Table 1. Fossil Steam Plant Operations and Maintenance Costs, 1981-1997
|
Year |
Capacity (Megawatts) |
Generation (Thousand Kilowatthours) |
Fuel |
Total Nonfuel (1997 Dollars) |
Fuel |
Nonfuel |
Total Production (Mills per Kilowatthour) |
|
1981 |
385,929 |
1,575,674,225 |
62,975,524,370 |
8,630,113,999 |
39.97 |
5.48 |
45.44 |
|
1982 |
412,938 |
1,555,652,910 |
59,745,257,414 |
9,442,540,715 |
38.41 |
6.07 |
44.48 |
|
1983 |
424,230 |
1,619,872,921 |
59,048,520,113 |
9,427,733,649 |
36.45 |
5.82 |
42.27 |
|
1984 |
435,888 |
1,697,846,310 |
58,923,996,040 |
9,952,591,520 |
34.71 |
5.86 |
40.57 |
|
1985 |
453,477 |
1,756,950,576 |
56,676,427,149 |
10,828,858,046 |
32.26 |
6.16 |
38.42 |
|
1986 |
456,651 |
1,743,567,437 |
46,772,159,501 |
10,885,713,440 |
26.83 |
6.24 |
33.07 |
|
1987 |
461,408 |
1,812,650,361 |
44,939,763,615 |
10,704,403,807 |
24.79 |
5.91 |
30.70 |
|
1988 |
462,893 |
1,906,901,849 |
43,792,779,635 |
10,847,790,833 |
22.97 |
5.69 |
28.65 |
|
1989 |
466,169 |
1,934,621,433 |
43,226,040,887 |
10,537,230,489 |
22.34 |
5.45 |
27.79 |
|
1990 |
469,255 |
1,921,672,263 |
41,136,540,826 |
10,560,409,433 |
21.41 |
5.50 |
26.90 |
|
1991 |
472,534 |
1,909,148,545 |
38,403,461,613 |
10,371,046,045 |
20.12 |
5.43 |
25.55 |
|
1992 |
472,655 |
1,912,634,257 |
36,474,519,112 |
9,987,287,062 |
19.07 |
5.22 |
24.29 |
|
1993 |
469,528 |
1,953,792,504 |
36,666,102,978 |
9,902,692,491 |
18.77 |
5.07 |
23.84 |
|
1994 |
466,710 |
1,964,967,375 |
34,470,527,774 |
9,555,774,162 |
17.54 |
4.86 |
22.41 |
|
1995 |
464,289 |
1,963,740,860 |
32,096,070,053 |
9,101,325,045 |
16.34 |
4.63 |
20.98 |
|
1996 |
465,097 |
2,014,510,149 |
33,066,835,339 |
8,790,566,243 |
16.41 |
4.36 |
20.78 |
|
1997 |
465,626 |
2,071,399,409 |
33,191,910,572 |
8,551,685,295 |
16.02 |
4.13 |
20.15 |
|
Sources: FERC Form 1, Annual Report of Major Electric Utilities, Licensees and Others, and Form EIA-412, Annual Report of Public Electric Utilities (1981-1997). |
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