Clean Coal Technology in Pennsylvania

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Clean Coal Technology in Pennsylvania

• Rising to the Challenge
• Powering Pennsylvania for Generations to Come
  with Traditional Resources
• June 4, 2009

AMERICAN COALITION FOR CLEAN COAL ELECTRICITY
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What is ACCCE?

• American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity
• Non-profit, non-partisan
• Companies involved in producing electricity from
  coal
• Balance coals role in affordable, reliable
  electricity with environmental protection.
• Development, deployment of advanced clean coal
  technologies to produce electricity with
  near-zero emissions.

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Pennsylvanias Unique Perspective

• Ranks 4th in coal production
• 12 billion tons reserve
• Coal generates 56 of electricity
• Jobs for 16,000 people
• Billion of in economic impact
• Competitive, affordable electric rates
• Electricity exporter
• Geology technology positioned for CCS

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CCS Clean Coal Technology

• Since 1970, use of coal to generate electricity
  in the U.S. nearly tripled criteria pollutants
  other emissions regulated by federal Clean Air
  Act were cut by more than 90.
• The coal-power generation industry already has
  invested 90 billion in cleaner coal
  technologies.

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Clean Coal Technology around the U.S.
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Pennsylvania CCS Potential

• Shale coal seam sequestration
• DCNR starting geologic evaluation
• HB 80, SB 92 recognize CCS potential
• Wm. J. Clinton Foundation aid
• Federal stimulus climate change
• University, private, public resources
• Energy, jobs, economic benefits

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Unmineable coal seams
Carbon Sequestration Atlas of the United States
and Canada U.S. Department of Energy Office of
Fossil Energy NETL
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Deep saline formations
Carbon Sequestration Atlas of the United States
and Canada U.S. Department of Energy Office of
Fossil Energy NETL
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Benefits 65 GW

• 4.5 million job years and 240 billion in income
  during construction
• 153,000 jobs during operations with 10 billion
  in labor income

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ACCCEs Climate StrategyTimely adoption of
federal carbon management legislation

• Technology investments
• Preserve reliability
• Protect consumers
• Maintain US and PA competitiveness
• Economy-wide program

• Framework for CO2 safe storage
• Deploy technology to other nations
• Broad-based reduction approach
• Credits for early reductions

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Thank You

• Cathy Coffey
• www.cleancoalusa.org
• www.americaspower.org