Air Quality and Health Benefits from Potential Coal Plant Closures in Texas

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dc.contributor.advisorCohan, Daniel
dc.creatorStrasert, Brian A
dc.date.accessioned2019-05-16T20:51:18Z
dc.date.available2019-05-16T20:51:18Z
dc.date.created2017-12
dc.date.issued2017-10-09
dc.date.submittedDecember 2017
dc.date.updated2019-05-16T20:51:18Z
dc.description.abstractAs power production from renewable energy and natural gas grows, some analysts anticipate coal-fired power plant closures in Texas. In this study, the potential effects of such closures on air quality, regulatory attainment, and human health for 15 of the state’s largest coal plants were analyzed. The impacts varied significantly across power plants, sometimes by more than a magnitude, even after normalizing by generation or emissions. While some power plants have negligible impacts on concentrations at important monitors, average impacts up to 0.5 ppb and 0.2 μg/m3 and maximum impacts up to 3.3 ppb and 1.3 μg/m3 were seen for ozone and fine particulate matter (PM2.5), respectively. Individual power plants impact average visibility by up to 0.25 dV in Class I Areas. Health impacts normalized by electricity generation range from $7.3/MWh for Fayette Power Project to $134.6/MWh for W A Parish, mostly due to PM2.5 from SO2 emissions.
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dc.identifier.citationStrasert, Brian A. "Air Quality and Health Benefits from Potential Coal Plant Closures in Texas." (2017) Master’s Thesis, Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/105549">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/105549</a>.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/105549
dc.language.isoeng
dc.rightsCopyright is held by the author, unless otherwise indicated. Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce the work beyond the bounds of fair use or other exemptions to copyright law must be obtained from the copyright holder.
dc.subjectOzone
dc.subjectPM2.5
dc.subjectHealth
dc.subjectCAMx
dc.subjectTexas
dc.subjectCoal
dc.subjectERCOT
dc.titleAir Quality and Health Benefits from Potential Coal Plant Closures in Texas
dc.typeThesis
dc.type.materialText
thesis.degree.departmentCivil and Environmental Engineering
thesis.degree.disciplineEngineering
thesis.degree.grantorRice University
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science
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