A Study for Development Suitability of Biomass Power Generation Technology Based on GHG Emission Reduction Benefits and Growth Potential

Table 3

Biomass power generation technology development suitability indexes for four cities in China from 2015 to 2020.

Year	City	Average annual growth rate of electricity consumption (%)	Number of rural population	Air quality noncompliance rate (below secondary) (%)	Amount of biomass resources
2015	A	1.67	293	49.04	218.7
	B	6.75	2209	14.79	1618.2
	C	−1.36	5039	62.74	4756.9
	D	19.28	234	14.25	70.1
2016	A	1.67	293	49.18	211.8
	B	6.75	2,209	15.03	1,620.6
	C	−1.37	5,039	62.84	4,745
	D	10.93	234	14.48	70.1
2017	A	7.09	293	45.75	197.4
	B	8.76	2,154	12.88	1,771.5
	C	3.80	4,909	56.44	4,698.5
	D	21.44	233	14.25	54.6
2018	A	4.60	293	38.08	188.6
	B	9.38	2,098	17.81	1,785.8
	C	5.92	4,764	54.52	4,681.6
	D	18.37	233	1.10	81.3
2019	A	7.03	291	37.81	209.8
	B	10.43	2,044	10.41	1,868.8
	C	7.96	4,638	53.97	5,102.7
	D	18.97	237	1.92	91.3
2020	A	2.10	289	34.25	217.9
	B	7.49	1,987	11.78	1,967.1
	C	−1.58	4,511	51.51	5,549.4
	D	13.04	240	6.30	98.4