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| DOI | 10.2172/304092 |
| Title | The impact of carbon taxes or allowances on the electric generation market in the Ohio and ECAR region |
| Creator/Author | Hadley, S.W. |
| Publication Date | 1998 Jul 01 |
| OSTI Identifier | OSTI ID: 304092; Legacy ID: DE99001478 |
| Report Number(s) | ORNL/CON--463 |
| DOE Contract Number | AC05-96OR22464 |
| DOI | 10.2172/304092 |
| Other Number(s) | Other: ON: DE99001478; TRN: TRN: AHC29904%%168 |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |
| Resource Relation | Other Information: PBD: Jul 1998 |
| Research Org | Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (United States) |
| Sponsoring Org | Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC (United States) |
| Subject | 29 ENERGY PLANNING AND POLICY; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; SOCIO-ECONOMIC FACTORS; GREENHOUSE GASES; COAL; FOSSIL-FUEL POWER PLANTS; AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; OHIO |
| Description/Abstract | The North American electricity grid is separated into 11 regional reliability councils, collectively called the North American Electric Reliability Council (NERC). The East Central Area Reliability Coordination Agreement (ECAR) is the reliability council that covers Ohio and Indiana, along with parts of Kentucky, Illinois, Maryland, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia. Ohio and the rest of the ECAR region rely more heavily on coal-fired generation than any other US region. The purpose of this report is to study the effect of carbon reduction policies on the cost and price of generation in the ECAR region, with an emphasis on Ohio. In order to do that, the author modeled the possible electric generation system for the ECAR and Ohio region for the year 2010 using a model developed at Oak Ridge National Laboratory called the Oak Ridge Competitive Electric Dispatch model (ORCED). He let the model optimize the system based on various factors and carbon reduction policies to understand their impact. He then used the electricity prices and assumed demand elasticities to change the demands while also requiring all power plants to be profitable. The author discusses the different potential policies for carbon reduction and issues involving a restructured market; describes the model used for this analysis, the ECAR electricity sector, and the establishment of a base case; and describes the results of applying various carbon emission reduction approaches to the region. 14 figs., 5 tabs. |
| Country of Publication | United States |
| Language | English |
| Format | Medium: ED; Size: 42 p. |
| Availability | INIS; OSTI as DE99001478 To purchase this media from NTIS, click here |
| System Entry Date | 2009 Nov 09 |
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