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03410 - [A2633752]
(Review of the Federal Energy Administration'c Coal Conversion
Program]. EMD-77-66; E-178205. September 16, 1977. 5 pp.
Report to Sen. Henry M. Jackson, Chairman, Senate Committee on
Energy and Natural Resources; by Elmer B. Staats, Comptroller
General.
Issue Aria: Energy: Ecle of Fossil Fuels in Meeting Future Needs
(1609).
Contact: Energy and Minerals Div.
Budget Function: Watural Resources, Environment, and Energy:
Energy (305).
Organization Concerned: Federal Energy Administration.
Congressional Relevance: Senate Committee on Energy and Natural
Pesources.
Authority: Energy Supply and Environmental Coordination Act of
1974 (P.L. 93-319). Clean Air Act Amendments of 1977 (P.L.
95-95). Energy Policy and Ccnservation Act (P.L. 94-163).
National Energy Act; H.R. 8444 (95th Cong.). P.L. 95-70. S.
977 (95th Cong.).
little has been accomplished by the Federal Energy
Administration's (FEA's) coal conversion program in its 3 years
of operation. Few orders prohibiting existing powerplants and
major fuel burning installations from burning natural gas or
petroleum products as a primary energy source have been made
final, and the FEA Administratoi has stated that oil and gas
savings resulting from the program have been negligible.
Findimgs/ccnclusicns: A variety of problems appear to have
contributed to program delays. FEA, under the Energy Supply and
Environmental Coordination Act, must make detailed site-specific
economic and environmental analyses before ordering utilities
and major fuel burning installations to burn coal. The program
has been hampered by !ersonnel turnover, and a 6-month lapse of
authority caused delays and uncertainties in the administration
of the program. There appeared tc be a lack of commitment to
issue orders to major fuel burning installations. Disagreements
between FPA and the Environmental Protection Agency continue to
lessen the effectiveness of the coal conversion program. In
addition, the difficulty in many parts of the country in burning
coal in compliance with environmental laws ani regulations has
hampered the program's effectiveness; and the large capital
investments required for new coal burning facilities or to
convert ezisting facilities back to burning coal is a barrier to
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