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National and Regional Summary of Alpine Geophysics/Environ Emissions Trends Reports,
1999-2010
Highlights of emission trend data for NOx, SO2, and VOCs, 1999-2010
Presentation to
NARUC Subcommittee on Clean Coal and Carbon Sequestration
July 22, 2012
Paul Loeffelman,
Managing Director, Corporate External Affairs, American Electric Power
Five Regions Analyzed
Condensed Emission Categories
• Coal-based Electric Generating Units (EGUs)
• Highway vehicles
• Off-highway vehicles
• Industrial fuel combustion & processes
• All other
Total U.S. NOx Emissions(In millions of tons/yr.)
1.8
3.64.0
8.3
4.9
1.3
2.93.6
6.7
1.9
0
2
4
6
8
10
Coal EGUs Highwayvehicles
Off-hwyvehicles
Industrial All other
19992010
Share of U.S. NOx Emissions by Source Category, 1999-2010
8%
16%18%
37%
22%
8%
18%22%
41%
11%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
Coal EGUs Highwayvehicles
Off-hwyvehicles
Industrial All other
19992010
Percent Change in U.S. NOx Emissions,1999-2010
-62%
-20%
-10%
-20%
-28%
-80%
-70%
-60%
-50%
-40%
-30%
-20%
-10%
0%
CoalEGUs
Highwayvehicles
Off-hwyvehicles
Industrial All other
Percent Change in Regional Coal-Based EGU NOx Emissions,1999-2010
-52%
-75%
-69%
-51%
-34%
-90%
-80%
-70%
-60%
-50%
-40%
-30%
-20%
-10%
0%
Northeast Southeast Midwest Central West
Note: NE EGUs were subject to the OTC NOx MOU requiring 55%/65% NOx reductions from 1990 levels in 1999.
Total U.S. SO2 Emissions(In millions of tons/yr.)
1.5
3.5
0.50.3
11.7
0.8
2.4
0.20.1
5.0
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
Coal EGUs Highwayvehicles
Off-hwyvehicles
Industrial All other
1999
2010
Percent Change in U.S. SO2 Emissions,1999-2010
-57%
-77%
-55%
-31%
-43%
-90%
-80%
-70%
-60%
-50%
-40%
-30%
-20%
-10%
0%
CoalEGUs
Highwayvehicles
Off-hwyvehicles
Industrial All other
Percent Change in Regional Coal-Based EGU SO2 Emissions,1999-2010
-62% -68%
-56%
-30%
-52%
-80%
-70%
-60%
-50%
-40%
-30%
-20%
-10%
0%
Northeast Southeast Midwest Central West
Percent Change in Regional VOC Emissions 1999-2010
-27%
2%
-27%
17%
6%
-4%
-40%
-20%
0%
20%
Northeast SE MW Central West U.S.
Percent Share of U.S. VOC Emissions by Source Category, 2010
1%
43%
13%
16%
27%
Coal EGUs
Hwy vehicles
Off-hwy vehicles
Indus. fuel &processes
All other
U.S. NOx and VOC Emissions(Total manmade ozone precursor emissions)
(In millions of tons/yr.)
3.9
11.8
6.6
13.9
4.96.1
10.6
5.9
9.5
2.0
0
4
8
12
16
Coal EGUs Highwayvehicles
Off-hwyvehicles
Industrial All other
1999
2010
Share of Total U.S. NOx and VOC Emissions by Source Category, 1999-2010
10%
29%
16%
34%
12%
18%
31%
17%
28%
6%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
Coal EGUs Highwayvehicles
Off-hwyvehicles
Industrial All other
19992010
Percent Change in U.S. Total NOx and VOC Emissions, 1999-2010
-60%
-32%
-10% -10%
56%
-90%
-70%
-50%
-30%
-10%
10%
30%
50%
70%
CoalEGUs
Highwayvehicles
Off-hwyvehicles
Industrial All other
Coal-Based EGU Percent of Regional NOx and VOC Emissions,1999-2010
7%
4%
16%
6%
19%
9% 9%
5%
8%6%
12%
6%
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
Northeast SE MW Central West U.S.
1999
2010
Data report sources
• Analyses performed by Greg Stella, Alpine Geophysics phone 1.828.675.9045, [email protected]
• Technical reports from Alpine analyses for national, regional and states’ trends available at http://www.midwestozonegroup.com/
• One page reports for states from Alpine analyses available from [email protected], USB drives