Utility Renewable and Distributed Energy Strategies for Addressing Climate Change

Table of Contents

• Table of Contents
• Energy Insights Opinion
• In This Report
• Situation Overview
  • The North American CO2 Regulatory and Market Environment in Brief
  • Table: The Potential Impact of Future Carbon Regulations on the Electricity Sector
  • Figure: Forthcoming U.S. Cap-and-Trade Markets
  • The Potential Impact of GHG Emissions Abatement on RE and DE Technologies
    • Renewable Energy
    • Figure: Comparison of Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Selected Generation Sources
      • Landfill Gas and Anaerobic Digesters
      • Biomass Combustion and Gasification
      • Figure: Energy Flows and Carbon Emissions for Separate and Combined Heat and Power Generation
    • Power-Only Baseload DE
    • Standby Diesel Generators
• The Approach
• Table: Utility GHG Strategies That Favor Renewable and Distributed Energy Adoption
  • Best-of-Breed Strategies
    • Carbon Adder
    • Figure: The Potential Impact of GHG Regulation on the Relative Economics of Electric Resources
    • Carbon Trading
    • Renewable Energy Business Development
    • Figure: Top 10 Owners of U.S. Wind Projects, Year-End 2007
    • Climate-Neutral Products
    • Figure: SMUD' s Carbon Offset Calculator
    • Direct GHG Reduction Efforts
    • Investing in RE as a Hedge
    • Figure: The Economic Benefits of MidAmerican Energy' s Wind Hedge Strategy, 1997-2011
• Future Outlook
• Essential Guidance
  • Actions to Consider
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  • Related Research
    • Energy Insights Research
    • Other Research
  • Synopsis