Table 25. History {1970-79)gand forecast (1980-89) of net energy for load-GWH 

 (millions of MWh) in 1970-89 (Florida Electric Power Coordinating Group 1980). 



Year Florida Power Corp. Gulf Power Corp. 



1970 9,855 3,764 



1971 10,961 4,072 



1972 12,678 4,604 



1973 14,817 4,978 



1974 14,402 4,983 



1975 15,237 5,148 



1976 16,032 5,475 



1977 17,134 5,823 



1978 18,133 6,044 



1979 18,812. 6,030 



1980 18,142 6,140 



1981 19,266 6,433 



1982 20,468 6,634 



1983 21,666 6,880 



1984 22,867 7,131 



1985 23,945 7,398 



1986 25,021 7,671 



1987 26,007 7,954 



1988 26,970 8,265 



1989 27,886 8,553 



^The 1970-79 annual growth rate was 7.4% for the Florida Power Co. and 5.4% for 

 the Gulf Power Corporation. Corresponding percentages in 1980-89 were 4.9 and 



Excludes Seminole energy. 



Table 26. The quantity of fuel used by fuel type and the percentage contri- 

 bution (in parentheses) in 1980 and projected to 1989 (Florida Electric Power 

 Coordinating Group 1980). 



Type 1980 1989 



Oil 78,312 thousand bbl (49.4) 83,324 thousand bbl (35.3) 



Coal 9,260 thousand tons (19.3) 30,030 thousand tons (46.7) 



Gas 132,409 thousand ilCF (13.1) 15,011 thousand KCF ( 1.0) 



Nuclear 196,000 billion BTU (18.2) 269,000 billion BTU (16.8) 



Other ( 0.0) 2.5 billion BTU ( 0.2) 



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