STATUS OF COAL SUPPLY CONTRACTS FOR NEW ELECTRIC GENERATING UNITS, 1976-1985

Electric utility coal consumption is projected to increase 90 percent in the next decade--from approximately 406 million tons last year to 770 million tons in 1985. The report is based on utility industry plans to construct 229 new coal-fired units with total generating capacity of 111,600 megawatts during the period.

• Corporate Authors:

  Federal Power Commission

  Bureau of Power
  Washington, DC  United States  20426
• Publication Date: 1977-1

Media Info

• Pagination: 42 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Coal; Coal industry; Data tables; Demand; Electric power generation; Electric power plants; Electric utilities; Energy; Energy consumption; Forecasting; Fossil fuel power plants; Freight traffic; Public utilities; States; Traffic forecasting
• Uncontrolled Terms: Utilities
• Old TRIS Terms: Energy demand; Energy requirements
• Subject Areas: Energy; Freight Transportation; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00155102
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 31 1977 12:00AM