Unintended Consequences of Agricultural Participation in Voluntary Carbon Markets: Their Nature and Avoidance

Table 2

Annualized electricity production breakdown in number of 100 megawatt plants.

Biofeedstock used	$15/tCO2		$30/tCO2		$50/tCO2
	Per unit	Per unit plus constraints	Per unit	Per unit plus constraints	Per unit	Per unit plus constraints
Corn residue			0.31	4.84	48.19	52.85
Sorghum residue			2.45	4.76	12.77	6.85
Wheat residue	0.01	0.02	9.02	14.80	17.16	18.07
Barley residue	0.35	0.41	5.15	5.87	6.46	6.57
Oats residue			0.32	0.48	0.45	0.49
Bagasse			0.01	0.02	0.82	0.67
Switchgrass	0.11	0.12	24.90	34.41	76.19	81.30
Willow					0.10	0.36
Lignin			6.44	6.70	5.40	5.24
Manure	16.73	16.25	16.37	16.18	17.13	16.54
Beef manure	0.59	3.01	0.67	3.18	2.62	2.91
Dairy manure	7.30	5.36	7.58	5.26	4.88	5.17