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# 137 ) VI-B- 2 Docket Number: 

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Sheet 137 of 198P. 2 

# A-83-2 7 ENERGY AN D ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS , INC . VI-B- 2 1655 NORT

H POR T MYE RDRIV E ARLINGTON

, VIRGINI A 2220 9 703/528-190 0 _-- . - _



### Octobe r 5 , 198 8 Mr . Rober t Pahel-Shor t Emissio nStandard s Divisio n(MD-13 ) U.S . Environmenta l Protectio nAgency ResearchTriangl e Park , N.C . 2771 1 Subject : EP

A Contrac t No . 68-02-4384 , Wor k Assignmen t No . 1 1 Variability

i nthe Sulfur Conten t o f Distillat e Fue l Oi l Dea r Robert : Th e Federa l Energ

y Regulator

y Commissio

n(FERC ) For

m 423 , "Monthl y

Repor t o f Cos t an

dQuality

o f Fuel s for Electri c Plants, " i s a recor do f eac

hfue l purchas e deliveredt o electri c powe r generatio

nplant s wit ha fossil-fue l steam-electri c installe

dnameplat e capacity o f 5 0 megawatt s o r greater . EE A ha s reviewe dthe 198 7 annua l summarie s o f thi s dat a (a s publishedb

y DOE/EIA inCos t an

d Quality

o f Fuel s fo

r Electri c Utility

Plant s 1987 . DOE/EIA-0191(87) , Jul y 1988 ) t o estimat e the distributio n o f the sulfur conten t o f distillat e (no . 2 ) fue l oil . Tabl e 5 1 report s th

e average sulfu

r content o f al l petroleu m purchases . Tabl e 5 2 report s the volume s o f heav y (primarily

no . 5 an

d6 fuel ) oi l an

dlight (no . 2 fuel ) oi l purchases . Tabl e 1 (attached ) summarize s the volume s an daverag e sulfu

r conten t o f distillat e fue l oi l purchase s a t electri c utility plant s whichdi dno t purchas e heav y oi l in198 7 an

dwhichdi dnot repor t the average sulfu r content o f petroleu m purchase s a s "0.00" . Tabl e 1 show s tha t mos t o f th

e distillat e fue l oi l purchase s i

n198 7 i

nthi s sampl e ha

da naverage annua l sulfu r conten t whichwa s les s tha n0. 3 percent . Tabl e 1 present s a large sampl e o f distillat e fue l oi l purchase s in1987 . Tota l purchase s o f no . 2 fue l oi l in198 7 b y electri c utility plant s wa s 7. 3 millio nbarrels .

MANAGEMEN

T / ECONOMIC S /

ENGINEERINGP. 3



### Page Tw o Tabl e 1 doe s no t includ e electri c utility

plant s whichpurchase d residua l an

ddistillat e fue l oi l in1987 . Tabl e 5 1 i nth e DOE/EIA publicatio

nreport s th

e averag e sulfu

r conten t o f al l petroleu

m purchases . I t i s possibl e wit hothe r dat a o nth e sulfu r content o f residua l fue l oi l purchase s i nth e DOE/EIA publicatio

nt o roughl y

(bu t no t accurately ) estimat e the sulfu r conten t o f distillat e fue l oi l purchase s for electri c utility plant s whichpurchase dresidua l an

ddistillat e fue l oi l i n1987 . However , th

e leve l o f accurac

y o f thi s approac

hi s no t adequat e t o distinguis hles s thano r equa l t o 0. 3 fro m greate r tha

n0. 3 percen t sulfur (a

s i s show

ni nTabl e 1 ) becaus e the residua l fue l oi l sulfu

r content dat a wer e publishedwit honl y a singl e digi t t o th e right o f th

e decima l poin t wherea s th e average sulfu

r conten t estimate s fro m Tabl e 5 1 wer e publishedwit htw o decima l places . Pleas e cal l m

e i f yo u hav e an y questions .

