Review of 2008 Ten-Year Site Plans - Public Service Commission
Review of 2008 Ten-Year Site Plans - Public Service Commission
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(CT) and combined cycle (CC) units entered the market. The addition <strong>of</strong> these technologies by<br />
Florida’s utilities fostered an increase in the use <strong>of</strong> natural gas to produce electricity.<br />
Due to the state’s continued increase in the demand for electricity and the relatively low<br />
natural gas prices during the 1990s, Florida’s utilities continued to add gas-fired generating units to<br />
satisfy economic and reliability needs. Figure 9 below illustrates Florida’s energy generation by fuel<br />
type and the growth <strong>of</strong> overall energy demands which utilities were required to serve. As shown in<br />
Figure 10, natural gas generation has increased from nearly 18 percent <strong>of</strong> the state’s electricity<br />
requirements in 1997 to 38.8 percent in 2007. Current projections indicate that natural gas generation<br />
will supply 54 percent <strong>of</strong> the state’s energy generation by 2017.<br />
Energy (GWh)<br />
Energy (% <strong>of</strong> Total)<br />
350,000<br />
300,000<br />
250,000<br />
200,000<br />
150,000<br />
100,000<br />
50,000<br />
-<br />
Figure 9. State <strong>of</strong> Florida: Energy Generation by Fuel Type (GWh)<br />
15,917<br />
17,020<br />
12,229<br />
29,549<br />
82,650 72,189<br />
41,024<br />
46,566<br />
15,187<br />
17,421 18,664 23,426 29,399<br />
<strong>Review</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>2008</strong> <strong>Ten</strong>-<strong>Year</strong> <strong>Site</strong> <strong>Plans</strong> - 22 -<br />
22,970<br />
33,556<br />
24,001<br />
32,712<br />
95,719<br />
16,473<br />
3,614<br />
16,045<br />
177,666<br />
77,319<br />
52,221<br />
1977 1987 1997 2007 2017<br />
Nuclear Coal Oil Natural Gas Interchange, NUG, Other<br />
Figure 10. State <strong>of</strong> Florida: Energy Generation by Fuel Type (Percent <strong>of</strong> Total)<br />
100%<br />
80%<br />
60%<br />
40%<br />
20%<br />
14.24%<br />
47.78% 23.14% 12.86%<br />
17.69%<br />
20.29%<br />
12.46% 12.31% 13.27%<br />
13.33%<br />
36.46%<br />
17.98%<br />
44.29%<br />
38.83%<br />
6.68%<br />
29.29%<br />
14.61% 12.55% 11.93%<br />
1.11%<br />
4.91%<br />
54.35%<br />
23.65%<br />
15.98%<br />
0%<br />
1977 1987 1997 2007 2017<br />
Nuclear Coal Oil Natural Gas Interchange, NUG, Other