Table 2. Coal 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 |
259,539 |
1,148,992,891 |
33,842,032,705 |
6,653,450,298 |
29.45 |
5.79 |
35.24 |
|
1982 |
279,252 |
1,177,928,612 |
34,763,820,670 |
7,310,528,614 |
29.51 |
6.21 |
35.72 |
|
1983 |
292,796 |
1,272,573,389 |
36,615,713,670 |
7,337,676,799 |
28.77 |
5.77 |
34.54 |
|
1984 |
303,203 |
1,349,972,538 |
37,050,562,081 |
7,826,879,765 |
27.45 |
5.80 |
33.24 |
|
1985 |
315,456 |
1,421,380,003 |
37,280,096,310 |
8,596,781,832 |
26.23 |
6.05 |
32.28 |
|
1986 |
317,916 |
1,408,730,570 |
34,014,571,141 |
8,568,806,351 |
24.15 |
6.08 |
30.23 |
|
1987 |
324,694 |
1,476,798,132 |
32,918,684,732 |
8,451,851,094 |
22.29 |
5.72 |
28.01 |
|
1988 |
325,516 |
1,558,553,591 |
32,348,821,393 |
8,574,467,352 |
20.76 |
5.50 |
26.26 |
|
1989 |
327,777 |
1,574,384,025 |
31,072,630,168 |
8,220,513,022 |
19.74 |
5.22 |
24.96 |
|
1990 |
334,613 |
1,601,190,743 |
30,391,971,139 |
8,393,532,980 |
18.98 |
5.24 |
24.22 |
|
1991 |
336,296 |
1,595,449,175 |
29,306,061,530 |
8,177,760,879 |
18.37 |
5.13 |
23.49 |
|
1992 |
337,707 |
1,614,687,420 |
27,969,606,515 |
7,927,935,592 |
17.32 |
4.91 |
22.23 |
|
1993 |
335,096 |
1,661,706,887 |
27,916,019,989 |
7,908,647,569 |
16.80 |
4.76 |
21.56 |
|
1994 |
333,324 |
1,658,841,157 |
26,484,494,462 |
7,729,068,061 |
15.97 |
4.66 |
20.62 |
|
1995 |
335,856 |
1,683,198,487 |
25,510,935,050 |
7,518,131,822 |
15.16 |
4.47 |
19.62 |
|
1996 |
337,313 |
1,763,599,356 |
25,529,172,316 |
7,299,049,043 |
14.48 |
4.14 |
18.61 |
|
1997 |
338,005 |
1,807,668,491 |
25,359,900,563 |
7,165,038,725 |
14.03 |
3.96 |
17.99 |
|
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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