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Reducing CO2 Emissions in the U.S. Electric Power
SectorPaul L. Joskow
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation and MIT
The views expressed here are my own and are not the responsibility of the Sloan Foundation or MIT
2005
U.S. CO2 Emissions Electricity Generation
70%
28%
1%1%
CO2 EMISSION FROM ELECTRICITY 2015
COAL
NATURAL GAS
PETROLEUM
OTHER
COALNATURAL GAS
Petroleum
Based on EIA Data 2016
Source: EIA with lines drawn in
GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS IN GERMANY1990‐2015
Source: Clean Energy Wire, March 17, 2016, Figure 2
Source: EIA
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1,600.00EIA Renewable Electricity 2015‐2040
Conventional Hydroelectric Power Geothermal
Municipal Waste Wood and Other Biomass
Solar 5/ Wind
Total Renewable Electricity
TOTAL RENEWABLES
WIND
CONVENTIAL HYDRO
SOLARWood, Waste, Geothermal, Other
Data from EIA 2016
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ERCOT WIND GENERATION1/1/16‐8/31/16
Data from PlattsMW Daily
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ERCOT WIND SHARE OF SUPPLY1/1/16‐8/31/16
Data from PlattsMW Daily
LBNL, Electricity Policy and Markets Lab Annual Solar Reports 2016
Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, Utility Scale Solar 2015, Figure 3
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CALIFORNIA SOLAR PV (CAISO)1/1/16‐8/31/16
Data from PlattsMW Daily
Source: Unknown UK
Source: Unknown UK
From Bornstein and Davis July 2015
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Nuclear vs. Wind + Solar 2014‐2040Billion KWh
nuclear wind + Solar
NUCLEAR
WIND + SOLAR
Data from EIA 2016 Long‐term Outlook
M. Morey and L. Kirsch, Christensen Associates, February 2016
M. Morey and L. Kirsch, Christensen Associates, February 2016
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