Powerplant Fuel Conservation Act of 1980

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Powerplants Fuel Conservation Act of 1980 - Title I: Statement of Purposes - States the purpose of this Act. Title II: Accelerated Fuels Conversions of Certain Powerplants - Amends the Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act of 1978 to prohibit the use of petroleum or natural gas as a primary energy source in certain identified electric powerplants, without express exemption by the Secretary of Energy. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants, which shall not be considered income for Federal income tax purposes, to any eligible utility to assist it in meeting qualifying capital costs of converting such powerplants to the use of coal or another alternate fuel as a primary energy source. Specifies grant application requirements. Limits the amount of any grant to the lesser of: (1) 50 percent of the utility's qualifying capital costs; or (2) $4 per barrel of oil displaced on the utility's system by the converting facility. Authorizes appropriations for such grants for fiscal year 1982. Authorizes the Secretary to make a grant to an eligible utility to pay all or a portion of the capital costs of the design and installation of advanced sulfur removal systems for existing electric powerpl…