Rail Transportation of Coal to Power Plants : Reliability Issues.
Provides background information and analysis on coal transportation by rail to power plants. Discusses problems since 1990 with the rail delivery of coal, implications of rail capacity limits on service reliability, role of coal inventories as a backstop to reliable coal deliveries, and proposed leg...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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2007.
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| Series: | U.S. Congressional Research.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Provides background information and analysis on coal transportation by rail to power plants. Discusses problems since 1990 with the rail delivery of coal, implications of rail capacity limits on service reliability, role of coal inventories as a backstop to reliable coal deliveries, and proposed legislation to improve quality of rail service to coal-fired plants and other shippers. Includes tables and graphs. |
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| Item Description: | Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |