Analysis of a coal brokerage for a midwest site. [Green Bay and Kewaunee, Wisconsin]

Technical Report · Mon Oct 01 04:00:00 EDT 1979

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5821406· OSTI ID:5821406

Knorr, R.; Wilkie, K.

Coal demand of an area aggregated and served through a single facility in order to achieve the high volumes necessary to justify unit-train service is deemed a coal brokerage. Once such a system is initiated, it is conjectured that coal users too small to individually receive unit-train orders can begin to capture the cost savings associated with large volume shipments. In order to examine the coal-brokerage concept closely, the Green Bay-Kewaunee, Wisconsin region was chosen as the site for analysis because: (1) there had been speculation by lower peninsula Michigan utilities concerning a Wisconsin transshipment site for western coal; (2) the area's paper industry is a large coal user; (3) the Wisconsin Energy Office has researched coal consumption in depth, and has an available data base for industrial boilers and their fuel type; (4) line-haul rail routes allow for adequate access from western mines to utility and industrial coal users; and (5) there is no single user or facility currently large enough to handle unit-train shipments. Details on planning and design decisions for a coal brokerage are presented. (MCW)

• Research Organization: Argonne National Lab., IL (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: W-31109-ENG-38
• OSTI ID: 5821406
• Report Number(s): ANL/CNSV-TM-21
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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