Appendix A

Reference case
Table A1.Total energy supply, disposition, and price summary
Total energy supply, disposition, and price summary
(quadrillion
BtuBtu
perper
year,
unless
otherwise
noted)
(quadrillion
year,
unless
otherwise
noted)

Table A1.

Reference case
Supply, disposition, and prices
2012

2013

2020

2025

2030

2035

2040

Annual
growth
2013-2040
(percent)

Production
Crude oil and lease condensate ............................
Natural gas plant liquids ........................................
Dry natural gas ......................................................
Coal1 ......................................................................
Nuclear / uranium2 .................................................
Conventional hydroelectric power ..........................
Biomass3................................................................
Other renewable energy4 .......................................
Other5 ....................................................................
Total ...................................................................

13.7
3.3
24.6
20.7
8.1
2.6
4.0
1.9
0.8
79.6

15.6
3.6
25.1
20.0
8.3
2.5
4.2
2.3
1.3
82.7

22.2
5.5
29.6
21.7
8.4
2.8
4.4
3.2
0.9
98.7

21.5
5.7
31.3
22.2
8.5
2.8
4.6
3.4
0.9
100.9

21.1
5.7
33.9
22.5
8.5
2.8
4.6
3.6
0.9
103.7

19.8
5.6
35.1
22.5
8.5
2.8
4.7
4.1
0.9
103.9

19.9
5.5
36.4
22.6
8.7
2.8
5.0
4.6
1.0
106.6

0.9%
1.7%
1.4%
0.5%
0.2%
0.4%
0.7%
2.7%
-1.0%
0.9%

Imports
Crude oil ................................................................
Petroleum and other liquids6 ..................................
Natural gas7 ...........................................................
Other imports8........................................................
Total ...................................................................

18.7
4.2
3.2
0.3
26.4

17.0
4.3
2.9
0.3
24.5

13.6
4.6
1.9
0.1
20.2

14.9
4.5
1.7
0.1
21.3

15.7
4.4
1.6
0.1
21.7

17.7
4.3
1.5
0.1
23.6

18.2
4.1
1.7
0.1
24.1

0.3%
-0.2%
-1.9%
-5.2%
-0.1%

Exports
Petroleum and other liquids9 ..................................
Natural gas10 ..........................................................
Coal .......................................................................
Total ...................................................................

6.5
1.6
3.1
11.2

7.3
1.6
2.9
11.7

11.2
4.5
2.5
18.1

12.0
5.2
2.9
20.1

12.6
6.4
3.3
22.4

13.3
6.8
3.4
23.4

13.7
7.4
3.5
24.6

2.4%
5.9%
0.8%
2.8%

Discrepancy11 ..........................................................

0.4

-1.6

-0.1

0.0

0.2

0.3

0.3

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Consumption
Petroleum and other liquids12 ................................
Natural gas ............................................................
Coal13.....................................................................
Nuclear / uranium2 .................................................
Conventional hydroelectric power ..........................
Biomass14 ..............................................................
Other renewable energy4 .......................................
Other15 ...................................................................
Total ...................................................................

35.2
26.1
17.3
8.1
2.6
2.8
1.9
0.4
94.4

35.9
26.9
18.0
8.3
2.5
2.9
2.3
0.4
97.1

37.1
26.8
19.2
8.4
2.8
3.0
3.2
0.3
100.8

36.9
27.6
19.3
8.5
2.8
3.2
3.4
0.3
102.0

36.5
28.8
19.2
8.5
2.8
3.2
3.6
0.3
102.9

36.3
29.6
19.0
8.5
2.8
3.2
4.1
0.3
103.8

36.2
30.5
19.0
8.7
2.8
3.5
4.6
0.3
105.7

0.0%
0.5%
0.2%
0.2%
0.4%
0.7%
2.7%
-0.7%
0.3%

113
96
2.79

109
98
3.73

79
73
4.88

91
85
5.46

106
99
5.69

122
116
6.60

141
136
7.85

1.0%
1.2%
2.8%

40.5

37.2

37.9

40.3

43.7

46.7

49.2

1.0%

2.01
2.63
10.0

1.84
2.50
10.1

1.88
2.54
10.5

2.02
2.71
11.0

2.18
2.84
11.1

2.32
2.96
11.3

2.44
3.09
11.8

1.0%
0.8%
0.6%

Prices (2013 dollars per unit)

Crude oil spot prices (dollars per barrel)
Brent ...................................................................
West Texas Intermediate ....................................
Natural gas at Henry Hub (dollars per million Btu) .
Coal (dollars per ton)
at the minemouth16 .............................................
Coal (dollars per million Btu)
at the minemouth16 .............................................
Average end-use17 ..............................................
Average electricity (cents per kilowatthour) ...........

