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Main Title Carbon dioxide emissions from the generation of electric power in the United States.
CORP Author Department of Energy, Washington, DC. ;Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC.
Publisher U.S. Dept. of Energy : Environmental Protection Agency,
Year Published 2000
Stock Number PB2001-100635; PB2001-105259
Subjects Electric utilities--Environmental aspects--United States ; Greenhouse effect, Atmospheric--United States ; Fossil fuels--United States ; Carbon dioxide--Environmental aspects ; Air--Pollution--Government policy--United States ; Air--Pollution--Law and legislation--United States ; Electric power-plants--Environmental aspects--United States ; Fossil fuels and Carbon dioxide
Additional Subjects Carbon dioxide ; Emissions ; Electricity ; Fuels ; Electric power industry ; Environmental effects ; Legislation ; Economic growth ; Weather effects ; United States
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NTIS  PB2001-100635 Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. 07/26/2022
NTIS  PB2001-105259 Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. 07/26/2022
Collation 22 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm
Abstract The President issued a directive on April 15, 1999, requiring an annual report summarizing the carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions produced by the generation of electricity by utilities and nonutilities in the United States. In response, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) jointly submitted the first report on October 15, 1999. This is the second annual report that estimates the CO2 emissions attributable to the generation of electricity in the United States. The data on CO2 emissions and the generation of electricity were collected and prepared by the Energy Information Administration (EIA), and the report was jointly written by DOE and EPA to address the five areas outlined in the Presidential Directive. The emissions of CO2 are presented on the basis of total mass (tons) and output rate (pounds per kilowatthour). The information is stratified by the type of fuel used for electricity generation and presented for both regional and national levels. The percentage of electricity generation produced by each fuel type or energy resource is indicated. The 1999 data on CO2 emissions and generation by fuel type are compared to the same data for the previous year, 1998. Factors contributing to regional and national level changes in the amount and average output rate of CO2 are identified and discussed. The Energy Information Administration's most recent projections of CO2 emissions and generation by fuel type for 1999 are compared to the actual data summarized in this report to identify deviations between projected and actual CO2 emissions and electricity generations. Information for 1998 on voluntary carbon-reducing and carbon-sequestration projects reported by the electric power sector and the resulting amount of CO2 reductions are presented. Included are programs undertaken by the utilities themselves as well as programs supported by the Federal government to support voluntary CO2 reductions. Appropriate updates to the Department of Energy's estimated environmental effects of the Administration's proposed restructuring legislation are included.
Notes "July 2000." "This report was prepared jointly by the staff of the U.S. Department of Energy and the Environmental Protection Agency--P. ii." Includes bibliographical references. Microfiche.
Contents Notes Electric power industry CO2 emissions and generation share by fuel type -- Factors contributing to changes in CO2 emissions and generation -- Comparison of projected with actual CO2 emissions and generation by fuel type -- Voluntary carbon-reducton and carbon-sequestration programs -- Environmental effects of Federal restructuring legislation.
Place Published Washington, DC :
Supplementary Notes Prepared in cooperation with Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC.
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Corporate Au Added Ent United States. Dept. of Energy. ; United States. Environmental Protection Agency.
PUB Date Free Form 2000.
NTIS Prices PC A03/MF A01
BIB Level m
Cataloging Source OCLC/T
Merged OCLC records 46371667; 47852468
OCLC Time Stamp 20010719184026
Language eng
Origin NTIS
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OCLC Rec Leader 01414nam 2200313Ka 45020