Cogeneration.

The following table may be used to determine eligibility for a permanent exemption based on oil and natural gas savings. Average Annual Utilization of Oil and Natural Gas for Electricity Generation by State [BTU's per KWHR sold] State name Oil/gas savings Btu/kWh Alabama 33 Arizona 802 Arkansas 1,363 California 3,502 Colorado 289 Connecticut 3,924 Delaware 3,478 Washington, DC. 895 Florida 3,177 Georgia 45 Idaho 0 Illinois 250 Indiana 53 Iowa 147 Kansas 686 Kentucky 34 Louisiana 4,189 Maine 2,560 Maryland 895 Massachusetts 5,250 Michigan 256 Minnesota 151 Mississippi 1,519 Missouri 57 Montana 60 Nebraska 139 Nevada 761 New Hampshire 2,695 New Jersey 1,894 New Mexico 1,528 New York 4,219 North Carolina 49 North Dakota 47 Ohio 36 Oklahoma 5,180 Oregon 0 Pennsylvania 771 Rhode Island 1,800 South Carolina 24 South Dakota 36 Tennessee 20 Texas 4,899 Utah 107 Vermont 105 Virginia 460 Washington 3 West Virginia 126 Wisconsin 72 Wyoming 75 Data are based upon 1987 oil, natural gas and electricity statistics published by DOE's Energy Information Administration. Example: The 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. [54 FR 52895, Dec. 22, 1989]