Coal-fired electric utility steam generating unit

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-005415",
  "term": "Coal-fired electric utility steam generating unit",
  "field": "Environment",
  "term_source": "Coal-Fired Electric Utility Steam Generating Unit",
  "definition": "1. Electric utility steam generating unit that burns coal, coal refuse, or a synthetic gas derived from coal either exclusively, in any combination together, or in any combination with other fuels in any amount.\n\n2. Electric utility steam generating unit meeting the definition of “fossil fuel-fired” that burns coal for more than 10.0 percent of the average annual heat input during any 3 consecutive calendar years or for more than 15.0 percent of the annual heat input during any one calendar year.\n\n3. Electric utility steam generating unit meeting the definition of “fossil fuel-fired” that burns coal for more than 10.0 percent of the average annual heat input during the 3 previous calendar years after the compliance date for your facility in § 63.9984 or for more than 15.0 percent of the annual heat input during any one of those calendar years. EGU owners and operators must estimate coal, oil, and natural gas usage for the first 3 calendar years after the applicable compliance date and they are solely responsible for assuring compliance with this final rule or other applicable standard based on their fuel usage projections. After the first 3 years of compliance, EGUs are required to evaluate applicability based on coal or oil usage from the three previous calendars years on an annual rolling basis.",
  "subject": "Built environments",
  "references": [
    "40 CFR 60.41a (CFR 2013); 40 CFR 60.41Da (CFR 2013)",
    "40 CFR 63.10042 (CFR 2013)",
    "40 CFR 60.10042 (CFR 2016)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/coal-fired-electric-utility-steam-generating-unit/"
}