Documentation of data inputs to the National Coal Model

Technical Report · Fri Apr 01 04:00:00 EST 1983

OSTI ID:6352984

This publication presents documentation of the principal data inputs to the National Coal Model (NCM) and of selected inputs to the Resource Allocation and Mine Costing (RAMC) model. It is intended for the analyst familiar with economic-engineering modeling of the coal and electric utility industries, and with the NCM and the RAMC model in particular. Chapter 1 of this document provides an introduction to the NCM and a brief description of its major components. Chapter 2 presents documentation of the data from which the NCM linear programming matrix is generated. The documentation presents a description of each data element and identifies the units in which the data element is measured, provides a brief citation of the source of the data in use as of February 1983, and describes the derivation of the data. Formal citations of the sources of the data used in the NCM are provided in the bibliography presented in Chapter 3. Chapter 4 provides an index to the principal data inputs. A description of the NCM Transportation Rate Generator is presented in Appendix A. Documentation of the non-resource related data inputs to the RAMC model are presented in Appendix B. Data inputs to the NCM as of February 1983 are presented in Appendix C. Internal memoranda prepared by the electric Power Division and Synergic Resources Corporation that are cited as sources in Chapter 2 and Appendix B are presented in Appendix D. The distribution of metallurgical and steam coal exports to NCM demand regions is described in Appendix E.

• Research Organization: Kilkeary, Scott and Associates, Inc., Arlington, VA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC01-82EI11857
• OSTI ID: 6352984
• Report Number(s): DOE/EI/11857-1; ON: DE83011732
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY, AND ECONOMY
290100 -- Energy Planning & Policy-- Energy Analysis & Modeling
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CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS
COAL
COAL INDUSTRY
DATA ACQUISITION
ENERGY MODELS
ENERGY SOURCES
ENERGY SUPPLIES
EXPORTS
FOSSIL FUELS
FUELS
INDUSTRY
MATERIALS
NATIONAL COAL MODEL