Nuclear Energy ....... no nuclear energy ever add one nuclear power station by 2025 add two nuclear power stations by 2035 add three nuclear power stations by 2045
International aviation.......... factor of three increase in international visitors by 2050 forty percent increase in international visitors by 2050 number of international visitors remains unchanged flights for tourism stop due to carbon tax
Wind energy ....... add two new wind farms by 2050 add one new wind farm every five years add 1GW of Wind power by 2050 utilize entire Nevada wind resource by 2050
Nevada transport ............. business as usual with 50 mpg by 2050 for light vehicles 80 mpg mileage by 2050 electrify transport completely by 2050 electrify transport; 60% of trips with public transport
Hydroelectric power....... Lake Mead dries up by 2030 and generation stops Power generation remains at its 2015 level Power generation goes back up to historical levels Power generation gets close to historical maximum
Nevada freight............... business as usual freight travels by road switch to 80% rail by 2050 switch to 100% rail by 2050 switch to 100% electric rail by 2050
Geothermal Energy ...... increase generation by 8 MW per year increase generation by 3% per year increase generation by 5% per year utilize entire geothermal (4.4GW) resource by 2050
Industry growth............... energy demand increases by 1.5% per year 10% reduction in energy intensity by 2050 20% reduction in energy intensity by 2050 40% reduction in energy intensity by 2050
Rooftop Solar power ...... keep rooftop solar at its 2015 value utilize 40% of solar rooftop resource by 2050 utilize 50% of solar rooftop resource by 2050 utilize entire solar rooftop resource by 2050
Commercial heating and cooling. energy demand increases 1.5% per year 5% increase in efficiency electrify commercial heating and cooling electrify with 20% increased energy efficiency
Solar PV power plants ...... solar PV increases by 5 percent a year to 2050 solar PV increases by 7 percent a year to 2050 solar PV increases by 10 percent a year to 2050 solar PV increases by 12 percent a year to 2050
Commercial light and appliances. energy demand increases by 70% by 2050 energy demand increases by 25% by 2050 energy demand stays roughly constant energy demand falls by 40% by 2050
Concentrating Solar Power ...... keep production at 2015 levels until 2050 build one new Tonopah plant every ten years build one new Ionopah plant every five years increase to 1GWe by 2030 and 12GWe by 2050
Home heating and cooling...... energy demand increases by 1.5% per year same as level 1 and energy efficiency increases by 5% electrify home heating and cooling with 5% increased energy efficiency electrify home heating and cooling with 20% increased energy efficiency
Solar Thermal (hot water) ...... keep solar thermal at 6 MW increase to 10% of demand by 2050 increase to 50% of demand by 2050 increase to 100% of demand by 2050
Home lighting and appliances... electricity demand increases by 70% from 2015 to 2050 electricity demand increases by 37% from 2015 to 2050 electricity demand increases by 14% from 2015 to 2050 electricity demand stays constant from 2015 to 2050
Electricity imports ...... keep electricity imports at 0.15 GW increase electricity imports to 0.3 GW by 2050 increase electricity imports to 0.6 GW by 2050 increase electricity imports to 1.0 GW by 2050
Home insulation.............. no extra effort on home insulation 33% reduction in heat loss from homes 40% reduction in heat loss from homes 50% reduction in heat loss from homes
Carbon Capture and Storage ...... no CCS, business as usual 10 million tons carbon dioxide by 2050 20 million tons carbon dioxide by 2050 100 million tons carbon dioxide by 2050
Average home temperature ..... no thermostat adjustment 10% energy savings from temperature 15% energy savings from temperature 20% energy savings from temperature