Table of Contents
1 Table of Contents 2
1.1 List of Tables 4
1.2 List of Figures 5
2
Executive Summary 6
2.1 Objectives of the US energy policy under the Obama
administration 6
2.2 US energy policy: Bush versus Obama 7
3 US energy
policy under Obama - Key features 9
3.1 Obama energy policy objectives
9
3.2 Energy policy mechanisms to achieve the objectives 15
3.3
Cap-and-trade policy 20
3.4 Upgrading the US electricity grid to a Smart
Grid 21
3.5 Proposed 2010 budget by the Obama administration 21
4 A
brief overview of the pre-Obama energy policy 23
4.1 Evolution of the US
energy policy from the Bush administration to the Obama administration 23
4.2 Energy Policy Act of 2005 24
4.3 Advanced energy initiative (Twenty in
Ten challenge) and the Energy independence and security act 2007 25
4.4
The pre-Obama US energy policy - Major Policies and Market Instruments
Supporting Renewables 27
5 Industry implications of the energy policy,
ARRA and the proposed budget on the renewable and the fossil energy sectors
37
5.1 Implications of the policy on the renewable energy sector 37
5.2 Implications of the policy on the fossil fuels sector 44
6 Key
enablers and other issues related to the energy policy 47
6.1 Key enablers
to reduce carbon emissions and to facilitate a shift to renewable energy
47
6.2 Other key issues 50
7 Potential ramifications of the shift in
US energy policy 53
7.1 Effect of the shift in the US energy policy on
other countries 54
7.2 A less carbon intensive US economy 55
7.3 How
effective will the new energy policy be? 55
8 Appendix 57
8.1
Methodology 57
8.2 Unit of Measure 59
8.3 Contact Us 59
8.4 About
GlobalData 59
8.5 Disclaimer 60
1.1 List of Tables
Table 1:
US Electricity Generation by Energy Source, GWh 10
Table 2: US Alternative
fuel and Hybrid Vehicles, by Vehicle type and Fuel type, 2008 11
Table 3:
World Crude Oil Reserves with US share, Billion Barrels 13
Table 4: US
Carbon dioxide emissions by fuel source, million metric tons of carbon dioxide
equivalent 15
Table 5: New Oil and Gas Tax Regime of the Obama
Administration 16
Table 6: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act - Key
Provisions for Renewables 18
Table 7: The US, Energy Improvement and
Extension Act of 2008, Renewable Energy Incentives 29
Table 8: The US,
State Renewables Portfolio Standards and Policy Incentives, 2008 31
Table
9: The US, PTC, In Service Deadline and Credit Amount, 2008 32
Table 10:
The US, Business Energy Tax Credit, Eligibility and Credit Availability, 2008
33
Table 11: The US, Residential Renewable Energy Tax Credit, Incentives
Offered 34
Table 12: The US, Regulatory Framework for Renewable Energy for
Leading States 36
Table 13: US Alternative Energy Capacity by Source, MW,
2000 - 2008 38
Table 14: US Biofuels Production, Million Liters, 2000 -
2008 39
Table 15: Characteristics and Costs of Renewable Technologies
41
Table 16: Construction Costs by Fuel Source, US $ billion, 2008
41
Table 17: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act - Cost of Tax
Incentive 42
Table 18: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act - Cost of
Government Spending 43
Table 19: US Crude Oil Imports by Origin, 2000 -
2008 45
Table 20: The US OCS Region, Comparison of Total Hydrocarbon
Endowment by Type, Area and Resource 51
1.2 List of Figures
Figure 1: New Energy Paradigm 8
Figure 2: US Electricity Generation by
Energy Source, GWh 10
Figure 3: World Crude Oil Reserves with US share,
Billion Barrels 13
Figure 4: US Carbon dioxide emissions by fuel source,
million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent 14
Figure 5: US
Alternative Energy Capacity by Source, MW, 2000 - 2008 38
Figure 6: US
Biofuels Production, Million Liters, 2000 - 2008 39
Figure 7: US Crude Oil
Imports by Origin, 2000 - 2008 44
Figure 8: New Energy Paradigm 53
Figure 9: GlobalData Methodology 57
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