Sec. 40418. REPORT ON COSTS OF CARBON ABATEMENT IN THE ELECTRICITY SECTOR
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## SEC. 40418 REPORT ON COSTS OF CARBON ABATEMENT IN THE ELECTRICITY SECTOR Not later than 270 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to Congress a report on— ####
(1)the potential use of levelized cost of carbon abatement or a similar metric in analyzing generators of electricity, including an identification of limitations and appropriate uses of the metric; ####
(2)the feasibility and impact of incorporating levelized cost of carbon abatement in long-term forecasts— #####
(A)to compare technical approaches and understand real-time changes in fossil-fuel and nuclear dispatch; #####
(B)to compare the system-level costs of technology options to reduce emissions; and #####
(C)to compare the costs of policy options, including current policies, regarding valid and verifiable reductions and removals of carbon; and ####
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(A)a potential process to measure carbon dioxide emissions intensity per unit of output production for a range of— ######
(i)energy sources; ######
(ii)sectors; and ######
(iii)geographic regions; and #####
(B)a corresponding process to provide an empirical framework for reporting the status and costs of carbon dioxide reduction relative to specified goals.