Natural gas and the transformation of the U.S. energy sector: electricity

Logan, Jeffrey.
Heath, Garvin.
Macknick, Jordan.
Paranhos, Elizabeth.
Boyd, William.
Carlson, Ken.

Joint Institute for Strategic Energy Analysis.
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (U.S.)
University of Colorado Boulder. School of Law.
Colorado State University.

2012

Joint Institute for Strategic Energy Analysis
National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Golden, CO

The Joint Institute for Strategic Energy Analysis (JISEA) designed this study to address four related key questions, which are a subset of the wider dialogue on natural gas: 1. What are the life cycle greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions associated with shale gas compared to conventional natural gas and other fuels used to generate electricity?; 2. What are the existing legal and regulatory frameworks governing unconventional gas development at federal, state, and local levels, and how are they changing in response to the rapid industry growth and public concerns?; 3. How are natural gas production companies changing their water-related practices?; and 4. How might demand for natural gas in the electric sector respond to a variety of policy and technology developments over the next 20 to 40 years?

Jeffrey Logan, Garvin Heath, and Jordan Macknick, National Renewable Energy Laboratory ; Elizabeth Paranhos and William Boyd, University of Colorado Law School ; Ken Carlson, Colorado State University.
"November 2012."
Technical report, NREL/TP-6A50-55538
Bibliography: pages 221-235.
Description based on online resource; title from PDF cover; (viewed January 2013)
Contract No. DE-AC36-08GO28308
Prepared under Task No. WWWJI.1010

Natural gas--Research
Research
Hydraulic fracturing
Electric power production--Environmental aspects
Environmental aspects
Energy policy

United States

1 online resource (xiv, 240 pages) : color illustrations, color maps

eng

UCB6/126.2/G21/2012/INTERNET

http://hdl.handle.net/11629/co:20491

823237214

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