Table 17. Carbon Emissions From Fossil Fuel Generating Technologies
| > Technology |
Heat Rate |
Carbon Emissions |
|
Pounds per Million Btu |
Pounds per |
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Coal-Fired Technologies |
|||
Existing Capacity |
10,000 | 57 | 571 |
| New Capacity Additions | 9,087 | 57 | 519 |
| Advanced Coal Technology | 7,308 | 57 | 418 |
| Natural-Gas-Fired Technologies | |||
| Conventional Turbine | 10,600 | 32 | 336 |
| Advanced Turbine | 8,000 | 32 | 253 |
| Existing Gas Steam | 10,300 | 32 | 326 |
| Conventional Combined-Cycle | 7,000 | 32 | 222 |
| Advanced Combined-Cycle | 6,350 | 32 | 201 |
| Fuel Cell | 5,361 | 32 | 170 |
| Source: Energy Information Administration, Office of Integrated Analysis and Forecasting. | |||