Reducing Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Electricity Sector Using Smart Electric Grid Applications

Table 1

Comparison of different traditional power plants (2009).

	Coal	Natural gas	Oil	Nuclear
Electricity generation (TWhr)	8,263	4,301	1,111	2,731
% of total generation	40.8%	21.2%	5.5%	13.5%
Main material	Carbon	Methane	Gasoline, kerosene	Uranium
Emissions	CO2, SO𝑥, and NO𝑥			Radioactive
Impacts	Global warming, acid rain, respiratory diseases, and toxics			Nuclear pollution