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Economic Impacts of Carbon Taxes and Biomass Feedstock Usage in Southeastern United States Coal Utilities

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  • English, Burton C.
  • Jensen, Kim
  • Menard, Jamey
  • Walsh, Marie E.
  • Brandt, Craig
  • Van Dyke, Jim
  • Hadley, Stanton

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The Southeastern United States depends on coal to supply 60% of its electricity needs. The region leads in CO2 emissions and ranks second in emissions of SO2 and NO2. Compared with coal, biomass feedstocks have lower emission levels of sulfur or sulfur compounds and can potentially reduce nitrogen oxide emissions. This study examines the economic impacts of cofiring biomass feedstocks with coal in coal-fired plants under three emission credit and two cofiring level scenarios. Economic impacts are estimated for producing, collecting, and transporting feedstock; retrofitting coal-fired utilities for burning feedstock; operating cofired utilities; and coal displaced from burning the feedstock.

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  • English, Burton C. & Jensen, Kim & Menard, Jamey & Walsh, Marie E. & Brandt, Craig & Van Dyke, Jim & Hadley, Stanton, 2007. "Economic Impacts of Carbon Taxes and Biomass Feedstock Usage in Southeastern United States Coal Utilities," Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics, Cambridge University Press, vol. 39(1), pages 103-119, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:cup:jagaec:v:39:y:2007:i:01:p:103-119_02
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    1. Jensen, Kimberly L. & English, Burton C. & Clark, Christopher D. & Menard, R. Jamey, 2011. "Preferences for Marketing Arrangements by Potential Switchgrass Growers," Journal of Cooperatives, NCERA-210, vol. 25, pages 1-28.
    2. Chugh, Shikha & Yu, T. Edward & Jackson, Samuel & Larson, James & English, Burton & Cho, Seong-Hoon, 2015. "Exploring the Potential to Penetrate the Energy Markets for Tennessee-Produced Switchgrass," 2015 Annual Meeting, January 31-February 3, 2015, Atlanta, Georgia 196899, Southern Agricultural Economics Association.
    3. Sharp, Benjamin E. & Miller, Shelie A., 2014. "Estimating maximum land use change potential from a regional biofuel industry," Energy Policy, Elsevier, vol. 65(C), pages 261-269.
    4. Liu, Zuoming, 2019. "The optimal biopower capacity in co-firing plants– An empirical analysis," Energy Economics, Elsevier, vol. 78(C), pages 392-400.
    5. Torre Ugarte, Daniel de la & He, Lixia & Jensen, Kimberly L. & English, Burton C. & Willis, Kaelin, 2008. "Estimating Agricultural Impacts of Expanded Ethanol Production: Policy Implications for Water Demand and Quality," 2008 Annual Meeting, July 27-29, 2008, Orlando, Florida 6700, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association).
    6. David Kay & G. Jason Jolley, 2023. "Using input–output models to estimate sectoral effects of carbon tax policy: Applications of the NGFS scenarios," American Journal of Economics and Sociology, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 82(3), pages 187-222, May.
    7. Clancy, D. & Breen, J.P. & Thorne, F. & Wallace, M., 2012. "The influence of a Renewable Energy Feed in Tariff on the decision to produce biomass crops in Ireland," Energy Policy, Elsevier, vol. 41(C), pages 412-421.

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    JEL classification:

    • Q42 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Energy - - - Alternative Energy Sources
    • R15 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General Regional Economics - - - Econometric and Input-Output Models; Other Methods

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