Table ES3. Summary of Total 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

255 263 0 49 567

Gas

501 1,048 0 115 1,664

Coal

0 85 0 404 489

Oil, Gas, and Coal Combineda

0 205 0 0 205

Nuclear

0 0 0 640 640

Renewables

44 15 b725 327 1,111

Electricityc

459 195 0 d33 687

Conservation

166 110 0 0 276

End Use

0 105 0 454 559

Total

1,425 2,026 725 2,021 6,198
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.
cFurther estimates of Federal electricity supports, not included in this table, are presented in Chapter 4.
dElectricity research and development includes only Advanced Turbine Systems. Other generation technology research and development is distributed by fuel.
Note: Totals may not equal sum of components due to independent rounding.
Sources: Energy Information Administration, Federal Financial Interventions and Subsidies in Energy Markets 1999: Primary Energy, SR/OIAF/99-03 (Washington, DC, September 1999), and estimates presented in this report.

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