{"data":{"id":"us/10-cfr-503.37","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"10 CFR 503.37","heading":"Cogeneration.","body":"The following table may be used to determine eligibility for a permanent exemption based on oil and natural gas savings.\nAverage Annual Utilization of Oil and Natural Gas for Electricity Generation by State\n[BTU's per KWHR sold]\nState name Oil/gas savings Btu/kWh\nAlabama 33\nArizona 802\nArkansas 1,363\nCalifornia 3,502\nColorado 289\nConnecticut 3,924\nDelaware 3,478\nWashington, DC. 895\nFlorida 3,177\nGeorgia 45\nIdaho 0\nIllinois 250\nIndiana 53\nIowa 147\nKansas 686\nKentucky 34\nLouisiana 4,189\nMaine 2,560\nMaryland 895\nMassachusetts 5,250\nMichigan 256\nMinnesota 151\nMississippi 1,519\nMissouri 57\nMontana 60\nNebraska 139\nNevada 761\nNew Hampshire 2,695\nNew Jersey 1,894\nNew Mexico 1,528\nNew York 4,219\nNorth Carolina 49\nNorth Dakota 47\nOhio 36\nOklahoma 5,180\nOregon 0\nPennsylvania 771\nRhode Island 1,800\nSouth Carolina 24\nSouth Dakota 36\nTennessee 20\nTexas 4,899\nUtah 107\nVermont 105\nVirginia 460\nWashington 3\nWest Virginia 126\nWisconsin 72\nWyoming 75\nData are based upon 1987 oil, natural gas and electricity statistics published by DOE's Energy Information Administration.\nExample:\nThe 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.","path":["Title 10—Energy","CHAPTER II—DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY","SUBCHAPTER E—ALTERNATE FUELS","PART 503—NEW FACILITIES","Subpart D—Permanent Exemptions for New Facilities"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-10.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:09Z","sha256":"1b674fa2cded9d5b88a51ad3c212e72ec3608274776656d24f3cffea71100825","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/10-cfr-503.36","next":"us/10-cfr-503.38"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}