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# EiwmoNMENiA L ANALYSIS , I N IV-B-I O 165 5 NORT

H FOR T MYE RDRIV E ARLINGTON, VIRGINI A 2220 9 703/528-190 0 -^ ^ - -



### Jun e 30 , 198 7

Mr . Rober t Pahel-Shor t Economi c Analysi s Branch(MD-12 ) U.S . Environmenta l Protectio nAgenc y ResearchTriangl e Park , NorthCarolin a 2771 1 Subject : EP

A Contrac t No . 68-02-420 2 Availability

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r distillat e fue l oi l at o r belo w 0.3 % sulfu

r in1985 . Sinc e thi s las t se t o f dat a i s average d fo r anentir e yea r an di s restricte

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e state s inTabl e 1 an dTabl e 2 , a tota l o f forty-on e state s hadthi s lo

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MANAGEMENT / ECONOMIC S /

ENGINEERIN GP. 3

TABL E 1 . IMPORT S O F VER Y LOW SULFU R RESIDUAL FUE L OI L I N198 5 B Y STAT E O F ENTRY 3 (thousand s o f barrels )

Region/Stat e Eas t Coas t Connecticu t Delawar e Florid a Georgi a Main e Maryland Massachusett s Ne wHampshir e Ne wJerse y Ne wYor k Nort h Carolin a Pennsylvani a Rhod e Islan

d Sout h Carolin a Vermon t Virgini a . Volum e

28 4 58 0 1,11 8 21 3 1,15 8 1,00 2 1,58 5 10 6 15,88 8 36,58 4 7 9 1,95 7 20 4 9 8 3 7 1,79 8 Region/Stat e

Midwes t Michiga n Minnesot a Nort h Dakot a Ohi o Sout h Louisian a Mississipp i Texa s Wes t Californi a Hawai i Montan a Washingto n Volum e

13 2 7 5 5 4 1,83 3 12 0 12,02 4
75 4 25 9 4 6 27 6 U.S . tota l 78,20 1

a 0. 3 percen t sulfu r o r less . U.S . Departmen t o f Energy , Energ y Informatio n Administration . Petroleu mSuppl yAnnua l 1985 . Volum e 1 . DOE/EI A- 0340(85)/l . Jun e 1986 . p . 57 . No . 5 an d No . 6 fue l oils .P. 4

TABL E 2 . AVERAG E ANNUAL SULFU R CONTEN

T O F DISTILLAT E FUE L OI L "PURCHASE D B Y SELECTE D ELECTRI C UTILITIE S I N1985 a

Stat e Alabama Arizon a Colorad o Florid a
Georgi a Illinoi s Electri c Utilit yCompany/no . o f Alabama Power/ 6 Alan d to/ 1 Sal t River/ 1 Colorado-Ut e Electric/ 1 plants b

Gainesville-Alachu a County/ 1 Florid a Power/ 2 Tamp a Electric/ 1 Georgi a Power/ 4 Centra l 111 . Light/ 3 % sulfu r 0.1 9 0.2 0 0.2 9 0.2 6 0.2 4 0.1 7 0.2 9 0.1 6 0.1 7 Centra l 111 . Publi c Service/ 5 Commonwealt h Edison/ 3 Electri c Energy/ 1 Illinoi s Power/ 3 0.1 6 0.2 7 0.2 4 0.3 0 Indian a Hoosier/ 1

Indiana-Kentuck

yElectric/ 1 Indianapoli s Powe r & Light/ 3 Publi c Servic e o f Indiana/ 6 0.1 7 0.1 8 0.3 0 0.3 0 Iowa Iowa Electri c Ligh t S_ Power/ 3 Iowa Souther n Utilities/ 2 0.1 5 0.0 4 Kansa s Kansa s Cit yB d Pu b Utils./ 3 Kansa s Cit yPowe r & Light/ 1 0.0 3 0.2 8 Kentuck y Eas t Kentuck yRura l Electric/ 3 Louisvill e Ga s & Electric/ 2 0.1 3 0.1 9 Louisian a Gul f State s Utilities/ 1