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Table A1.Total energy supply, disposition, and price summary (continued)

Table A1. (quadrillion

Total energy
supply,
disposition,
andnoted)
price summary (continued)
Btu per
year, unless
otherwise
(quadrillion Btu per year, unless otherwise noted)
Reference case
Supply, disposition, and prices
2012
Prices (nominal dollars per unit)
Crude oil spot prices (dollars per barrel)
Brent ...................................................................
West Texas Intermediate ....................................
Natural gas at Henry Hub (dollars per million Btu) .
Coal (dollars per ton)
at the minemouth16 .............................................
Coal (dollars per million Btu)
at the minemouth16 .............................................
Average end-use17 ..............................................
Average electricity (cents per kilowatthour) ...........

2013

2020

2025

2030

2035

2040

Annual
growth
2013-2040
(percent)

112
94
2.75

109
98
3.73

90
83
5.54

112
105
6.72

142
133
7.63

180
171
9.70

229
220
12.73

2.8%
3.0%
4.7%

40.0

37.2

43.0

49.7

58.6

68.6

79.8

2.9%

1.98
2.59
9.8

1.84
2.50
10.1

2.14
2.88
11.9

2.48
3.33
13.5

2.92
3.81
14.8

3.41
4.35
16.6

3.96
5.00
19.2

2.9%
2.6%
2.4%

Includes waste coal.

2
These values represent the energy obtained from uranium when it is used in light water reactors. The total energy content of uranium is much larger, but
alternative processes are required to take advantage of it.
3
Includes grid-connected electricity from wood and wood waste; biomass, such as corn, used for liquid fuels production; and non-electric energy demand from
wood. Refer to Table A17 for details.
4
Includes grid-connected electricity from landfill gas; biogenic municipal waste; wind; photovoltaic and solar thermal sources; and non-electric energy from
renewable sources, such as active and passive solar systems. Excludes electricity imports using renewable sources and nonmarketed renewable energy. See
Table A17 for selected nonmarketed residential and commercial renewable energy data.
5
Includes non-biogenic municipal waste, liquid hydrogen, methanol, and some domestic inputs to refineries.
6
Includes imports of finished petroleum products, unfinished oils, alcohols, ethers, blending components, and renewable fuels such as ethanol.
7
Includes imports of liquefied natural gas that are later re-exported.
8
Includes coal, coal coke (net), and electricity (net). Excludes imports of fuel used in nuclear power plants.
9
Includes crude oil, petroleum products, ethanol, and biodiesel.
10
Includes re-exported liquefied natural gas.
11
Balancing item. Includes unaccounted for supply, losses, gains, and net storage withdrawals.
12
Estimated consumption. Includes petroleum-derived fuels and non-petroleum derived fuels, such as ethanol and biodiesel, and coal-based synthetic liquids.
Petroleum coke, which is a solid, is included. Also included are hydrocarbon gas liquids and crude oil consumed as a fuel. Refer to Table A17 for detailed
renewable liquid fuels consumption.
13
Excludes coal converted to coal-based synthetic liquids and natural gas.
14
Includes grid-connected electricity from wood and wood waste, non-electric energy from wood, and biofuels heat and coproducts used in the production of
liquid fuels, but excludes the energy content of the liquid fuels.
15
Includes non-biogenic municipal waste, liquid hydrogen, and net electricity imports.
16
Includes reported prices for both open market and captive mines. Prices weighted by production, which differs from average minemouth prices published in
EIA data reports where it is weighted by reported sales.
17
Prices weighted by consumption; weighted average excludes export free-alongside-ship (f.a.s.) prices.
Btu = British thermal unit.
- - = Not applicable.
Note: Totals may not equal sum of components due to independent rounding. Data for 2012 and 2013 are model results and may differ from official EIA data
reports.
Sources: 2012 natural gas supply values: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), Natural Gas Annual 2013, DOE/EIA-0131(2013) (Washington, DC,
October 2014). 2013 natural gas supply values: EIA, Natural Gas Monthly, DOE/EIA-0130(2014/07) (Washington, DC, July 2014). 2012 and 2013 coal
minemouth and delivered coal prices: EIA, Annual Coal Report 2013, DOE/EIA-0584(2013) (Washington, DC, January 2015). 2013 petroleum supply values and
2012 crude oil and lease condensate production: EIA, Petroleum Supply Annual 2013, DOE/EIA-0340(2013)/1 (Washington, DC, September 2014). Other 2012
petroleum supply values: EIA, Petroleum Supply Annual 2012, DOE/EIA-0340(2012)/1 (Washington, DC, September 2013). 2012 and 2013 crude oil spot prices
and natural gas spot price at Henry Hub: Thomson Reuters. Other 2012 and 2013 coal values: Quarterly Coal Report, October-December 2013, DOE/EIA0121(2013/4Q) (Washington, DC, March 2014). Other 2012 and 2013 values: EIA, Monthly Energy Review, DOE/EIA-0035(2014/11) (Washington, DC,
November 2014). Projections: EIA, AEO2015 National Energy Modeling System run REF2015.D021915A.

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