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Table 4.  Electricity Projections in the Reference and
Advanced Technology Cases, 2010 and 2020

Projections

1999

Reference

Advanced Technology

Without Emissions Limits

With
Emissions Limits

Without Emissions Limits

With
Emissions Limits

   

2010

Average Delivered Electricity Prices (1999 Cents per Kilowatthour)

6.7

6.1

8.0

5.9

7.4

Electricity Sales (Billion Kilowatthours)

3,294

4,133

3,872

4,049

3,835

Generation, Excluding Cogenerators (Billion Kilowatthours)

3,369

4,204

3,914

4,125

3,885

  Coal

1,830

2,238

1,276

2,240

1,324

  Natural Gas

   370

   826

1,395

   719

1,292

  Nuclear Power

   730

   720

   741

   744

   744

  Renewables, Excluding Hydropower

     46

     95

   189

   101

   213

  Hydropower

   310

   301

   303

   301

   302

Emissions, Excluding Cogenerators

         

  SO2 (Million Tons)

13.5

  9.7

3.0

  9.7

3.0

  NOx (Million Tons)

  5.4

  4.3

1.6

  4.2

1.8

  Hg (Tons)

43.4

45.5

4.3

46.2

4.3

  CO2 (Million Metric Tons Carbon Equivalent)

556

691

476

667

475

Allowance Prices

         

  SO2 (1999 Dollars per Ton)

0

180

  46

168

152

  NOx (1999 Dollars per Ton)a

0

    0

    0

    0

    0

  Hg (Million 1999 Dollars per Ton)

0

    0

482

    0

510

  CO2 (1999 Dollars per Metric Ton Carbon Equivalent)

0

    0

  93

    0

  69

Annual Household Electricity Bill (1999 Dollars)

892

936

1,094

901

1,013

Total Electricity Revenue (Billion 1999 Dollars)

222

252

310

239

284

   

2020

Average Delivered Electricity Prices (1999 Cents per Kilowatthour)

6.7

6.1

8.1

5.5

6.7

Electricity Sales (Billion Kilowatthours)

3,294

4,763

4,320

4,610

4,294

Generation, Excluding Cogenerators (Billion Kilowatthours)

3,369

4,821

4,311

4,674

4,309

  Coal

1,830

2,302

1,041

2,246

1,146

  Natural Gas

   370

1,488

2,072

1,331

1,911

  Nuclear Power

   730

   610

   669

   672

   720

  Renewables, Excluding Hydropower

     46

     99

   217

   109

   223

  Hydropower

   301

   300

   302

   300

   301

Emissions, Excluding Cogenerators

         

  SO2 (Million Tons)

13.5

  9.0

2.2

  9.0

2.2

  NOx (Million Tons)

  5.4

  4.5

1.4

  4.3

1.6

  Hg (Tons)

43.4

45.2

4.3

45.1

4.3

  CO2 (Million Metric Tons Carbon Equivalent)

556

773

475

716

474

Allowance Prices

         

  SO2 (1999 Dollars per Ton)

    0

200

   221

   145

   703

  NOx (1999 Dollars per Ton)a

    0

    0

       0

       0

       0

  Hg (Million 1999 Dollars per Ton)

    0

    0

   306

       0

   374

  CO2 (1999 Dollars per Metric Ton Carbon Equivalent)

    0

    0

   122

       0

     58

Annual Household Electricity Bill (1999 Dollars)

892

   980

1,134

   886

   974

Total Electricity Revenue (Billion 1999 Dollars)

222

   291

   350

   254

   288

Cumulative Additions of Emissions Control Equipment, 1999-2020 (Gigawatts)

  SO2 Scrubbers

17.5

  37.0

  9.8

40.5

  Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCRs)

91.1

101.9

91.0

98.2

  Selective Noncatalytic Reduction (SNCRs)

46.0

  37.1

27.2

39.1

  Hg Fabric Filters

  0.0

  88.3

  0.0

95.7

  Hg Spray Coolers

  0.0

  49.2

  0.0

63.5

Cumulative Resource Cost, 2001-2020 (Billion 1999 Dollars)

2,031

2,208

1,837

1,979

aRegional NOx limits are included in the reference case, but the corresponding allowance costs are not included in the table because they are not comparable to a national NOx limit.
Source: National Energy Modeling System, runs SCENABS.D080301A, SCENAEM.D081601A, SCENBBS.D080301A, and SCENBEM. D081701A.

 

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