10 CFR 503.37: Cogeneration.

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 × 10 9 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 × 10 9 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.