Captive shippers issue: an update
Journal Article
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· Public Util. Fortn.; (United States)
OSTI ID:6587040
For quite some while now, electric utilities have been complaining about the cost of coal transported by rail. Over half of the electricity produced in the United States comes from coal; about 60 per cent of that is shipped on railroads. And according to the Edison Electric Institute, the majority of power plants currently using rail transportation of coal have no alternative available and are thus captive to the railroads. Railroads seem to have taken advantage of their situation, charging utilities nearly $5 billion last year. In some cases, the cost of rail transportation is almost 80 per cent of the delivered price of coal.
- OSTI ID:
- 6587040
- Journal Information:
- Public Util. Fortn.; (United States), Journal Name: Public Util. Fortn.; (United States) Vol. 114:8; ISSN PUFNA
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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