Replacing Oil and Gas with Coal and Other Fuels in the Industrial and Utility Sectors

摘要

The impacts of programs designed to replace oil and gas with coal and other fuels in the industrial and utility sectors are described. The major provisions of the program are summarized, the overall energy impacts are identified, and the analysis for each sector which is addressed in individual sections is described. The program for replacing oil and gas has three principal elements: (1) regulatory program, (2) oil and gas conservation taxes, and (3) financial incentives. These measures differ for the industrial and utility sectors. The different time frame for the effective date of the taxes in the industrial and utility sectors reflects the greater flexibility in the industrial sector to alter current patterns of fuel consumption in the short term. The oil and gas savings which are attributable to the oil and gas replacement program are identified. The oil and gas savings of 3.3 MMB/D of oil equivalent represents a significant percentage of the oil savings from the entire National Energy Plan. Also, the savings in the industrial sector represent about two-thirds of the total 3.3 MMB/D savings from this program. (ERA citation 03:036595)