Copyright 2008 by the University of Virginia Darden School Foundation. All rights reserved.

This spreadsheet supports the STUDENT analysis of the case "C-Energy's Red Hill
Plant: Meeting the Sulfur Dioxide Challenge" (UVA-QA-0726).

Copyright 2008 by the University of Virginia Darden School Foundation. All rights reserved.

S_0
drift
SD_error

t, quarter NORM
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37

800
0.0125
0.06

dS
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

S
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

810
820.125
830.3766
840.7563
851.2657
861.9065
872.6804
883.5889
894.6337
905.8167
917.1394
928.6036
940.2112
951.9638
963.8633
975.9116
988.1105
1000.462
1012.968
1025.63
1038.45
1051.431
1064.574
1077.881
1091.354
1104.996
1118.809
1132.794
1146.954
1161.291
1175.807
1190.504
1205.386
1220.453
1235.709
1251.155
1266.794

38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

1282.629
1298.662
1314.896
1331.332
1347.973
1364.823
1381.883
1399.157
1416.646
1434.354
1452.284
1470.437
1488.818
1507.428
1526.271
1545.349
1564.666
1584.225
1604.027
1624.078
1644.379
1664.933
1685.745

Emissions
EAs allocated
Discount rate

Quarter
Price
Operational ("On" = 1, "Off" = 0)
Emission Allowances
EAs needed
EAs for sale
EAs to purchase

4,000
2,000
2.50%

0
800.00 $

Capital investment
Variable cost per ton
Percent reduction
"On" if price is more than
1
810.00 $

2
820.13 $

3
830.38

1,800
200
0

1,800
200
0

1,800
200
0

$ 5,000,000
$
600
55%
$
600

4
840.76 $

5
851.27 $

6
861.91 $

7
872.68 $

8
883.59 $

9
894.63

1,800
200
0

1,800
200
0

1,800
200
0

1,800
200
0

1,800
200
0

1,800
200
0

10
905.82 $

11
917.14 $

12
928.60 $

13
940.21 $

14
951.96 $

15
963.86

1,800
200
0

1,800
200
0

1,800
200
0

1,800
200
0

1,800
200
0

1,800
200
0

16
975.91 $

17
988.11 $

18
1,000.46 $

19
1,012.97 $

20
1,025.63 $

21
1,038.45

1,800
200
0

1,800
200
0

1,800
200
0

1,800
200
0

1,800
200
0

1,800
200
0

22
1,051.43 $

23
1,064.57 $

24
1,077.88 $

25
1,091.35 $

26
1,105.00 $

27
1,118.81

1,800
200
0

1,800
200
0

1,800
200
0

1,800
200
0

1,800
200
0

1,800
200
0

28
1,132.79 $

29
1,146.95 $

30
1,161.29 $

31
1,175.81 $

32
1,190.50 $

33
1,205.39

1,800
200
0

1,800
200
0

1,800
200
0

1,800
200
0

1,800
200
0

1,800
200
0

34
1,220.45 $

35
1,235.71 $

36
1,251.16 $

37
1,266.79 $

38
1,282.63 $

39
1,298.66

1,800
200
0

1,800
200
0

1,800
200
0

1,800
200
0

1,800
200
0

1,800
200
0

40
1,314.90 $

41
1,331.33 $

42
1,347.97 $

43
1,364.82 $

44
1,381.88 $

45
1,399.16

1,800
200
0

1,800
200
0

1,800
200
0

1,800
200
0

1,800
200
0

1,800
200
0

46
1,416.65 $

47
1,434.35 $

48
1,452.28 $

49
1,470.44 $

50
1,488.82 $

51
1,507.43

1,800
200
0

1,800
200
0

1,800
200
0

1,800
200
0

1,800
200
0

1,800
200
0

52
1,526.27 $

53
1,545.35 $

54
1,564.67 $

55
1,584.22 $

56
1,604.03 $

57
1,624.08

1,800
200
0

1,800
200
0

1,800
200
0

1,800
200
0

1,800
200
0

1,800
200
0

58
1,644.38 $

59
1,664.93 $

60
1,685.75

1,800
200
0

1,800
200
0

1,800
200
0

DI test results

test #
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36

Percent SO2
reduction
51.9%
39.4%
54.3%
56.4%
55.2%
44.8%
48.3%
43.9%
61.6%
39.2%
44.7%
49.6%
61.5%
56.2%
43.0%
54.9%
56.6%
46.3%
46.3%
51.4%
39.9%
40.3%
42.5%
39.0%
68.9%
52.6%
52.0%
62.4%
44.0%
51.3%
48.8%
49.9%
61.6%
43.0%
36.3%
56.2%

Coal characteristics
Tons per
BBTU heat
Sulfur content
output
High
45
High
48.71
Low
48.83
Low
43.61
Low
47.62
High
46.04
Low
48.01
High
44.62
High
43.59
High
39.6
High
46.86
High
45.43
High
45.6
Low
44.8
High
46.79
Low
41.22
High
38.3
Low
52.06
High
43.63
High
41.2
High
48.78
High
47.28
High
49.43
Low
50.68
High
44.29
High
40.8
Low
46.1
High
40.26
High
45.17
High
44.37
Low
46.17
High
44.66
High
40.21
High
43.54
High
50.03
High
42.05

Moisture %
7.7%
7.9%
5.0%
5.7%
5.8%
7.9%
5.6%
7.8%
7.8%
7.5%
7.7%
7.7%
8.0%
5.2%
7.4%
6.0%
7.7%
5.8%
7.4%
7.2%
7.2%
7.1%
7.8%
5.7%
7.7%
7.5%
5.3%
7.7%
7.9%
7.5%
5.8%
7.7%
7.8%
7.0%
7.9%
7.4%