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Energy Use, Final Demand, 2001
Wood & Natural
pulp liquor gas
0%
7%
Total
refined
petroleum
products
69%
Natural
gas liquids
(NGL's)
2%
Electricity
21%
Other
1%
Commercial &
public
administation
20%
Residential
23%
Agriculture
2%
Industrial
18%
Transportation
37%
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Electricity Use
45,000
TJ
40,000
35,000
Agriculture
30,000
25,000
Public
administration
20,000
Commercial &
other institutional
15,000
Residential
10,000
Industrial
5,000
0
1978
1982
1986
1990
Year
1994
1998
2002
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Decreasing Renewable Energy NS Power Generating Capacity
1979
Hydro
22%
Gasoline
turbine
13%
2003
Coal
19%
Oil
46%
Hydro &
wind
18%
Oil & gas
27%
Coal
55%
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Impacts
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Wide variety of impacts, a number of
which could not be assessed
Nova Scotia continues to be a high per
capita emitter of all common air
pollutants, mercury, and GHG
Why? – The use of:
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Coal
Wood
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Damage Costs of Energy, 2000
Pollutant
Emissions
(tonnes)
Low
Estimate
$C2000/tonne
Damage Costs
CO
52,782
$2
$105,560
TPM
14,467
$2,120
$30,670,040
SOx
146,621
$1,380
$202,336,980
NOx
30,547
$1,410
$43,071,270
VOCs
11,474
$2,000
$22,948,000
0.267
$8,180,400
$2,184,160
13,750,000
$23
$316,250,000
Hg
GHG
Total
Per Capita
$617,566,000
$661
Recommendation:
Increase Renewable Energy
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Electricity from renewables – wind,
biomass
Passive and active solar energy in
residential and commercial sectors
Research geothermal, tidal, and other
sources
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Recommendation: Decrease Demand
Through Conservation and Efficiency
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Electricity – increase the use of combined
heat and power and distributed generation
Equipment/appliances and buildings – adopt
the highest standards and develop incentives
and programs to replace existing equipment
and renovate older buildings
Education
Comprehensive fuel poverty strategy
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Other Recommendations - Cleanup
Production, Use Full-Cost Accounting
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Coal will continue to be a major source of
electricity for some time – therefore need
pollution abatement technology and cleaner
sources of coal
Apply full-cost accounting to major energy
decisions
Standards for wood burning devices
Improved data collection and increased
transparency
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Nova Scotia Power Fuel Mix
Percent of fuel mix
100%
80%
Natural gas
Purchases
60%
Hydro & wind
Oil
40%
Coal
20%
0%
1993
1995
1997
1999
Year
2001
2003
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