

1.6

4.3

4.5

1.6

4.5

  CO2a

556

693

687

684

777

770

775

Allowance Prices (1999 Dollars)

  Hg (per Pound)

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

  SO2 (per Ton)

207

   187

   198

   794

   241

   203

   983

  NOx (per Ton)

NA

4,391

2,405

3,668

5,037

3,201

5,229

  CO2 (per Ton)b

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

Electricity Price
(1999 Cents per Kilowatthour)

6.66

6.14

6.23

6.17

6.21

6.24

6.21

Generation by Fuel (Billion Kilowatthours)

  Coal

1,893

2,297

2,270

2,237

2,366

2,339

2,321

  Oil and Other

   106

     50

     47

     38

     49

     46

     41

  Natural Gas

   593

1,085

1,105

1,135

1,813

1,832

1,854

  Nuclear

   734

   725

   725

   725

   613

   617

   613

  Renewable

   401

   440

   439

   449

   452

   452

   460

    Total

3,728

4,597

4,587

4,585

5,294

5,286

5,289

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

  Scrubbersc

0

  7

    6

125

15

  19

139

  SCR

0

93

237

  85

93

242

  86

  SNCR

0

26

  22

  38

43

  32

  45

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, M2NOX08.D060801A, and M2SO208P.D061201A.

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