United States
Environmental Protectipn
Agency
Air and Energy Engineering
Research Laboratory
Research Triangle Park NC 27711
Research and Development
EPA/600/S7-89/014 Apr. 1990
&ERA Project Summary
Reporting of Selected
EPA-Sponsored Form EIA-767
Data for 1985-1987
Edward H. Pechan
Over the past several years, the
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) has been a major sponsor of
the Energy Information Admin-
istration's (EIA) Form 767 data
collection effort The Form EIA-767,
entitled "Steam-Electric Plant
Operation and Design Report," is an
annual data collection form whose
major output to-date has been an
annual data tape which is released to
the public through the National
Technical Information Service (NTIS).
The EIA-767 data have proven to be
valuable in a number of analysis
efforts, and much of the information
collected is unique (i.e., not available
through other sources). The EIA-767
is filed annually by each U.S. plant
with a total existing or planned
organic- or nuclear-fueled steam-
electric generator nameplate rating of
10 MW or more. Plants with
nameplate ratings between 10 and
100 MW provide information on only
boiler fossil fuel consumption and
quality, and, if applicable, data on
flue gas desulfurization units. (For
1985, plants under 100 MW were not
included in the data collection effort)
Approximately 200 plants in the 10-
100 MW category file Form EIA-767.
Approximately 700 plants of 100 MW
or more file the form. The form
collects design parameters and
annual operations data regarding the
plants' boilers, generators, cooling
systems, flue gas particulate
collectors, flue gas desulfurization
units, stacks and flues.
This Project Summary was
developed by EPA's Air and Energy
Engineering Research Laboratory,
Research Triangle Park, NC, to
announce key findings of the research
project that is fully documented in a
separate report of the same title (see
Project Report ordering information at
back).
Introduction
The purpose of the study whose results
are documented by this report was to
produce an easy-to-use summary of
some of the key information from EIA-767
of interest to EPA staff and the public
and, as a result, to highlight the Agency's
investment in this important data system.
The output from this study included in
this report is a one-page-per-plant report
which includes a variety of information
extracted from various parts of the EIA-
767 Data on plant location, configuration,
and pollution control design information
was extracted for the 1987 reporting year
while boiler-level data on fuels used are
included for each of the reporting years
1985, 1986, and 1987.
Data were extracted for each plant
which had one or more boilers which
reported the use of fossil fuels (coal, oil,
or gas) during the period 1985 through
1987. Nuclear plants or plants with no
boiler-level fuel use reported in these
years were not included in the report.
Information Categories
For each applicable plant, several
categories of information were extracted
and included on the printed reports
provided as Appendix A to the report.
Broad categories of information included
are:
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• plant ownership, identification, and
location;
• boiler design characteristics;
• pollution control equipment design
characteristics;
• fossil fuels consumed and their quality
for 1985;
• fossil fuels consumed and their quality
for 1986; and
• fossil fuels consumed and their quality
for 1987.
Plants with data presented in Appendix
A were sorted by state, responding
company name, and plant name.
In addition to the information itself, the
report includes two indices to Appendix
A. The first, provided as Appendix B, is
sorted by state, responding company,
and plant (the same order as the
presented data). The second, provided as
Appendix C, is sorted by plant name and
state.
Data for the various sections of the
printed report were produced by linking
the various "parts" of the EIA-767. This
involved using the linkages in the
configuration section between boilers,
particulate control equipment, and sulfur
oxides control equipment.
The set of boilers for which data were
reported was adjusted for selected
boilers and plants. At some plants, the
set of boilers reported was inconsistent
over the 3 years used in the study. Some
of these inconsistencies stemmed from
data entry errors, while others
represented different reporting in the
different years. In addition, EPA has
specified that all of its utility data should
be made internally consistent with the
National Acid Precipitation Assessment
Program (NAPAP) 1985 Emissions
Inventory and the National Utility
Reference File (NURF) for 1985.
Adjustments were made to the set of
boilers used at plants which were not
consistent with the NAPAP/NURF
definitions developed by EPA.
Adjustment included both aggregation
and disaggregation of units reported in
the EIA-767 to a consistent set of units.
Additional information is presented on
the contents of the report by major
section.
Plant Ownership, Identification,
and Location
Information in this section includes
responding utility name, plant name,
state, county, nearest post office, and
DOE numeric plant code. The responding
utility, the utility responsible for filing EIA-
767, is usually the owning utility or the
operating utility for plants with multiple
ownership. The plant reporting category
for 1987 is listed on the same line as
plant name. The two reporting categories
used are greater than or equal to 100
MW and between 10 and 100 MW of
steam generating capacity.
Boiler Design Characteristics
Boiler identification, steam capacity,
firing type, bottom type, and primary fuel
are provided in this section. Boiler
identification codes are those provided
by the utility. Steam flow is reported in
1000 Ib/hr* at 100% load. Bottom type is
dry, wet, or "N/R" (not reported).
* Readers more familiar with metric units may use
the following to convert to that system: 1 Ib/hr =
0000126 kg/sec, 1 ton = 907 kg, 1 ft3 = 28.3 L,
1 Btu/lb = 2.3 J/kg, 1 Btu/gal. = 278 J/L, 1
Btu/ft3 = 37 3 J/L, and 1 bbl = 159 L
Pollution Control Equipment
Design Characteristics
Data are provided for sulfur dioxide
(S02), nitrogen oxides (NOX), and
particulate matter (total suspended
particulates or TSP).
For S02, control equipment information
includes type of control equipment anc
type of sorbent used. Information or
design SO2 removal efficiency (ir
percent) estimated at 100% generatoi
load is also provided.
For NOX, information on whether or no
low NOX burners are installed is provided
For particulates, information on contro
equipment type and design remova
efficiency in percent (at 100% load) i;
provided.
Fossil Fuels Consumed and
Their Quality for 1985, 1986, anc
1987
For each year, information is provide(
for coal, oil (petroleum), and gas. Fo
each fuel, the quantities consumed an
reported in appropriate physical unit;
(1000 tons for coal, 1000 barrels for oil
and 1000 x 103 ft3 for gas). Annual fue
quality information included in the repoi
is calculated from the monthly statistic
reported using a quantity-weightei
averaging technique.
For coal, quality information include
percentage sulfur, percentage ash, a™
heating value in British thermal units (Bti
per pound. For oil, percentage sulfur an
heating value in Btu per gallon ar
provided. Finally, for gas, heating value ii
Btu per cubic foot is provided.
Due to size constraints, data on plant
with more than eight boilers require mor
than one sheet. For each plant, th
header identification information i
repeated and a sheet number is listed <
the top of the page.
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E. H. Pechan is with E. H. Pechan and Associates, Inc.. Springfield, VA 22151.
Charles C. Masser is the EPA Project Officer (see below).
The complete report consists of paper copy and magnetic tape, entitled
"Reporting of Selected EPA-Sponsored Form EIA-767 Data for 1985-1987:"
Paper Copy (Order No. PB 90-165 879/AS; Cost: $74.00, subject to
change)
Tape (Order No. PB 90-501 339/AS, Cost $340.00 subject to change)
(Cost of magnetic tape includes paper copy.)
The above items will be available only from:
National Technical Information Service
5285 Port Royal Road
Springfield, VA 22161
Telephone: 703-497-4650
The EPA Project Officer can be contacted at:
Air and Energy Engineering Research Laboratory
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
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