SUSTAINABLE ENERGY NETWORK **
8606 Greenwood Avenue, #2
Takoma Park, MD 20912
301-588-4741
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SUSTAINABLE ENERGY BLUEPRINT
A PLAUSIBLE STRATEGY FOR ACHIEVING A NO-NUCLEAR, LOW-CARBON, HIGHLY-EFFICIENT
AND SUSTAINABLE ENERGY FUTURE
The following statement outlines an ambitious but doable strategy for
dramatically reducing U.S. greenhouse gas emissions, phasing out nuclear power,
and ending energy imports while simultaneously creating new domestic jobs and
businesses, improving energy, homeland, and national security and the economy,
and enhancing the environment and public health.
Objectives:
The three primary, longer-term objectives for the nation's energy policy should
be:
1.) reduce greenhouse gas emissions to a level consistent with a world-wide goal
of global climate stabilization (assumes curbing U.S. CO2 emissions by 60-80%
from current levels by mid-century);
2.) eliminate U.S. energy imports (i.e., oil and natural gas - now 58% and 15%
respectively), while reducing overall use of oil and natural gas;
3.) phase out the current generation of nuclear power while substantially
curbing the production and consumption of fossil fuels, by increasing the use of
energy efficiency and making a transition to sustainable, environmentally safer
renewable energy sources.
Targets:
The following targets approximate what is technically and economically feasible
given the necessary policy support and leadership as well as what would likely
be necessary if the above-listed objectives are to be achieved.
By 2025
1.) reduce total energy consumption by at least one percent/year from 2005
levels, through efficiency improvements in housing, manufacturing, vehicles,
airplanes, government facilities, and businesses, so that by 2025, U.S. energy
use totals no more than about 80 quads.
2.) increase from 2005 levels, production of renewable energy from biofuels,
biomass, geothermal, hydropower (and other water power sources), solar, and wind
plus renewably-based hydrogen - in an environmentally responsible manner - by
about 0.5 quads/year so that by 2025 renewables provide at least 17 quads.
3.) phase out the current generation of nuclear power plants by not relicensing
currently existing reactors and not building new ones.
4.) reduce oil consumption by at least one percent/year below 2005 levels so
that by 2025, U.S. oil imports are no more than one-third of total petroleum
use.
5.) reduce natural gas consumption by one percent/year below 2005 levels so that
by 2025, the U.S. will no longer be importing any natural gas.
6.) reduce coal consumption by at least one percent/year below 2005 levels
7.) reduce carbon dioxide and other GHG emissions by at least one percent/year
so that by 2025 they are at least 20% below current levels.
By 2050
1.) continue to reduce total energy consumption by at least one percent/year
below 2005 levels through efficiency improvements so that by 2050, total U.S.
energy use is no more than 60 quads.
2.) continue to expand use of renewable energy sources by at least 0.5 quads per
year from 2005 levels so that by 2050, renewables contribute at least 30 quads
to the nation's energy supply.
3.) continue to reduce oil consumption by at least two percent/year below
2005 levels so that by 2050, oil imports will be eliminated and total oil use is
no more than one-fifth of today's levels.
4.) continue to reduce coal consumption by at least one percent/year below
2005 levels and phase out all single-cycle pulverized coal power plants, so that
by 2050, coal consumption is no more than one-third of today's levels.
5.) continue to reduce natural gas consumption by about one percent/year below
2005 levels so that by 2050, natural gas consumption is one-third below today's
levels.
6.) continue to reduce carbon dioxide emissions so that by 2050, they are no
more than one-third of current levels.
Tables:
The following tables provide an estimation of what the nation's energy mix would
be if the above-listed targets are realized.
