How will the United States have enough electricity for the economy to grow if new coal-fired power plants aren’t built?
There are five mechanisms for ensuring enough electricity to maintain economic growth while reducing our GHG emissions. All are far more economically efficient and less carbon intensive than building more coal-fired power plants. • The simplest and least expensive strategy is to reduce the demand for electricity through conservation and improved energy efficiency. Examples include more efficient lighting, motor fans, refrigerators, washing machines, and water heaters; improved space heating and cooling technologies; materials recycling; and requirements for much more building insulation. All these technologies are already available. • Increase the efficiency of individual power plants, whether they use fossil fuel or renewable energy sources. • Decrease line losses during the transmission of electricity. Energy losses in the U.S. transmission and distribution system in 1995 were 7.2 percent of total generation, representing 2.5 quads of energy and 36 million tons of carbon. New cable a
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