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原文传递 Energy Policy Act transportation rate study: Interim report on coal transportation

题名：	Energy Policy Act transportation rate study: Interim report on coal transportation
关键词：	01 COAL, LIGNITE, AND PEAT;29 ENERGY PLANNING AND POLICY; COAL; RAIL TRANSPORT; SULFUR CONTENT; CLEAN AIR ACTS; ECONOMIC IMPACT; FOSSIL-FUEL POWER PLANTS; FUEL SUBSTITUTION; RATE STRUCTURE; COST; FORECASTING; REGIONAL ANALYSIS
摘要：	The primary purpose of this report is to examine changes in domestic coal distribution and railroad coal transportation rates since enactment of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 (CAAA90). From 1988 through 1993, the demand for low-sulfur coal increased, as a the 1995 deadline for compliance with Phase 1 of CAAA90 approached. The shift toward low-sulfur coal came sooner than had been generally expected because many electric utilities switched early from high-sulfur coal to ``compliance`` (very low-sulfur) coal. They did so to accumulate emissions allowances that could be used to meet the stricter Phase 2 requirements. Thus, the demand for compliance coal increased the most. The report describes coal distribution and sulfur content, railroad coal transportation and transportation rates, and electric utility contract coal transportation trends from 1979 to 1993 including national trends, regional comparisons, distribution patterns and regional profiles. 14 figs., 76 tabs.
总页数：	137p
报告类型：	科技报告