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Economic impact of EPA SO2 standards on the U. S. coal industry. [17 refs].

Author
Levines, R. A.
Published
United States : [publisher not identified], 1977.
[Oak Ridge, Tennessee] : [U.S. Atomic Energy Commission], 1977.
Physical Description
microfiche : negative ; 11 x 15 cm
Additional Creators
Boehlje, M. D., Otte, J. A., and Rausser, G. C

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Summary
Changes in SO/sub 2/ emission standards will influence the cost of supplying energy demands from coal and the competitive position of various production regions and the method of mining. A multiperiod interregional competition model was utilized to evaluate interactions between mining capacity, new mine development, coal reserves, mining, processing, and transport costs and equipment availability and SO/sub 2/ emission standards. Empirical results indicate that not only will costs increase dramatically, but production in eastern as well as western regions that have low S reserves will also increase as standards become increasingly more strict. Implications of adjustments in the location of coal mining activity for processing, transport, and capital goods markets are presented. Imposition of nonmarket regulations, such as the proposed SO/sub 2/ standards for coal combustion, will lead to less efficient production in a free enterprise system. Increased costs will occur in several ways, among which are mining less accessible low S reserves and transporting low S coal to distant markets. There are, of course, social benefits of reducing the SO/sub 2/ emissions from the use of high S coal. The degree to which costs of meeting future energy demands from coal will change under different S standards is investigated. No attempt is made to estimate the benefits of imposing regulations. Specifically, the impact of SO/sub 2/ standards on (1) the private costs of meeting regional coal demands, (2) the competitive positions of the nation's major coal producing regions, (3) the degree to which strip mining as opposed to underground mining will be feasible, (4) the amount of coal transported over major rail routes are analyzed.
Report Numbers
IS-ICP-45
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Collection
U.S. Atomic Energy Commission depository collection.
Note
OSTI Identifier 7219322
Research organization: Ames Lab., IA (USA).
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