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Getting the Dirt on Your Electric Company

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Carolina Power and Light

Key Operating Statistics
Customers(meters):
Total retail sales:
Total generation:
Revenue:
Avg. residential price:
Avg. industrial price:
 1,077,024
36,950 GWH
44,180 GWH
$2.399 billion
8.8 cent/kWh
5.1 cent/kWh


1995 Emissions Summary
Total Emissions Fossil Rate Total Rate
Tons Rank lb/MWH Rank lb/MWH Rank
NOx 108,301 12 9.22 7 4.91 17
SO2 165,034 17 14.05 23 7.48 28
CO2 26.6 mill. 18 2,266 16 1,207 39


Generating Fuel Mix

Carolina Power and Light Generating Fuel Mix


Facilities and Territory Map Carolina Power and Light Generating Fuel Mix
Not shown are 4 hydro plants with 1995 generation of 824 GWH


Fossil Steam Plant Data*
EMISSIONS (TONS) EMISSION RATES (LBS/MWH)** GENERATION (MWH)
PLANT NAME %OWN NOx SO2 CO2 NOx SO2 CO2 COAL OIL GAS
ASHEVILLE 100 14,323 22,357 2,939,767 10.98 17.14 2,253 2,605,932 3,204 -
CAPE FEAR 100 5,171 12,304 1,599,350 6.64 15.79 2,052 1,555,573 2,905 -
H B ROBINSON 100 2,733 8,637 891,487 7.26 22.93 2,367 751,546 1,775 -
L V SUTTON 100 10,302 14,201 1,971,796 12.17 16.78 2,329 1,684,371 8,542 -
LEE 100 4,437 6,654 994,751 10.28 15.42 2,306 855,760 7,077 -
MAYO 83.83 15,271 22,983 5,035,618 7.52 11.31 2,479 4,050,737 12,487 -
ROXBORO 96.25 59,545 82,454 14,220,431 9.27 12.84 2,214 12,817,937 29,135 -
W H WEATHERSPOON 100 1,221 2,252 313,653 9.72 17.93 2,498 250,011 1,150 -

*Emissions and generation data are plant totals. Percent ownership must be applied to plant totals to obtain correct company totals.

**New source equivalent emission rates are:

NOx - 1.5 LBS/MWH
SO2 - 3.0 LBS/MWH
CO2 - 880 LBS/MWH


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