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Puerto Rico; coal-fired power plants; 900 MWe; ocean thermal power plants
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A Methodology For Siting Coal Fired Thermoelectric Generating Facilities In Puerto Rico, David J. Mcmahon Ii
A Methodology For Siting Coal Fired Thermoelectric Generating Facilities In Puerto Rico, David J. Mcmahon Ii
Theses and Major Papers
In the past, energy facilities on the Island of Puerto Rico have not been located in the best practicable sites. This is attributable to the absence of mandatory site selection procedures. This thesis has developed and tested procedures for siting 900 MWe coal fired thermoelectric generation plants. The procedures developed here permit the placement of these facilities within the existing legal regime, with a minimum of adverse ecological and socioeconomic impact. The process has been designed to consider the entire Island of Puerto Rico for the suitability of siting a 900 MWe coal fired facility. This is accomplished through the …