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Cost and Quality of Fuels for Electric Utility Plants
Due to electric restructuring, several generating plants operated by electric utilities were sold and reclassified as nonutility generating plants. At the completion of the sale, these electric plants were no longer required to file receipt and cost data on FERC Form 423. It is important to note that the sale of plants has affected year-to-year comparisons of data at the State, Census Division, and National level. These tables provide comprehensive information concerning the quality, quantity, and cost of fossil fuels used to produce electricity in the United States. The information contained in the tables is compiled from data reported on the FERC Form 423, "Monthly Report of Cost and Quality of Fuels for Electric Plants." The FERC Form 423 is a monthly survey of a restricted census that collects data from steam-electric and combined-cycle plants with a total generator nameplate capacity of 50 or more megawatts. Data on gas-turbines and internal combustion units are not collected on this survey, nor is their generating capacity used to determine the 50-megawatt threshold for reporting that was set by the FERC.
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