Cost and quality of fuels for electric utility plants, 1979. Energy data report

Technical Report · Sun Jun 01 04:00:00 EDT 1980

OSTI ID:5231475

Rhodes, S

Subject data are summarized for fossil fuels delivered to electric utility plants in the US (the 50 states and the District of Columbia) with a combined capacity of 25 MW or greater. Plant-by-plant data are grouped on a state and regional basis to compare prices of similar fuels delivered to other plants in the same state and region. In 1979, the production of electric energy rose 1.8%, reaching a new record of 2,247 billion kWh. The biggest increase in electric generation occurred in coal plants which produced 1,076 billion kWh, or 47.9% of the total. Coal generation increased 10.1% from the 1978 level. The second largest increase in electric generation came from gas units, increasing to a level of 330 billion kWh, an increase of 8.2% from 1978. Coal and gas generation made up for the 17% decrease in oil generation and the 7.6% decrease in nuclear generation, as some nuclear plants, such as Three Mile Island and Surry, stopped generation during the year. Oil generation decreased 16.8% from last year, mainly due to the high price of residual oil.

• Research Organization: Department of Energy, Washington, DC (USA). Energy Information Administration
• OSTI ID: 5231475
• Report Number(s): DOE/EIA-0191(79)
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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