Utah energy facility siting study: executive summary

Technical Report · Thu Oct 01 04:00:00 EDT 1981

OSTI ID:5516362

The Utah Energy Facility Siting Study examines Utah's potential provide fossil fuel resources and locations for the conversion of these raw resources into usable forms - electric power, crude oil, or natural gas. Phase One of this study evaluated the siting of coal fired steam electric plants in Utah's Great Basin. Phase Two studied the Colorado Plateau portion of the state and also concentrated primarily on the siting of coal fired power plants. In the Colorado Plateau Phase, however, other types of energy development were also considered, notably coal gasification and the production of crude oil from oil shale and tar sands. The characteristics of the Great Basin that make the area attractive for potential power plant siting include a substantial air quality decrement under the Prevention of Significant Deterioration regulations of the 1977 Clean Air Act Amendments, adequate water supplies by means of transfer from agricultural usage, proximity to Utah and Wyoming coal mines and the relative absence of industrial development. Like the Great Basin, the Colorado Plateau also has an available air quality decrement and adequate water supplies for some development. In addition, the Plateau is endowed with sufficient energy and mineral resources - coal, oil shale, oil, natural gas, and uranium - to make the area a significant exporter of energy and strategic materials. Other natural resources include unique and environmentally sensitive areas of great scenic beauty, including five National Parks and five National Monuments.

• Research Organization: Utah Consortium for Energy Research and Education, Salt Lake City (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AM03-77SF01484
• OSTI ID: 5516362
• Report Number(s): DOE/SF/01484-T9; ON: DE82008977
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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