DocumentCode :
2588156
Title :
HVDC Transmission to Facilitate the Electric Energy Market in the US
Author :
Meah, Kala ; Ula, Sadrul
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Wyoming, Laramie, WY
fYear :
2006
fDate :
17-19 Sept. 2006
Firstpage :
129
Lastpage :
133
Abstract :
US is the largest consumer and importer of energy. The average cents for coal, natural gas and petroleum for the power plants in the US are 136.1, 596.1 and 429.4 cents per MMBtu, respectively. Wyoming alone produced 35.6% of total coal in the US and it also has large and increasing natural gas reserves. Both the Western and the Eastern US states pay high prices for electric energy, compared to Wyoming. Rail road cost from Wyoming for coal transportation is twice its mine mouth cost. Between 1993 and 2004 electric energy production from natural gas increased from 13% to 18%, even though, natural gas is the most costly fossil fuel for the power plant. This was done as a quick response to the shortage and several blackouts in the Western and the Eastern US. Natural gas-fired power plants could be built in a shorter time frame, where as coal-fired power plants require a long lead time. Long term planning and realistic load forecasting could save huge amounts in fuel cost and add stability and reliability margins in the system. Wyoming is suitable for producing more electric energy from both wind and coal and its geographic location can utilize the opportunity to meet the demands in both the Western and the Eastern US.
Keywords :
HVDC power transmission; load forecasting; power markets; power system planning; HVDC transmission; USA; Wyoming; coal transportation; coal-fired power plants; electric energy market; fossil fuels; load forecasting; natural gas-fired power plants; power system planning; Costs; Fossil fuels; HVDC transmission; Mouth; Natural gas; Petroleum; Power generation; Production; Rail transportation; Road transportation; Electric Energy Market; HVDC Transmission; Wyoming´s Energy;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Power Symposium, 2006. NAPS 2006. 38th North American
Conference_Location :
Carbondale, IL
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0227-1
Electronic_ISBN :
1-4244-0228-X
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/NAPS.2006.360134
Filename :
4201305
Link To Document :
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