World Energy Engineering Congress Conference
Washington Convention Center/Hall A, Washington, DC
October 1 - 3, 2014

United States Clean Energy Plan
Norm Hansen, PE, CEM, AEE Chicago Chapter President 

United States Clean Energy Plan is an alternative to the Smart Grid that is being implemented and will triple energy prices: Electricity will increase from 10 to 30 cents per kilowatt-hour and gasoline from $4 to $12 per gallon. The $1 trillion World Carbon Tax will provide funds to foreign countries (5.5 billion tons of carbon dioxide times $200 per ton). $1 trillion Energy Tax will be used to reduce federal and state deficits. An estimated 10 million America jobs would be lost.

The United States Clean Energy Plan was developed with support from the Association of Energy Engineers Chicago Chapter members. America can achieve Clean Energy and Energy Independence in 15 to 20 years by having government, academic, and business leaders work collegiately together like the Internet. Coal, oil, biomass, and natural gas are used for making products rather than burning them and destroying our environment.  

Clean Energy is accomplished by manufacturing 500 Clean Breeder Power Plants in assembly lines like the automobiles and airplanes. Power plants generate five trillion kilowatts hours of electricity. At 10 cents per kilowatt-hour, revenues are $500 billion per year. The payback is about two years. After meeting the country�s needs for clean energy, 100 power plants per year could be exported, which would improve U.S. Trade Balance by $100 billion per year. Carbon dioxide emissions are reduced by two billion tons per year. Approximately 2 million jobs are created. 

Energy Independence is accomplished by replacing cars, trucks, busses, trains, ships, and airplanes with efficiently clean energy vehicles. Old cars are replaced with electric vehicles. $400 billion is saved by recharge an electric vehicle for $5 per week rather than $50 per week for gasoline. Airplanes use milligrams rather than thousands of tons of fuel. Oil refineries are converted into coal refineries. Carbon dioxide emissions are reduced by 2.5 billion tons per year. American�s economy grows and creates an estimated 8 million jobs. 

In summary, the power plants generate clean efficient energy; transportation�s energy efficiency increases from twenty-five to over seventy percent; and carbon dioxide emissions are reduced by 4.5 billion tons per year. United States� Economy is stimulated. And an estimated 10 million jobs are created.

The World Clean Energy Plan, modeled after United States Clean Energy Plan, would bring every country (ten billion people) into the 21st century. Carbon dioxide emissions would drop in half. World�s Economy would grow to over $1,000 trillion. However, the real benefits will come from taking billion of people out of poverty, providing them an opportunity to have world-class education, and empowering them to fulfill their dreams.