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Code of Federal Regulations Title 18. Conservation of Power and Water Resources 18 CFR Pt. 281, App. A—JANUARY 1980

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 As reported in DOE/EIA Energy Data Report entitled Cost and Quality of Fuels for Electric Utility Plants (Annual summary data 1976–1979) and Monthly Report for January 1980. Note:  All prices are delivered prices to steam electric plants. Prices paid for No. 6 fuel oil include prices paid for minor amounts of No. 4 and No. 5 fuel oil, crude and topped crude.

FPC form No. 423 price data1

Type of fuel

1976

1977

1978

1979

January 1980

Cents per MMBtu

Fuel Oil:

No. 2

235.1

264.3

271.9

402.1

564.4

Low Sulfur No. 6

207.1

229.1

225.1

320.2

453.3

High Sulfur No. 6

168.7

199.9

186.7

264.7

361.4

All No. 6

195.9

220.4

212.3

299.7

423.5

Coal:  All Grades

84.8

94.7

111.6

122.4

128.7

Natural Gas

103.4

130.0

143.8

175.4

194.8

Actual price difference (fuel oil and coal versus natural gas)

Fuel Oil:

No. 2

131.7

134.3

128.1

226.7

369.6

Low Sulfur No. 6

103.7

99.1

81.3

144.8

258.5

High Sulfur No. 6

65.3

69.1

42.9

89.3

166.6

All No. 6

92.5

90.4

68.5

124.3

228.7

Coal:  All Grades

(18.6)

(35.3)

(32.2)

(53.0)

(66.1)

Price difference ratio 4 (fuel oil and coal versus natural gas)—ratio

Fuel Oil:

No. 2

1.274

1.033

.891

1.292

1.897

Low Sulfur No. 6

1.003

.762

.565

.826

1.327

High Sulfur No. 6

.632

.538

.298

.509

.855

All No. 6

.895

.695

.476

.709

1.174

Coal:  All Grades

(.180)

(.272)

(.224)

(.302)

(.339)

Monthly energy review price data 2

Type of fuel

1976

1977

1978

1979

January 1980

Cents per MMBtu

Fuel Oil:

No. 2

226.4

257.3

268.2

403.1

537.2

Low Sulfur No. 6

193.6

221.3

216.8

322.4

466.5

High Sulfur No. 6

165.9

195.2

186.1

261.5

349.6

All No. 6

182.8

210.4

202.7

297.0

417.7

Coal:  All Grades

(3)

(3)

(3)

(3)

(3)

Natural Gas

97.2

131.9

154.1

201.8

237.3

Actual price difference (fuel oil and coal versus natural gas)

Fuel Oil:

No. 2

129.2

125.4

114.1

201.3

299.9

Low Sulfur No. 6

96.4

89.4

62.7

120.6

229.2

High Sulfur No. 6

68.7

66.3

32.0

59.7

112.3

All No. 6

85.6

78.5

48.6

95.2

180.4

Coal:  All Grades

(3)

(3)

(3)

(3)

(3)

Price difference ratio 4 (fuel oil and coal versus natural gas)—ratio

Fuel Oil:

No. 2

1.329

.951

.740

.998

1.264

Low Sulfur No. 6

.992

.678

.407

.598

.966

High Sulfur No. 6

.707

.480

.208

.296

.473

All No. 6

.881

.595

.315

.472

.760

Coal:  All Grades

(3)

(3)

(3)

(3)

(3)

1 As reported in DOE/EIA Energy Data Report entitled Cost and Quality of Fuels for Electric Utility Plants (Annual summary data 1976–1979) and Monthly Report for January 1980. Note:  All prices are delivered prices to steam electric plants. Prices paid for No. 6 fuel oil include prices paid for minor amounts of No. 4 and No. 5 fuel oil, crude and topped crude.

2 Fuel oil prices are reported on FEA Form P302–M–1, “Petroleum Industry Monthly Report for Product Prices.” Natural Gas Prices are those paid by industrial customers of major interstate pipeline companies as reported on FPC Form No. 11, “Natural Gas Pipeline Company Monthly Statement.”

3 The price data for coal is the same as shown under FPC Form No. 423 price data.

4 Mathematically the price difference ratio is P2—P1/P1;  Where P2 = the price of fuel oil or coal and P1 = the price of natural gas. The ratio indicates the percent difference between natural gas and alternate fuel prices. For example in January 1980 electric utilities reported that in that month they paid 1.897 times more (189.7 percent) for No. 2 fuel oil than they paid for natural gas.

As determined in Docket No. RM79–40 NOPR issued June 3, 1980, corrected for clerical/typographical error.

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