Table ES1. Summary of Primary Energy Subsidy Elements in Federal Programs by Fuel and 
Program Type on a Budget Outlay Basis, Fiscal Year 1999

(Million 1999 Dollars)

Fuel Type of Subsidy Total
Direct Expenditures Tax Expenditures Research and Development
Income Excise

Oil

0

263

0

49

312

Gas

0

1,048

0

115

1,163

Coal

0

85

0

404

489

Oil, Gas, and Coal Combineda

0

205

0

0

205

Nuclear

0

0

0

640

640

Renewables

4

15

b725

327

1,071

Electricity

0

40

0

c33

73

Total

4

1,656

725

1,56

3,953
aThe category Oil, Gas, and Coal Combined includes expenditures that were not allocated to any one of the three individual fuels.
bAlcohol fuels excise tax.
cElectricity research and development is advanced turbine technology. Other generation technology research and development is distributed by fuel.
Sources: Most information drawn from Office of Management and Budget, Budget of the United States Government, Fiscal Year 2000 (Washington, DC, February 1999).

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