Review of New Source Performance Standards for Coal-Fired Utility Boilers. Volume II. Economic and Financial Impacts.

摘要

This two volume report summarizes a study of the projected effects of several different revisions to the current New Source Performance Standard (NSPS) for sulfur dioxide (SO2) emissions from coal-fired utility power boilers. The revision is assumed to apply to all coal-fired units of 25megawatts or greater generating capacity beginning operation after 1982. The revised standards which are considered are: (1) mandatory 90percent SO2removal with an upper limit on emissions of 1.2lb SO2per million Btu; (2) mandatory 80percent SO2removal with the same upper limit; (3) no mandatory percentage removal with an upper limit of 0.5lb SO2per million Btu. In addition,effects of revising the NSPS for particulate emissions from the current value of 0.1lb per million Btu down to 0.03lb are quantified. Projections of the structure of the electric utility industry both with and without the NSPS revisions are given out to the year 2000. Volume 2discusses economic and financial effects,including projections of pollution control costs and changes in electricity prices.