2005 Energy Consumption (quadrillion BTUs)
23.0 - Coal
16.5 - Oil (Domestic)
23.0 - Oil (Imports)
19.0 - Natural Gas (Domestic)
3.5 - Natural Gas (Imports)
8.0 - Nuclear
7.0 - Renewables
100.0 - Total
CO2 Emissions - 6,000 million metric tons
2025 Energy Consumption (quadrillion BTUs)
18.0 - Coal
15.5 - Oil (Domestic)
11.5 - Oil (Imports)
18.0 - Natural Gas (Domestic)
0.0 - Natural Gas (Imports)
1.0 - Nuclear
17.0 - Renewables
81.0 - Total
CO2 Emissions - <4,800 million metric tons
2050 Energy Consumption (quadrillion BTUs)
8.0 - Coal
8.0 - Oil (Domestic)
0.0 - Oil (Imports)
14.0 - Natural Gas (Domestic)
0.0 - Natural Gas (Imports)
0.0 - Nuclear
30.0 - Renewables
60.0 - Total
CO2 Emissions - 2,000 million metric tons
Proposed Policy Initiatives:
The following policy initiatives are not exhaustive but are illustrative of the
type necessary to realize the targets and objectives outlined above.
1.) By 2025, fuel economy standards for cars and trucks should be at least
double what they are today, beginning with a 50% increase in fuel economy for
new vehicles by the year 2015.
2.) By 2025, total annual person-miles traveled by automobile and truck should
be back to levels no higher than today through expansion of mass transit, better
land use planning, telecommuting, etc.
3.) By 2025, no less than 25 percent of the nation's liquid transportation fuels
should be provided, or displaced, by renewable sources, including
renewably-generated hydrogen.
4.) By 2025, no less than 25 percent of the nation's electricity should be
mandated to be generated by renewable energy sources and increased by at least
one percent/year thereafter.
5.) By 2025, state and/or federal standards should mandate that the energy
efficiency of appliances, motors, and lighting should be improved by no less
than 20 percent as measured on a total fuel cycle basis.
6.) By 2025, state and/or federal standards should mandate that 20 percent of
all new buildings must be zero energy buildings (moving twoards a goal of all
new buildings being zero energy by 2050), using a combination of efficient
design and clean on-site energy production;
7.) By 2025, energy use in the electricity sector should be reduced by at least
10 percent through the use of clean distributed generation such as combined heat
& power, district energy, fuel cells, and improved energy storage and
transmission technologies.
8.) Energy efficiency resource standards for electric and gas utilities should
be established with a target savings of at least one percent of annual sales
each year, on an incremental basis, such that savings build on previous years’
impacts.
9.) Expansion of renewable energy, energy efficiency and clean distributed
generation technologies should be promoted through national interconnection
standards i.e., (net metering and transmission access reforms), production and
investment tax incentives, government procurement, updated resource assessment,
and state and local planning programs.
10.) Annual federal funding for the research, development, and deployment of
energy efficient and renewable energy technologies should be at least doubled
over the next five years and expanded to no less than five times current levels
by 2025.
11.) Funding to support sustainable energy budget outlays and tax incentives, as
well as to alleviate low-income consumer impacts, should be drawn from a mix of
gradually increased dedicated taxes on carbon-based fuels, energy imports, and
fossil fuel leases on federal lands.
12.) Any new coal-based powerplants should be required to achieve energy
efficiency and environmental performance equal to, or better than, the
best-available Integrated Combined Cycle Coal Gasification technology, and must
include full and permanent carbon capture and sequestration.
13.) Unless all of the following conditions are satisfied, licenses for existing
nuclear power plants should not be renewed or extended and federal nuclear funds
should be directed towards plant decommissioning and waste clean-up, storage &
disposal:
a) greenhouse gas emissions from the nuclear fuel cycle are reduced by 60
percent;
b) designs are developed for passively-safe reactors that cannot melt down,
explode, or release radioactivity, under any conditions, including direct hits
from bombs, aircraft impacts, earthquakes, floods, or terrorist acts;
c) radiation exposure standards are established that ensure no radiation
exposure hazards to workers or the public;
d) waste handling and disposal technologies are developed that preclude the need
for long-distance waste transport or long-term storage;
e) fuel cycle and waste handling technologies are developed that preclude any
risk of nuclear weapons proliferation or theft of potentially fissionable
materials; and
f) private liability per nuclear power plant under the Price-Anderson Act is
increased to no less than $50 billion.
