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| Title | Fuel Use Act: implications for new power generation. [Conference paper] |
| Creator/Author | Schneider, H.S. ; Jandegian, G.V. |
| Publication Date | 1980 Jan 01 |
| OSTI Identifier | OSTI ID: 6405506 |
| Report Number(s) | CONF-800424- |
| Other Number(s) | Journal ID: CODEN: PAPWA |
| Resource Type | Conference |
| Specific Type | Journal Article |
| Resource Relation | Journal Volume: 42; Conference: American power conference, Chicago, IL, USA, 21 Apr 1980 |
| Research Org | Envirosphere Co., Newport Beach, CA |
| Subject | 29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY AND ECONOMY; ELECTRIC UTILITIES; FUEL SUBSTITUTION; POWER PLANT AND INDUSTRIAL FUEL USE ACT; EVALUATION; GOVERNMENT POLICIES; LAWS; NATIONAL ENERGY ACT; PUBLIC UTILITIES |
| Description/Abstract | The electric utility industry has, in general, supported the national goal of an energy shift away from imported oil to coal and other fuels but has felt that the Power Plant and Industrial Fuel Use Act is redundant and largely irrelevant. The industy believes power plant conversions to coal and new base-load plants shifting to coal has been occurring for the past several years as a result of: (1) the rapidly escalating costs associated with foreign oil imports; (2) the Federal Energy Office request for voluntary conversion to coal during the 1973-1974 oil embargo; and (3) the Energy supply and Environmental Coordination Act of 1974 prohibition and construction orders. DOE's position that, without the Fuel Use Act, utilities can continue business as usual, cannot be supported in light of the extraordinary volatile market and reliability aspects of continued use of oil. What the Act has failed to acknowledge is the need for a more-flexible and balanced approach that recognizes the experience, needs, and concerns in distinct regions of the country. What must be examined are the problem areas faced by the industry in forcing coal use in certain regions where there are increasingly stringent environmental and economic concerns to be considered or where there has been historically heavy dependence on oil as a primary energy source. The next five years will be a period of learning for both (ERA) and the electric utility industry, a period that will mold our energy future through the year 2000. 7 references. |
| Country of Publication | United States |
| Language | English |
| Format | Medium: X; Size: Pages: 662-666 |
| System Entry Date | 2008 Feb 07 |
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