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The revenue requirement approach to analysis of alternative technologies in the electric utility industry

Conference · · Proceedings of the American Power Conference; (United States)
OSTI ID:6176728
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  1. MSE, Inc., Butte, MT (United States)
The advancement of coal-based power generation technology is of primary interest to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). The interests are well-founded due to increasing costs for premium fuels and, more importantly, the establishment of energy independence to promote national security. One of DOE's current goals is to promote the development of coal-fired technology for the electric utility industry. This paper is concerned with the economic comparison of two alternative technologies: the coal gasification-combined cycle (GCC) and the coal-fired magnetohydrodynamic (MHD)-combined cycle. The revenue requirement analysis was used for the economic evaluation of engineering alternatives in the electric utility industry. The results were compared based on year-by-year revenue requirement analysis. A computer program was written in Fortran to perform the calculations.
OSTI ID:
6176728
Report Number(s):
CONF-9004133--
Conference Information:
Journal Name: Proceedings of the American Power Conference; (United States) Journal Volume: 52
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English