Review of the Federal Energy Administration's Coal Conversion Program
EMD-77-66
Published: Sep 16, 1977. Publicly Released: Sep 16, 1977.
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Little has been accomplished by the Federal Energy Administration's (FEA) 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 Administrator, FEA, has stated that oil and gas savings resulting from the program have been negligible.
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CoalEnergy legislationEnergy conversionEnvironmental policiesFossil fuelsFuel conservationLegislationPower generationPowerplantsProgram management