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]
State name | Oil/gas savings Btu/kWh |
Alabama | 33 |
Arizona | 802 |
Arkansas | 1,363 |
California | 3,502 |
Colorado | 289 |
Connecticut | 3,924 |
Delaware | 3,478 |
Washington, DC. | 895 |
Florida | 3,177 |
Georgia | 45 |
Idaho | 0 |
Illinois | 250 |
Indiana | 53 |
Iowa | 147 |
Kansas | 686 |
Kentucky | 34 |
Louisiana | 4,189 |
Maine | 2,560 |
Maryland | 895 |
Massachusetts | 5,250 |
Michigan | 256 |
Minnesota | 151 |
Mississippi | 1,519 |
Missouri | 57 |
Montana | 60 |
Nebraska | 139 |
Nevada | 761 |
New Hampshire | 2,695 |
New Jersey | 1,894 |
New Mexico | 1,528 |
New York | 4,219 |
North Carolina | 49 |
North Dakota | 47 |
Ohio | 36 |
Oklahoma | 5,180 |
Oregon | 0 |
Pennsylvania | 771 |
Rhode Island | 1,800 |
South Carolina | 24 |
South Dakota | 36 |
Tennessee | 20 |
Texas | 4,899 |
Utah | 107 |
Vermont | 105 |
Virginia | 460 |
Washington | 3 |
West Virginia | 126 |
Wisconsin | 72 |
Wyoming | 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 2,996 * 109 Btu/yr. (50,000 KW * 7600 BTU/KWHR * .9 * 8760 HR/YR) The oil and gas backed off the grid would be calculated to be .2070 * 109 BTU/YR. (50,000 KW * 5250 BTU/KWHR * .9 * 8760 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.
10 C.F.R. §503.37