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ENDORSEMENTS TO DATE:
ARIZONA
Airwaterearth Org.
Frank C. Subjeck
franksub@npgcable.com
Ecosa Institute
William Ozier, Operations Manager
info@ecosainstitute.org
Solar Institute
Paul Huddy, Director
paul@solarinstitute.org or solarinstitute@aol.com
Sustainable Arizona
John F. Neville, President
jneville@sustainablearizona.org
ARKANSAS
Arkansas Renewable Energy Association
William Ball
bill@stellarsun.com
CALIFORNIA
Alliance for Nuclear Responsibility
Rochelle Becker, Executive Director
rochelle489@charter.net
California Communities Against Toxics
Jane Williams, Executive Director
dcapjane@aol.com
Community Environmental Council
Tam Hunt
thunt@cecmail.org
Donald Aiken Associates
Donald Aitken, Ph.D., Principal
Barbara Harwood, Co-Principal
donaldaitken@earthlink.net
Environmental Priorities Network
Lillian Light, President
lklight@verizon.net
Geothermal Education Office
Marilyn Nemzer, Executive Director
geo@marin.org
Global Possibilities
Casey Coates Danson, President
casey@globalpossibilities.org
Occidental Arts and Ecology Center
Phil Tymon
oaec@oaec.org
Redwood Alliance
Michael Welch
mwelch@redwoodalliance.org
San Luis Sustainability Group
Kenneth Haggard, Principal
slosg@slonet.org
Sierra Solar Systems
Jonathan Hill, Solar Applications Engineer solarjon@netshel.net
Sustainable Energy Solutions
Bernhard O. Voelkelt
BVoelkelt@aol.com
Tahoe Solar Designs
Leslie Ames
tahoesolardesign@earthlink.net
Tri-Valley CAREs (Communities Against a Radioactive Environment) Marylia Kelley,
Executive Director marylia@earthlink.net
COLORADO
Colorado Energy Group
George Burmeister, President
COEnergyGroup@aol.com
Clean Energy Action (of Colorado)
Leslie Glustrom
lglustrom@qwest.net
CONNECTICUT
Canton Advocates for Responsible Expansion, Inc.
Jane Latus
jelatus@comcast.net
Environmental Energy Solutions
Joel N. Gordes
earticles@earthlink.net
People’s Action for Clean energy
Judi Friedman, Chair
JFriedeco@aol.com
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Environmental & Energy Study Institute
Carol Werner, Executive Director
cwerner@eesi.org
Greenpeace U.S.A.
John Coequyt
john.coequyt@wdc.greenpeace.org
New Uses Council
William Holmberg, Executive Director
biorefiner@aol.com
The Stella Group, Ltd.
Scott Sklar, President
solarsklar@aol.com
Throwplace.com/Throwplace Ltd.
Donna Lomangino, President
donna@throwplace.com
FLORIDA
Safe Earth Alliance
Dr. Dorthy K. Cinquemani, Chair
dorotea@earthlink.net
Space Coast Progressive Alliance
Cammie Donaldson, President
cammiedonaldson@earthlink.net
Windhunter Corporation
David Nicholson, President
david@windhunter.org
GEORGIA
Nuclear Watch South
Glenn Carroll, Coordinator
atom.girl@mindspring.com
IDAHO
Snake River Alliance
Jeremy Maxand, Executive Director
sra@snakeriveralliance.org
ILLINOIS
Chicago Media Watch
Margaret Nagel
formargaretn@earthlink.net
New Community Project
David Radcliff, Director
Radcliff@newcommunityproject.org
Nuclear Energy Information Service
Dave Kraft, Director
neis@neis.org
KANSAS
Kansas Natural Resource Council
Robert Haughawout, President
bhaugha@pixius.net
KENTUCKY
Coalition for Health Concern, Inc.
