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Effect of $90/bbl Oil Price and CO2 Cost on Generation Mix

Posted At : October 19, 2007 10:20 AM | Posted By : Stephen T Lee
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Compared to the previous post which shows the same graph when oil price is assumed to be $60/bbl, this graph shows the effect of oil price at $90/bbl. It is interesting to see that higher oil price does not affect the penetration of wind/solar w storage. It increases the competitiveness of coal at the expense of CT and combined cycle. The critical range of CO2 cost that can significantly change the generation mix and thereby reducing CO2 emission is still the same, between $25 and $50 per ton.

Capacity Mix vs CO2 Cost at $90/bbl Oil

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