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Modeling Distributed Electricity Generation in the NEMS Buildings Models

Table 2.  Buildings Sector Distributed Electricity Generation, Primary Energy 
Consumption, and Carbon Dioxide Emissions in the Reference Case, 2010 and 2020

Projection

2010

2020

Total Electricity Generation

   

  Trillion Btu

40

64

  Billion Kilowatthours

12

19

    Photovoltaics

1

2

    Fuel Cells

1

5

    Microturbines

1

3

    Other Distributed Generation

9

10

End-Use Electricity Consumption

   

  Trillion Btu

9,068

10,016

  Billion Kilowatthours

2,658

2,936

Solar Energy Use (Trillion Btu)

32

35

Natural Gas Use (Trillion Btu)

9,039

9,611

Electricity Losses (Trillion Btu)

18,968

19,172

Total Primary Energy Use (Trillion Btu)

37,107

38,835

Carbon Dioxide Emissions
(Million Metric Tons Carbon Equivalent)

635

683

Note: Totals may not equal sum of components due to independent rounding.
Source: AEO2000 National Energy Modeling System, run BASE.D061900A.


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