Survey of what electric utilities look for in coal slurry proposals

Conference · Thu Jun 01 04:00:00 EDT 1978 · Pipe Line Ind.; (United States)

OSTI ID:6932493

Beaman, C D

The lower cost of pipeline transportation compared with current rail transportation costs may exceed the actual cost of the coal, e.g. rail transportation between Gillette, Wyo., and Houston, Tex., costs $15.60 for $6.50 worth of coal; escalation of rail transportation costs, e.g., from an agreed $7.90/ton to an actual rate of $11.37/ton and later $11.94/ton as established by the Interstate Commerce Commission; long turnaround times, due to high rail traffic, which force the utilities to buy more unit trains at $4 million per 100 cars; supply and inventory considerations and rail strike possibilities; the major problems expected if converting from delivery of coal to delivery by slurry pipeline, such as facilities no longer required with slurry delivery; boiler designs, which if tailored for a specific coal may lead to operating, emission, and cost problems when burning slurry coal; sulfur content and costs of $40-$50 million for scrubbers for a 1000 Mw plant to meet emission standards; and lead times of up to five years to order generating plant equipment, requiring early commitments by the utilities.

• OSTI ID: 6932493
• Report Number(s): CONF-7803114-
• Conference Information: Journal Name: Pipe Line Ind.; (United States) Journal Volume: 48:6
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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01 COAL, LIGNITE, AND PEAT
013000* -- Coal
Lignite
& Peat-- Transport
Handling
& Storage
CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS
COAL
COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS
DISPERSIONS
ELECTRIC UTILITIES
ENERGY SOURCES
FOSSIL FUELS
FREIGHT PIPELINES
FUEL SLURRIES
FUELS
LAND TRANSPORT
MATERIALS
MIXTURES
PIPELINES
PROPOSALS
PUBLIC UTILITIES
RAIL TRANSPORT
SLURRIES
SLURRY PIPELINES
SURVEYS
SUSPENSIONS
TRANSPORT