Monthly U.S. Electricity Generation, Costs, and Capacities

Principal Investigator(s):  View help for Principal Investigator(s) Steve Cicala, Tufts University

Version:  View help for Version V1

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  build_US_monthly_generation 08/05/2021 09:13:AM

Project Citation: 

Cicala, Steve. Monthly U.S. Electricity Generation, Costs, and Capacities. Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2022. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2022-01-29. https://doi.org/10.3886/E146782V1

Project Description

Summary:  View help for Summary This data deposit constructs data on monthly generation costs and capacities in the United States from 1999-2012 in preparation for their use in "Imperfect Markets versus Imperfect Regulation in U.S. Electricity Generation" (openicpsr-115467).

It builds panel data files from the following EIA forms:
"Form EIA-860: Annual Electric Generator Report"
"Form EIA-861: Annual Electric Power Industry Report"
"Form EIA-767: Annual Steam-Electric Plant Operation and Design Report"
"Form EIA-923: Power Plant Operations Report"
"Form EIA-759/906/920/923: Power Plant Report"
"Form EIA-423: Monthly Cost and Quality of Fuels for Electric Plants Report"

and the EPA's Continuous Emissions Monitor System.

It constructs a crosswalk that connects the EPA's boilers to the EIA's generator identifiers.

Scope of Project

Subject Terms:  View help for Subject Terms Energy Information Administration; Environmental Protection Agency; Electricity
JEL Classification:  View help for JEL Classification
      L10 Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance: General
      L51 Economics of Regulation
      L94 Electric Utilities
      Q40 Energy: General
Geographic Coverage:  View help for Geographic Coverage United States
Time Period(s):  View help for Time Period(s) 1/1/1999 – 1/1/2012
Universe:  View help for Universe Power plant operations in the United States
Data Type(s):  View help for Data Type(s) administrative records data; program source code


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