A review of Phase 1 retrofit FGD cost experience -- New benchmarks for the future
- Raytheon Engineers and Constructors, Denver, CO (United States)
- Electric Power Research Inst., Palo Alto, CA (United States)
Electric utility companies in the US have already implemented their plans for compliance with the Phase 1 Acid Rain legislation contained in the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990. Out of the 261 units located at 110 power plants affected by Phase 1 legislation (all located in the midwest and east), FGD systems were installed on only 13,500 MW of capacity, a total of only 14 plants on 25 units. This paper will summarize the total installed capital cost experience for these facilities, which included a variety of FGD processes, vendors, designs and performance requirements. Costs for other recent FGD installations will also be presented. In addition, potential compliance plan options for Phase 2 legislation requirements will be discussed, providing a description of the decision making process and the plant characteristics that would lead to installation of SO{sub 2} control technology. A projection of utility plans for Phase 2 compliance is included.
- OSTI ID:
- 271847
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-950196--
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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