Sincerely ,
Ti m Hogan Attachmen t cc : Dr . A . WeheP. 4

DISTILLAT E FUEL OI L PURCHASE S B YELECTRI C UTILITIE S I N 198 7
0.3 % S o

r Les s 0.31 % S o r Mor e Stat e Utilit

y A L Alabama Electri c Co . Inc . Alabama Powe r Co . Barry Gadsde n Gorga s 2 & 3 Green e Gasto n Jame s Mille r Tennesse e Valle yAuthorit y STAT E TOTA

L IO 3 BB L 

### 5. 0

159. 7 

### _i§ _

0.1 0 29. 1 1. 1 28. 5 6. 1 20. 7 69. 2 0.2 2

0.1 3 0.1 8 0.2 4 0.1 7 0.1 6 IO 3 BB

L

30. 9 30. 9 

### _1S_

0.5 0

A Z Alamit o Co . Arizon a Publi c Servic e Co . STAT E TOTA

L 

### 7. 2 

### 7. 2 0.1 6 62. 4 62. 4 0.3 9

AK Southwester n Elec . Powe r Co .

STAT E TOTA

L 10. 0 10. 0 0.0 6

C O Colorad o Ut e Elec . Assn . Inc . Publi c Serv . Co . o f Colorad o Comanch e Pawne e STAT E TOTA

L 

### 2. 6



### 2. 6 0.2 6 9. 9 18. 1 28. 0 0.3 4

0.6 4

F L Cit yo f For t Pierr e Gul f Power Co . Cit yo f Lak e Wort h Tamp a Electri c Co . Ganno n Bi g Ben d Seminol e Electri c Corp . 52. 9 0.2 9 0. 5 15. 5 8. 3 13. 3 42. 0 0.3 6

0.4 5 0.3 2 0.3 2 0.3 2 STAT E TOTA

L 52. 9 199. 6P. 5

Stat e Utilit y I L Centra l Illinoi s Ligh t Co .

Edward s Duc k Cree k Electri c Energ

yInc . STAT E TOTAL
INHoosie r Energ yRE C In c Indiana & Michiga n Elec . Co . 35. 3 Indiana-Kentuck

yElectri c Corp . 2. 6 Norther n Indiana Publi c Serv . Co . Publi c Servic e Co . o f Indiana Inc . 141. 8 Souther n Indiana Ga s & Elec . Co . 0.3 * S or IO 3 BBL 

### 7. 5 7. 2 7. 9 22. 6 15. 3 Les s

_SS _ 0.2 6 0.3 0 0.3 0

0.1 6 0.31 % S o r More IO 3 BB L % S

0.3 0 STAT E TOTAL 195. 0 25. 0 0.5 0 11. 8 0.3 9 36. 8 I ACit yo f Ame s 6. 7 0.3 0 Iowa Electri c Ligh t & Powe r Co . Iow a Publi c Servic e Co . Iow a Souther n Utilitie s Co . 7. 5 0.0 4 14. 0 30. 3 0.4 0

0.3 1 STAT E TOTAL 14. 2 44. 3
K S Cit yo f Kansa s Cit y

Quindar o Nearma n Kansa s Cit yPowe r & Ligh t Co . 

### 7. 8 7. 7 57. 4 0.0 6

0.0 3 0.2 4 STAT E TOTAL 72. 9

-2
-P. 6

0.3 % S or Les s 0.31 % S o r Mor e Stat e Utilit

y K Y Tennesse e Valle yAuthorit y Cincinnat i Ga s & Elec . Co . Eas t Kentuck

yPowe r Co . Coope r Dal e Spurloc k Kentuck yUtilitie s Co . Louisvill e Ga s & Elec . Co . Cit yo f Owensbor o STAT E TOTA

L IO 3 BB L

52. 0 

### _JS _
2. 3 1. 8 5. 0 9. 7 3. 2 0.1 3

0.1 9 0.2 0 0.2 3 0.2 8 IO 3 BBL

55. 6 17. 0

48. 4
121. 0 0.5 0

0.3 8

0.4 0

M S Sout h Mississipp i Elec . Powe r Assn . 7. 1

STAT E TOTA

L 7. 1 0.3 0

MO Kansa s Cit yPowe r & Ligh t Co .

Montros e 12. 9 Iatan Cit yo f Sikesto n STAT E TOTA

L 12. 9 0.2 8 12. 4 4. 1 16. 5 0.3 3

1.3 5

M T Montan a Powe r Co .