Corinne Whitehead
corinne@vci.net
Yggdrasil (project of Earth Island Institute)
Mary Davis, Director
yggdrasili@yahoo.com
LOUISIANA
Alliance for Affordable Energy
Linda Stone, Executive Director
lstone@all4energy.org
MAINE
Cheaper, Safer Power
William S. Linnell, Spokesperson
landmk01@maine.rr.com
Global Network Against Weapons & Nuclear Power in Space
Bruce K. Gagnon, Coordinator
globalnet@mindspring.com
Maine Solar Energy Association
Richard Komp PhD. President
sunwatt@juno.com
MARYLAND
Chesapeake Wind & Solar LLC
Richard E. Deutschmann, PE / Principal Partner
richd@cwsenergy.com
MD-DC-VA Solar Energy Industries Association
Peter Lowenthal, Director
pslowenthal@comcast.net
Maryland United for Peace and Justice, Inc.
Paulette Hammond, Co-convenor
phamm001@earthlink.net
Nuclear Information & Resource Service
Michael Mariotte, Executive Director
nirsnet@nirs.org
Nuclear Policy Research Institute
Julie R. Enszer, Executive Director
julie@nuclearpolicy.org
SUN DAY Campaign
Ken Bossong, Executive Director
kbossong@hotmail.com
MASSACHUSETTS
C-10 Foundation
Sandra Gavutis, Executive Director
gavutis@comcast.net
Citizens Awareness Network
Deb Katz
can@nukebusters.org
Northeast Organic Farming Association / Mass Chapter
Julie Rawson, Executive Director; Frank Albani, President
plymouthrockmusic@msn.com
Northeast Sustainable Energy Association
Nancy Hazard, Executive Director
nhazard@nesea.org
Solar Design Associates, Inc.
Steven and Marilyn Strong, Principals
sda@solardesign.com
MICHIGAN
Citizens' Resistance at Fermi Two
Keith Gunter
Coalition for a Nuclear Free Great Lakes
Michael J. Keegan
mkeeganj@comcast.net
Don't Waste Michigan
Alice Hirt, Corrine Carey
auntynuke@aol.com
Home for Peace and Justice
Joan McCoy, Co-ordinator
HomeforPax@aol.com
Michigan Environmental Council
Lana Pollack, President
davidmec@voyager.net
MINNESOTA
Prairie Island Coalition
Bruce A Drew, Steering Committee
bdrew@igc.org
MISSOURI
Missourians for Safe Energy
Mark Haim
mail@midmopeaceworks.org
MONTANA
Oasis Montana Inc.
Chris Daum
info@oasismontana.com
Sunelco, The Sun Electric Company, Inc.
Tom Bishop, President
tbishop@sunelco.com
NEVADA
Aqua Sun International
Greg Hanson / President
sales@aqua-sun-intl.com
Citizen Alert
Peggy Maze Johnson, Executive Director
pmj1@citizenalert.org
Nevada Conservation League
Scot Rutledge, Executive Director
scot@nevadaconservationleague.org
Nevada Nuclear Waste Task Force
Judy Treichel, Executive Director
Judynwtf@aol.com
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Roy Morrison & Associates, LCC
Roy Morrison
rmjsc@mcttelecom.com
NEW JERSEY
Coalition for Global Warming Solutions
Carlos Rymer
rym87@netscape.net
Coalition for Peace and Justice
UNPLUG Salem Campaign
Norm Cohen, Director
ncohen12@comcast.net
NEW MEXICO
Citizens Nuclear Information Center
Lee Cheney, Founder
CNIC@leaco.net
Rainshine Unlimited LLC
Rain Lee
rrrrrain@hotmail.com
NEW YORK
Renewable Energy Long Island
Gordian Raacke, Executive Director
Gordian@RenewableEnergyLongIsland.org
Salem Financial, Inc
J. Peter Lynch, President
SOLARJPL@aol.com
Solar and Wind FX Inc.
