Table ES4. Magnitude of Energy Subsidies per Unit, 1999
| Energy Use | Primary Energy | Transformation and End Use | Total | ||||
| Oil | Natural Gas | Coal | Nuclear | Biomass, Solar, Wind, Geothermala | End-Use Electricity | ||
| 1998 U.S. Consumption (Quadrillion Btu) |
36.57 | 21.84 | 21.62 | 7.16 | 3.48 | 11.05b | 90.67c |
| 1998 Average Wholesale Price (1998 Dollars per Million Btu) |
1.88d | 1.78e | 0.83f | NA | NA | 9.61 | -- |
| 1995 End-Use Energy
Expendituresg (Million 1999 Dollars) |
251,025 | 78,690 | 28,559 | 4,102 | 4,333 | 180,562 | 547,384h |
| 1999 Subsidies (Million 1999 Dollars) |
661i | 1,720i | 544i | 640 | 1,111 | 687 | 6,198j |
| 1999 Subsidies per Unit (Percent) |
0.26 | 2.19 | 1.91 | 15.60 | 25.64 | 0.38 | 1.13 |
| aIncludes utility generation attributable to the renewable energy sources listed, as well as ethanol use. Ethanol
accounts
for 65 percent of the total subsidy. bSales to ultimate consumers. Energy consumed as fuel input at electric utilities is represented as primary energy. cTotal consumption is the sum of primary energy use, excluding end-use electricity. dFirst purchase price. eWellhead price. fValue of coal produced at free-on-board mines. gPetroleum expenditures are net of ethanol; renewable expenditures sum ethanol, residential and industrial biomass, and estimated revenue attributable to end-use consumption of electricity from renewable sources; end-use electricity expenditures are net of utility expenditures on renewables and fuel input at electric utilities. Total electricity revenues were $218,346 million in 1998 (nominal dollars). hTotal expenditures are net of expenditures for energy input at electric utilities. Total includes $114 million expended on net imports of coal coke not otherwise referenced. iValues include subsidies of $205 million attributed to fossil fuels generally. jTotal includes subsidies to conservation and end use not referenced otherwise. NA = not available. Sources: Energy Information Administration, Annual Energy Review 1998, DOE/EIA-0384(98) (Washington, DC, August 1999); State Energy Price and Expenditure Report 1995, DOE/EIA-0376(95) (Washington, DC, August 1998); State Energy Data Report 1997, DOE/EIA-0214(97) (Washington, DC, September 1999); and Form EIA-861, "Annual Electric Utility Report" (1998). | |||||||
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