Impact of warmer weather on electricity sector emissions due to building energy use

Impact of warmer weather on electricity sector emissions due to building energy use

Most US energy consumption occurs in buildings, with cooling demands anticipated to increase net building electricity use under warmer conditions. The electricity generation units that respond to this demand are major contributors to sulfur dioxide (SO _2 ) and nitrogen oxides (NO _x ), both of whic...

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Main Authors: Paul Meier, Tracey Holloway, Jonathan Patz, Monica Harkey, Doug Ahl, David Abel, Scott Schuetter, Scott Hackel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2017-01-01
Series:Environmental Research Letters
Subjects:
air quality
electricity
buildings
climate impacts
modeling
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/aa6f64

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https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/aa6f64

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