Louisian a Powe r & Light/ 2 Ne wOrlean s Publi c Service/ 1 0.1 1 0.2 5 0.1 6P. 5

TABL E 2 . AVERAG E ANNUAL SULFU R CONTEN

T O F DISTILLAT E FUE L OI L 'PURCHASE D B Y SELECTE D ELECTRI C UTILITIE S I N1985 a

(continued )

Stat e Electri c Utilit yCompany/no . o f plants " % sulfu r Massachusett s Michiga n Minnesot a Mississipp i Missour i
Nebrask a Ne wHampshir e Ne wYor k Nort h Carolin a

Nort h Dakot a Ohi o Holyok e Wate r Power/ 1 Montau p Electric/ 1 Detroi t Edison/ 5 Lansing Bd o f Wate r & Light/ 3 Minnesot a Powe r & Light/ 1 Mississipp i Power/ 2 Souther n M S Electri c Power/ 1 Independenc e Powe r & Light/ 1 Unio n Electric/ 1 Nebrask a Publi c Power/ 1 Publi c Servic e o f NH/ 1 NY Stat e Electri c & Gas/ 4 Carolin a Powe r & Light/ 7 Duk e Power/ 4 Minnkot a Power/ 1 Montana-Dakota/ 1 Cleveland Electric/ 2 Ohi o Valle yElectric/ 1 Toled o Edison/ 1 0.2 5 0.1 0 0.2 9 0.2 6 0.0 4 0.2 5 0.1 9 0.0 5 0.3 0 0.2 8 0.2 4 0.1 4 0.2 0 0.3 0 0.2 0 0.3 0 0.2 5 0.3 0 0.2 5 Orego n Portland Genera l Electric/ 1 0.0 3P. 6

TABL E 2 . AVERAG E ANNUAL SULFU R CONTEN

T O F DISTILLAT E FUE L OI L -PURCHASE D B Y SELECTE D ELECTRI C UTILITIE S I N1985 a

(continued )

Stat e Electri c Utilit yCompany/no . o f plants " % sulfu r Pennsylvani a

Sout h Carolin a

Texa s Washingto n Wes t Virgini a Wisconsi n Wyomin g Duquesn e Light/ 3 Metropolita n Edison/ 2 Pennsylvani a Electric/ 5 Pennsylvani a Ligh t & Power/ 4 Pennsylvani a Power/ 1 Wes t Penn Power/ 4 Carolin a Powe r 6

c Light/ 1 S C Electri c & Gas/ 5 S C Publi c Service/ 4 Brya n Municipa l Electric/ 2 Pacifi c Powe r & Light/ 1 Monongahel a Power/ 6 Wisconsi n Publi c Service/ 2 Wisconsi n Electri c Power/ 1 Pacifi c Powe r 6 . Light/ 3 0.1 7 0.1 5 0.1 9 0.1 3 0.2 4 0.2 7 0.2 0 0.2 0 0.2 3 0.2 3 0.3 0 0.3 0 0.2 2 0.2 9 0.3 0

a U.S . Departmen t o f Energy , Energ yInformatio n Administration . Cos t an d Qualit yo f Fuel s fo r Electri c Utilit yPlant s 1985 . DOE/EI A- 0191(85) . Jul y1986 . Include s stea mplant s wit h a combine d installe d nameplat e capacit yo f 5 0 MW o r larger . Tabl e 51 . Base d o n FER C Form42 3 whic h i s file d monthl y wit h the EIA .

" Tota l numbe r o f individua l stea mplant s whic h purchase d distillat e fue l oi l wit h a n averag e annua l sulfu r conten t i n 198 5 whic h wa s les s tha n o r equa l t o 0. 3 percent .