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Going. What We Need to Succeed.A REPORT FOR THE CYNTHIA AND GEORGE MITCHELLFOUNDATIONBILLY HAMILTON CONSULTINGAugust 2010
 
 
Tables & figures
 
iTable 1: An Overview of Clean Energy Sources ............................................................... 2
 
Table 2: Texas Energy Consumption by Energy Source, 2007 ....................................... 12
 
Table 3: Clean Energy Efforts of the Top Five Nations, 2009 ........................................ 15
 
Table 4: Average Retail Price of Electricity by Sector, 2009 .......................................... 18
 
Table 5: Comparative Capital Costs, New Generating Technologies, 2016 ................... 43
 
Table 6: Levelized Cost of Electricity, Various Studies .................................................. 50
 
Table 7: Price Effects of Increased Renewable Energy Use in Texas ............................. 58
 
Table 8: State Renewable Portfolio Standards ................................................................. 65
 
Table 9: Sample Renewable Capacity Mix, 25% RPS .................................................... 66
 
Table 10: Federal and State Financial Incentives for Renewable Energy ....................... 71
 
Table 11: State Sales Tax Incentives for Clean Energy Purchases ................................... 74
 
Table 12: State Property Tax Incentives for Clean Energy .............................................. 78
 
Table 13: Best Practices to Encourage Distributed Generation ....................................... 95
 
Table 14: Texas Renewable Electric Net Summer Generating Capacity by Source ...... 102
 
Table 15: Total State-by-State Renewable Capacity ..................................................... 104
 
Table 16: Economic and Fiscal Impacts of Wind Electric Generation in Texas ........... 106
 
Table 17: Economic and Fiscal Impacts of Solar PV Electric Generation in Texas ..... 109
 
Table 18: Projected U.S. Renewable Electric Generation Summer Capacity ............... 111
 
Table 19: Texas Alternative Shares of Projected U.S. Renewable Capacity ................. 111
 
Table 20: Alternative Projections of Texas Renewable Capacity ................................. 113
 
Table 21: Texas Wind Electricity Generation, Predicted in Model, 2010-2020 ........... 114
 
Table 22: Texas Solar Electricity Generation, Predicted in Model, 2010-2020 ............ 114
 
Table 23: Texas Economic and Fiscal Effects of Additional Renewable Capacity ....... 116
 
Figure 1: Oil Prices over Time............................................................................................ 3
 
Figure 2: U.S. Energy Consumption Trends, 1949-2029 (Forecast) .................................. 4
 
Figure 3: Renewable Energy Cost Trends .......................................................................... 8
 
Figure 4: U.S. Energy Consumption by Source, 2008 ...................................................... 11
 
Figure 5: U.S. Total Electricity Consumption, 1999-2011 (Forecast) .............................. 13
 
Figure 6: Constant Dollar Energy Cost Comparison ........................................................ 19
 
Figure 7: Texas Wind Potential ........................................................................................ 22
 
Figure 8: Texas Solar Potential ......................................................................................... 23
 
Figure 9: Incremental Investment in Wind Required for 20% Penetration ...................... 28
 
Figure 10: Texas Competitive Renewable Energy Zones ................................................. 29
 
Figure 11: Average Hourly Wind Generating Capacity, Texas CREZs, 2006 ................. 30
 
Figure 12: Tres Amigas Superstation and Electric Grid Linkages ................................... 35
 
Figure 13: Annual Installed Wind Capacity by Year, 1992-2008 .................................... 45
 
Figure 14: Estimated Levelized Cost of New Electricity Generation Technologies ........ 51
 
Figure 15: Renewable Share of Total Generating Capacity -- Forecast ........................... 56
 
Figure 16: Federal Renewable Energy Provisions -- ARRA ........................................... 63
 
Figure 17: Net Metering Policies and Capacities by State ............................................... 90
 

Texas Clean Energy Economy Report August 2010

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