STAT E TOTA

L 55. 0 55. 0 0.0 1

NE Cit yo f Grand Islan d Nebrask a Publi c Powe r Distric t 2. 8 STAT E TOTA

L 2. 8 0.2 8 0. 6 0. 6 0.5 0

NY Ne wYor k Stat e Elec . & Ga s Corp . 58. 2

STAT E TOTA

L 58. 2 0.1 4P. 7

0.3 % S or Les s 0.31 % S o r More Stat e Utility N C Carolin

a Power & Ligh

t Co . Duk e Power Co . Alla n Cliffsid

e Marshal l Belew s Creek STAT E TOTA

L 10 3 BBL 133. 4 

## _1S

_ 0.2 0 31. 0 0.2 4 14. 0 0.3 0 38. 0 0.3 0 49. 0 0.3 0 265. 4 IO 3 BB L _iS _

N D Basi nElectri c Power Coo p Lelan dOld s Antelop e Valle y Minnetonk

a Power Coop . Inc . 4. 8 9. 9 9. 0 0.3 9

0.3 4 0.4 0

O H

O K Montana-Dakot a Utilitie s Co .

STAT E TOTA

L Cincinnat i Ga s & Elec . Co . Beckjor d Miam i For t Dayto n Powe r & Ligh t Co . Stuar t Storag e Facilit y# 1 Cit yo f Hamilto n Ohi o Ediso n Co . Edgewate r Gorg e Strea

m Nile s Burge r Sammi s Toront o Ohi o Valle yElec . Corp . STAT E TOTA

L Grand Rive r Da

mAuthorit y Publi c Serv . Co . o f Oklahom a Northeaster n Southwester n 15. 9 15. 9

25. 0 0. 7 3. 4 3. 3 2. 1
4. 8 39. 3

0. 1 0.3 0

0.1 6 0.2 1 0.2 5 0.2 0 0.1 9
0.1 8

0.2 4 23. 7

27. 6 41. 0 20. 8

5. 5 30. 4 0. 8 126. 1 34. 0 0. 5 •

0.4 2 0.4 1 0.3 2

0.3 8 0.3 6 0.3 8

0.4 6 0.5 0 STAT E TOTA

L 

### 0. 1 34. 5



### -4 -P. 8

0.3 % S o

r Les s Stat e Utilit

y P ADuquesn e Ligh t Co . Elram a Phillip s Cheswic k Metropolita n Ediso n Co . Pennsylvani a Electri c Co . Pennsylvani a Powe r Co . Ne wCastl e Bruc e Mansfiel d Wes t Penn Powe r Co . STAT E TOTA

L S C Carolin a Powe r & Ligh t Co . Sout h Carolin a Elec . & Ga s Co . Sout h Carolin a Publi c Servic e Authorit y STAT E TOTA

L IO 3 BB L
21. 0 

### 8. 0 47. 1 240. 0 

### 9. 5 22. 1 347. 7 14. 3 64. 9 

### _i§ _

0.1 4 0.1 1 0.1 9 0.0 5 0.2 5 0.2 7

0.2 0 0.2 0 0.31 % S o r Mor e

36. 7 115. 9 0.1 0 IO 3 BB L 18. 0

135. 9 153. 9 

## _££ .

0.3 6

0.3 7

S D Otte r Tai l Powe r Co .

STAT E TOTA

L T NTenness e Valle yAuthorit y

STAT E TOTA

L TX San Migue l Elec . Coop . Inc . Southwester n Elec . Powe r Co . Texa s Municipa l Powe r Agenc y Wes t Texa s Utilitie s Co . STAT E TOTA

L 31. 0 58. 5 89. 5 0.1 5

0.2 5 

### 8. 0



### 8. 0 131. 9 131. 9 

### 7. 2 12. 3 0.3 1

0.5 0

0.6 2 0.5 1 19. 5 U T Uta h Powe r & Ligh t Co .

STAT E TOTA

L 38. 0 38. 0 0.3 0P. 9

0.3 % S or Les s Stat e Utilit

y W APacifi c Powe r 6 i Ligh t Co . STAT E TOTA

L W V Monongahel a Powe r Co .

STAT E TOTA

L W I Dairylan

d Powe r Coop Wisconsi n Electri c Powe r Co . Wisconsi n Publi c Servic e Corp . STAT E TOTA

L * IO 3 BB L 16. 0 16. 0 93. 8 93. 8
50. 0 25. 7 -4S _

0. 3

0.3 0

0.2 3 0.2 2 0.31 % S o r Mor e IO 3 BB L % S

75. 7 

### 8. 8


### 8. 8 0.5 0

WY Basi n Electri c Powe r Coop Pacifi c Powe r & Ligh t Co . Uta h Powe r 6

i Ligh t Co . STAT E TOTAL 71. 0 7. 0 78. 0 0.3 0

0.3 0 39. 3

39. 3 0.3 4

U S TOTAL 1900. 4 1086. 3