AIR QUALITY: TVA Plans to Reduce Air Emissions Further, but Could Do More to Reduce Power Demand
Abstract
Even though TVA intends to increase its capacity to generate electricity through 2005,it also expects to reduce its SO2 and NOx emissions during the same time period,primarily by (1)burning lower-sulfur coal, (2)installing devices to control emissions at its existing plants,and (3)relying on fuels other than coal for new capacity.TVA expects to expand its capacity by more than 10 percent through 2005,with 79 percent of the increase slated to come from upgrading existing facilities and constructing new noncoal-burning facilities,such as turbines that run on natural gas or oil.TVA projects that its SO2 emissions will decline to 525,000 tons (a 28-percent decrease from the 2000 level)and its NOx emissions will decline to 216,000 tons (a 25-percent decrease from the 2000 level).
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 01, 2002
- Accession Number
- ADA400240
Entities
Organizations
- United States Government Accountability Office