Energy Policy Act of 2005 -- By the Numbers

Remarkable strides have been made since Congress passed the energy bill a year ago

July 26, 2006
01:22 PM

Because Congress passed the Energy Policy Act last July:

27                New ethanol plants that have broken ground
500 million   Gallons of new annual ethanol production online
1.4 billion     Gallons of new annual ethanol production online by end of 2006
401              E-85 pumps installed 
25                New nuclear reactors planned   
25,000         Megawatts of electricity will be generated by 2020 if all 25 plants are built
15 million     Households can be powered by the electricity from the 25 plants
0                 Airborne emissions will be generated by the 25 plants
116,871      New hybrid vehicles purchased since Jan. 1, 2006
1.34 billion  Cubic feet/day of new Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) capacity online
9.7 billion    Cubic feet/day of new LNG capacity approved by FERC
7                 New LNG terminals or terminal expansions approved by FERC  
30               Emergency fuel waivers granted following Hurricane Katrina
2,000          Megawatts of new wind power online 
493,000      Homes that can be powered by new wind power
3 billion       Dollars in economic activity spurred by new wind power production
7 billion       Pounds of CO2 offset by new wind power production
4,200          Megawatts of new wind power slated to be online by end of 2006 
1 million       Homes that can be powered by new wind power by end of 2006
100             Percent increase in CA and NJ applications for photovoltaic systems 
30               Percent increase nationwide of solar thermal collectors installations 
15               New efficiency standards implemented for large appliances
50,000        Megawatts of energy saved by 2020 because of the 15 new efficiency standards
80               600-watt power plants won’t be needed because of the new efficiency standards
120             New coal-based facilities in various stages of planning
2 million       Barrels of oil daily that can be replaced by clean, synthetic fuel from coal by 2025
5 trillion       Cubic feet of natural gas that can be replaced by coal fuels by 2025
55,000        Coal miners expected to join workforce over next five years

Compiled by Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee and House Energy and Commerce Committee