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Title: Rate design for qualifying facilities

Abstract

Rate design can be used to accomplish two desirable results: to minimize the uncertainty facing both the ratepayer and the cogenerator and to encourage efficient operation of the qualifying facility (QF) in terms of when its power is cheaper to ratepayers than the power that is being produced by the utility. Generally, since purchases from QFs are made according to the terms of a multi-year contract, the resolution of the rate level and rate design questions in any particular case will have a longevity that exceeds the life of most retail rates that are adopted. The author focuses on the two key topics of the determination of the appropriate rate level and of the preferred rate design. Examples of avoided-cost calculations and resulting rates conclude the paper.

Authors:
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Ernst and Whinney, Washington, DC
OSTI Identifier:
5981505
Report Number(s):
CONF-850301-
Journal ID: CODEN: ENTED
Resource Type:
Conference
Journal Name:
Energy Technol. (Wash., D.C.); (United States)
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 12; Conference: 12. annual energy technology conference and exposition, Washington, DC, USA, 25 Mar 1985
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
20 FOSSIL-FUELED POWER PLANTS; 29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY AND ECONOMY; COGENERATION; ECONOMICS; ELECTRIC UTILITIES; RATE STRUCTURE; CHARGES; CONTRACTS; PRICES; SELLBACK; DEUS; ENERGY SYSTEMS; POWER GENERATION; PUBLIC UTILITIES; STEAM GENERATION; 200105* - Fossil-Fueled Power Plants- Heat Utilization; 290800 - Energy Planning & Policy- Heat Utilization- (1980-); 296000 - Energy Planning & Policy- Electric Power

Citation Formats

Olsen, Jr, E O. Rate design for qualifying facilities. United States: N. p., 1985. Web.
Olsen, Jr, E O. Rate design for qualifying facilities. United States.
Olsen, Jr, E O. 1985. "Rate design for qualifying facilities". United States.
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abstractNote = {Rate design can be used to accomplish two desirable results: to minimize the uncertainty facing both the ratepayer and the cogenerator and to encourage efficient operation of the qualifying facility (QF) in terms of when its power is cheaper to ratepayers than the power that is being produced by the utility. Generally, since purchases from QFs are made according to the terms of a multi-year contract, the resolution of the rate level and rate design questions in any particular case will have a longevity that exceeds the life of most retail rates that are adopted. The author focuses on the two key topics of the determination of the appropriate rate level and of the preferred rate design. Examples of avoided-cost calculations and resulting rates conclude the paper.},
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year = {Thu Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 1985},
month = {Thu Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 1985}
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