2-9-00 --------- A few errors have been found in the original cuecost.xls and cuecost2.xls Excel workbooks. These errors have been corrected or minor revisions made resulting in the Excel workbook called, "cuecost3.xls." Cuecost3.xls is considered to be a useful tool, and may be used to estimate the costs of coal-fired utility boiler controls for sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, and particulate matter, but the user should be aware that this version (cuecost3.xls) is now considered to be a beta test version of the workbook. If you have questions or problems with this model or the documentation, please call Norm Kaplan (EPA) at (919) 541-2556. 7/14/99 --------- Note from CATC Webmaster: Two versions of the model documentation are available: Adobe Acrobat PDF format and Microsoft Word. The file CUECOSTW.ZIP (3020 kb in size) contains the Microsoft Word version of the documentation and the file CIECOSTP.ZIP (3081 kb in size) contains the Adobe Acrobat version of the documentation. If you have questions or problems with this model or the documentation, please call Norm Kaplan (EPA) at (919) 541-2556. 7/21/99 --------- Note from CATC Webmaster: A slight error was noticed in the original CUECost Excel spreadsheet (the word "DRAFT" was printed on one page). I have replaced the original file with an updated file, included in the ZIP files, called CUECOST2.XLS --------- original READ ME file --------- The CUECost economic analysis workbook is a Y2K-compliant system designed to produce rough-order-of-magnitude cost estimates (+30%/-30% accuracy) of the installed capital and annualized operating costs for air pollution control (APC) systems installed on coal-fired power plants to control sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, and particulate matter. The workbook is capable of calculating estimates of an integrated APC system or individual component costs for various APC technologies currently used in the utility industry. The technologies included in the workbook are: Flue Gas Desulfurization (FGD) = Limestone with Forced Oxidation (LSFO) Lime Spray Drying (LSD) Limestone with Dibasic Acid (LSDBA) Particulate Matter Removal = Electrostatic Precipitator (ESP) Fabric Filter (FF) Nitrogen Oxide Control = Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) Selective Non-Catalytic Reduction (SNCR) Natural Gas Reburning (NGR) Low NOx Burners (LNB) The CUECost system is presented as four files: * CUECost Users' Manual - three zipped files in Adobe Acrobat - User's Manual main text and Appendixes A through D - Appendix E - Appendix F * CUECost Workbook - a Microsoft Excel set of spreadsheets. The CUECost workbook is written in Microsoft Excel 5.0 format. An IBM-compatible computer is required with a minimum speed of 66 megahertz recommended to minimize spreadsheet recalculation time. Higher speed circuitry and later revisions of Excel are acceptable for running the CUECost software. The hardware and software requirements for CUECost and User's Manual are listed below: Computer Hardware: IBM Compatible 386 or higher speed (66 megahertz minimum recommended - a math co-processor is recommended) Hard Disk: Any Keyboard: Any Mouse: Any Modem: Not required except for down-loading the spreadsheet from web site Printer Compatibility: Supports Laser Jet setup Monitor Requirements: Color monitor recommended Operating System: Windows Version 3.1 or higher Memory Requirements: 4 Megabyte minimum (8 MB recommended) free RAM 3 Megabyte on hard drive for download of CUECost Workbook Installation Requirements: Download from EPA's Technology Transfer Network (TTN) web site listed below: www.epa.gov/ttn/catc Click on CATC - Product Information, then click on Software (executables and manuals) Search for CUECost Download to hard drive Commercial Support Software Required: Microsoft Excel 5.0 or higher for Workbook Adobe Acrobat for User's Manual