Biomass Feasibility Project Final Report - Xcel Energy
Biomass Feasibility Project Final Report - Xcel Energy
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FOSSIL FUELS<br />
Minnesota Average Coal<br />
• Material Characteristics<br />
o<br />
• Prices<br />
o<br />
Coal (Bituminous)<br />
This figure was arrived at by calculating the weighted average of the BTU content<br />
of the coal used by one of Minnesota’s major investor owned utilities, <strong>Xcel</strong> <strong>Energy</strong>.<br />
The information used to arrive at this figure was found in <strong>Xcel</strong> <strong>Energy</strong>’s Application<br />
for Resource Plan Approval 2005 – 2019.<br />
http://tonto.eia.doe.gov/state/state_energy_profiles.cfmsid=MN<br />
• Material Characteristics<br />
o http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bituminous_coal<br />
• Prices<br />
o http://www.eia.doe.gov/cneaf/coal/page/acr/table31.html<br />
Coal (Sub-Bituminous)<br />
• Material Characteristics<br />
o http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sub-bituminous_coal<br />
• Prices<br />
o http://www.eia.doe.gov/cneaf/coal/page/acr/table31.html<br />
Coal (Lignite)<br />
• Material Characteristics<br />
o http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lignite<br />
• Prices<br />
o http://www.eia.doe.gov/cneaf/coal/page/acr/table31.html<br />
Fuel Oil (No. 2)<br />
• Material Characteristics<br />
o http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/iea/tablec1.html<br />
• Prices<br />
o http://tonto.eia.doe.gov/dnav/pet/pet_pri_wfr_dcus_nus_w.htm<br />
Fuel Oil (No. 6)<br />
• Material Characteristics<br />
o http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/iea/tablec1.html<br />
• Prices<br />
o http://tonto.eia.doe.gov/dnav/pet/pet_pri_resid_dcu_SMN_m.htm<br />
Natural Gas<br />
• Material Characteristics<br />
o http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/aer/txt/ptb1304.html<br />
o http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_gas<br />
• Prices<br />
o http://tonto.eia.doe.gov/dnav/ng/ng_pri_sum_dcu_nus_m.htm<br />
Identifying Effective <strong>Biomass</strong> Strategies: Page D-9<br />
Quantifying Minnesota’s Resources and Evaluating Future Opportunities
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