The dataset contains key design and regulatory parameters of flue gas desulfurization devices or scrubbers, and associated boilers and generators installed at coal-fired power plants in the United States up until 1999. The data is sourced from the US Energy Information Administration (EIA), who collects this information to monitor the current status and trends in the electric power industry and to evaluate the future of the industry.The ESRC Centre for Competition Policy (CCP) at the University of East Anglia (UEA) undertakes interdisciplinary research into competition policy and regulation that has real-world policy relevance without compromising academic rigour. It prides itself on the interdisciplinary nature of the research and the members are drawn from a range of disciplines, including economics, law, business and political science. The Centre was established in September 2004, building on the pre-existing Centre for Competition and Regulation (CCR), with a grant from the ESRC (Economic and Social Research Council). It currently boasts a total of 26 faculty members (including the Director and a Political Science Mentor), 4 full- and part-time researchers and 23 PhD students.

Compilation of data from existing sources. The data are derived from the Form EIA-767 "Steam-Electric Plant Operation and Design Report."