Electricity Production under Carbon Constraints: Implications for the Tenth District
分析了美国第十联邦储备区各州因依赖燃煤发电而面临的温室气体排放限制风险，指出限制将导致燃料结构重大调整和电力成本上升。
Coal is the dominant fuel used to produce electricity in the United States, accounting for almost half of production. In the Federal Reserve?s Tenth District, six of seven states generate two-thirds or more of their electricity from coal. ; Although coal is cheap and abundant domestically, the burning of coal releases greenhouse gases and particulates. Snead analyzes the regulatory risk coal-intensive states face from possible increased restrictions on greenhouse-gas emissions. ; The findings suggest that greenhouse gas restrictions would lead to a significant and expensive change in the mix of fuels used to generate electricity in most District states, as well as increased electricity costs to District consumers.