Chris Schaefer
chris@solarandwindfx.com
SustainableBusiness.com
Rona Fried, President
rona@sustainablebusiness.com
Wellness Institute of Greater Buffalo
Justin S. Booth MS
jbooth@ch.ci.buffalo.ny.us
NORTH CAROLINA
Canary Coalition
Avram Friedman, Executive Director
info@canarycoalition.org
Charlotte Area Green Party
Kathryn Kuppers, Clerk
kathrynkuppers@earthlink.net
Long Branch Environmental Education Center
Art Horn, President - Board of Directors
arthorn@charter.net
EnergyXchange
Sarah Hoyle
energy@yancey.main.nc.us
North Carolina Citizens Research Group
Wells Eddleman, Staff Scientist
whatthewells@yahoo.com
North Carolina Green Party
Kathryn Kuppers, Treasurer
kathrynkuppers@earthlink.net
Unitarian Universalist Church of Asheville
Jean Larson, Peace and Environment Team co-chair
larson_jean@hotmail.com
OHIO
Farmers Green Power
Harvey Wasserman
Windhw@aol.com
Ohio Partners for Affordable Energy
Dave Rinebolt, Executive Director and Counsel
DRinebolt@aol.com
R.A.Energy International, Inc
Qadwi Bey
raenergyint@earthlink.net
OKLAHOMA
Bergey Windpower Co.
Mike Bergey, President
mbergey@bergey.com
OREGON
3EStrategies
Cylvia Hayes, Executive Director
info@3estrategies.org
PENNSYLVANIA
Citizen Power
David Hughes, Executive Director
hughes@citizenpower.com
Common Sense Energy
James Friar
jnfriar@engineer.com
Concern About Radiation In the Environment
Karen Prather
prathers@worldconnx.net
SunPower Builders
Jon Costanza
Jon@SunPowerBuilders.com
Three Mile Island Alert, Inc.,
EFMR Monitoring Group
Eric Epstein, Coordinator
ericepstein@comcast.net
RHODE ISLAND
U.S.A. Nica Windpower, Inc.
Wm. Wharton Smith III
william3@finewoodcarving.com
SOUTH CAROLINA
Carolina Peace Resource Center
Allison Peeler, Nuclear Issues Coordinator
flyingindiangirl@aol.com
UTAH
Shundahai Network
Pete Litster, Executive Director; Eileen McCabe, Associate Director
pete@shundahai.org; eileen_mccabe_olsen@yahoo.com
VERMONT
Global Resource Options, Inc.
Jeffery D. Wolfe, P.E., Vice President
Jeff@globalresourceoptions.com
New England Coalition
Sally Shaw
necnp@necnp.org
Sustainable Energy Resource Group
Bob Walker
SERG@valley.net
Vermont Solar Energy Association
Clay Turnbull
turnbull@together.net
VIRGINIA
Bob Lawrence & Associates
Bob Lawrence, President
BobLaw424@aol.com
Collaborations
Scott Denman
sdenman@earthlink.net
Precursor Systems, Inc.
Aviv Goldsmith, President
PrecursorS@aol.com
WASHINGTON
Black Mountain Technology
Susan Petty
spetty@BlackMountainTechnology.com
Port Orchard United Methodist Church
Rev. C. Scott Harrison
cscottharrison@juno.com
Waste Action Project
Greg Wingard, Executive Director
gwingard@earthlink.net
WISCONSIN
Citizens Utility Board of Wisconsin
Charlie Higley, Executive Director
higley@wiscub.org
Great Northern Solar
Christopher LaForge
gosolar@cheqnet.net
Midwest Renewable Energy Association
Tehri Parker, Executive Director
tehri@the-mrea.org
Wisconsin Energy Conservation Corporation
Janet Brandt, Executive Director
jbrandt@weccusa.org
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