The following table may be used to determine eligibility for a permanent exemption based on oil and natural gas savings.
Average Annual Utilization of Oil and Natural Gas for Electricity
Generation by State
[BTU's per KWHR sold]------------------------------------------------------------------------
Oil/gas
State name savings
Btu/kWh------------------------------------------------------------------------Alabama....................................................... 33Arizona....................................................... 802Arkansas...................................................... 1,363California.................................................... 3,502Colorado...................................................... 289Connecticut................................................... 3,924Delaware...................................................... 3,478Washington, DC................................................ 895Florida....................................................... 3,177Georgia....................................................... 45Idaho......................................................... 0Illinois...................................................... 250Indiana....................................................... 53Iowa.......................................................... 147Kansas........................................................ 686Kentucky...................................................... 34Louisiana..................................................... 4,189Maine......................................................... 2,560Maryland...................................................... 895Massachusetts................................................. 5,250Michigan...................................................... 256Minnesota..................................................... 151Mississippi................................................... 1,519Missouri...................................................... 57Montana....................................................... 60Nebraska...................................................... 139Nevada........................................................ 761New Hampshire................................................. 2,695New Jersey.................................................... 1,894New Mexico.................................................... 1,528New York...................................................... 4,219North Carolina................................................ 49North Dakota.................................................. 47Ohio.......................................................... 36Oklahoma...................................................... 5,180Oregon........................................................ 0Pennsylvania.................................................. 771Rhode Island.................................................. 1,800South Carolina................................................ 24South Dakota.................................................. 36Tennessee..................................................... 20Texas......................................................... 4,899Utah.......................................................... 107Vermont....................................................... 105Virginia...................................................... 460Washington.................................................... 3West Virginia................................................. 126Wisconsin..................................................... 72Wyoming....................................................... 75------------------------------------------------------------------------ Data are based upon 1987 oil, natural gas and electricity statistics published by DOE's Energy Information Administration.
Example: The proposed cogeneration project is to be located in Massachusetts and is to use distillate oil. It will have a capacity of 50 MW, an average annual heat rate of 7600 BTU/KWHR, and be operated at a capacity factor of 90%. The annual fuel consumption is therefore calculated to be 2,996x10\9\ Btu/yr. (50,000 KWx7600 BTU/KWHRx.9x8760 HR/YR) The oil and gas backed off the grid would be calculated to be .2070x10\9\ BTU/YR. (50,000 KWx5250 BTU/KWHRx.9x8760 HR/YR) since the proposed unit would consume more oil that would be ``backed off'' the grid, the unit would not be eligible for a permanent exemption based on savings of oil and natural gas. [54 FR 52895, Dec. 22, 1989]