Florida Reliability Coordination Council (FRCC)
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Projected Change in Electricity Generation from 1996 for Full Competition Cases |
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- Electricity sales are projected to grow between 1.8 and 2.2 percent per year from 1996 through 2015.
- New coal- and gas-fired power plants are projected to be built by 2005 to meet the growth in electricity demand and to replace power from retired oil-fired power plants. In 2015, replacement power is also needed for retired nuclear plants.
- In 2015, fewer oil-fired power plants retire in the high fossil case, resulting in a smaller increase in gas fired generation.
- The renewable portfolio standard results in an increase in generation from biomass in the low fossil case.
- In 2015, natural gas consumption doubles, with an increase of 0.3 quadrillion Btu above 1996 levels, and coal consumption increases by 0.3 to 0.6 quadrillion Btu.
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