Emissions Savings from Wind Power Generation in Texas

Daniel Kaffine, Brannin J. McBee and Jozef Lieskovsky

The Energy Journal, 2013, vol. 34, issue 1, 155-176

Abstract: Wind power has the potential to reduce emissions associated with conventional electricity generation. Using detailed, systemic hourly data of wind generation and emissions from plants in ERCOT (Texas), we empirically estimate the SO2, NOx and CO2 emissions offset by wind generation. Our estimation strategy implicitly captures both the marginal unit of generation displaced by wind on the electrical grid, and the marginal emissions reduction from that displaced unit. Our results also reveal substantial variation in emissions reductions, which appear to be strongly driven by differences in the generation mix. The environmental benefits from emissions reductions in ERCOT fail to cover government subsidies for wind generation.

Keywords: Wind power; Emissions (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.5547/01956574.34.1.7

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