Abstract

This paper discusses the engineering and economics of fuel supply for the generating plants of the American Gas and Electric Company System, and in particular the fuel supply for two new plants—Kanawha River of Appalachian Electric Power Company, and Muskingum River of The Ohio Power Company. The importance of adequately planning fuel supply for a large power system is stressed, and the fundamental considerations of adequacy of supply, reliability, characteristics of supply, coal storage, and transportation are discussed with reference to the System characteristics, and with special emphasis on the development of the fuel supply for the two new plants.

Issue Section:
Research Papers
Topics:
Fuels, Rivers, Coal, Economics , Electricity (Physics), Power stations, Power systems (Machinery), Reliability, Storage, Transportation systems
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