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The Great Coal Rush. A Fossil Fools Day Presentation. In South Carolina & Beyond: A Fossil Fools Day Presentation. What a Coal Rush Looks Like: Development vs. Demand. SOURCE: National Energy Technology Laboratory, Tracking New Coal-Fired Plants. Demand vs. Capacity in the Southeast.
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The Great Coal Rush A Fossil Fools Day Presentation In South Carolina & Beyond: A Fossil Fools Day Presentation
What a Coal Rush Looks Like: Development vs. Demand SOURCE: National Energy Technology Laboratory, Tracking New Coal-Fired Plants
Demand vs. Capacity in the Southeast SOURCE: North American Electric Reliability Corporation
Supercritical Coal Plant Capital Costs $1.25B SOURCE: Post & Courier, Santee Cooper
Average Weekly Coal Commodity Prices, 4/2005 – 2/2008 SOURCE: Energy Information Administration
Potential CO2 Cost Associated w/ 600 MW SPC, 2012 - 2030 SOURCE: Synapse Energy Economics
Levelized Cost(s) of a Supercritical Coal Plant, (₵/kWh) $0.063 $0.275 SOURCE: Ontario Ministry of Energy
10.00 IGCC w/o CCS 9.0 Wind @ 29% CF 8.0 NGCC @ $6 gas 7.0 Biomass 6.0 5.0 Pulverized Coal w/o CCS Nuclear 4.0 Energy Efficiency 3.0 0 10 20 30 40 50 Levelized Cost of Electricity by Source SOURCE: American Council for and Energy Efficiency Economy Levelized Cost (₵/kWh) Carbon price ($/ton)
South Carolina Renewable Energy Potential SOURCE: GDS, Idaho National Laboratory, Navigant Consulting, Virginia Tech Advanced Research Institute
South Carolina Energy Efficiency Potential • Leading state examples • Minnesota has saved over 2,300 MW since 1990 • The Pacific Northwest has saved over 1,600 MW over a similar timeframe • California has saved over 1,500 MW in the last 5 years • South Carolina’s achievable, cost-effective potential SOURCE: ACEEE SOURCE: GDS, Forefront