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Title: Study of the impacts of regulations affecting the acceptance of Integrated Community Energy Systems: public utility, energy facility siting and municipal franchising regulatory programs in California. Preliminary background report

Abstract

The Constitution of the State of California grants to the Legislature control over persons and private corporations that own or operate a line, plant, or system for the production, generation, or transmission of heat, light, water, or power to be furnished either directly or indirectly to or for the public. The Constitution establishes the Public Utilities Commission and grants certain specific powers to the PUC, including the power to fix rates, establish rules and prescribe a uniform system of accounts. The Constitution also recognizes that the Legislature has plenary power to confer additional authority and jurisdiction upon the PUC. The Constitution prohibits regulation by a city, county, or other municipal body of matters over which the Legislature has granted regulatory power to the PUC. This provision does not, however, impair the right of any city to grant franchises for public utilities. The California legislature has enacted the California Public Utilities Code and has designated the PUC as the agency to implement the regulatory provisions of the Code. The Public Utilities Commission consists of five members appointed by the governor and approved by the senate, a majority of the membership concurring, for staggered 6-year terms. Certain limited powers over the conductmore » of public utilities may still be exercised by municipalities. Public utility regulatory statutes, energy facility siting programs, and municipal franchising authority are examined to identify how they may impact on the ability of an organization, whether or not it be a regulated utility, to construct and operate an ICES.« less

Authors:
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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Ross, Hardies, O' Keefe, Babcock and Parsons, Chicago, IL (USA)
OSTI Identifier:
5590226
Report Number(s):
DOE/CS/20289-6
DOE Contract Number:  
AC02-78CS20289
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION; 29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY AND ECONOMY; CALIFORNIA; ICES; REGULATIONS; COMMUNITIES; DECISION MAKING; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY FACILITIES; GOVERNMENT POLICIES; HUMAN POPULATIONS; IMPLEMENTATION; INSTITUTIONAL FACTORS; LAWS; LEGAL ASPECTS; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; NATIONAL GOVERNMENT; OPERATION; PUBLIC UTILITIES; SITE SELECTION; STATE GOVERNMENT; NORTH AMERICA; POPULATIONS; USA; WESTERN REGION; 320603* - Energy Conservation, Consumption, & Utilization- Municipalities & Community Systems- Public Utilities- (1980-); 293000 - Energy Planning & Policy- Policy, Legislation, & Regulation; 291000 - Energy Planning & Policy- Conservation

Citation Formats

Feurer, D. A., Weaver, C. L., Gallagher, K. C., Hejna, D., and Rielley, K. J. Study of the impacts of regulations affecting the acceptance of Integrated Community Energy Systems: public utility, energy facility siting and municipal franchising regulatory programs in California. Preliminary background report. United States: N. p., 1980. Web. doi:10.2172/5590226.
Feurer, D. A., Weaver, C. L., Gallagher, K. C., Hejna, D., & Rielley, K. J. Study of the impacts of regulations affecting the acceptance of Integrated Community Energy Systems: public utility, energy facility siting and municipal franchising regulatory programs in California. Preliminary background report. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/5590226
Feurer, D. A., Weaver, C. L., Gallagher, K. C., Hejna, D., and Rielley, K. J. 1980. "Study of the impacts of regulations affecting the acceptance of Integrated Community Energy Systems: public utility, energy facility siting and municipal franchising regulatory programs in California. Preliminary background report". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/5590226. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/5590226.
@article{osti_5590226,
title = {Study of the impacts of regulations affecting the acceptance of Integrated Community Energy Systems: public utility, energy facility siting and municipal franchising regulatory programs in California. Preliminary background report},
author = {Feurer, D. A. and Weaver, C. L. and Gallagher, K. C. and Hejna, D. and Rielley, K. J.},
abstractNote = {The Constitution of the State of California grants to the Legislature control over persons and private corporations that own or operate a line, plant, or system for the production, generation, or transmission of heat, light, water, or power to be furnished either directly or indirectly to or for the public. The Constitution establishes the Public Utilities Commission and grants certain specific powers to the PUC, including the power to fix rates, establish rules and prescribe a uniform system of accounts. The Constitution also recognizes that the Legislature has plenary power to confer additional authority and jurisdiction upon the PUC. The Constitution prohibits regulation by a city, county, or other municipal body of matters over which the Legislature has granted regulatory power to the PUC. This provision does not, however, impair the right of any city to grant franchises for public utilities. The California legislature has enacted the California Public Utilities Code and has designated the PUC as the agency to implement the regulatory provisions of the Code. The Public Utilities Commission consists of five members appointed by the governor and approved by the senate, a majority of the membership concurring, for staggered 6-year terms. Certain limited powers over the conduct of public utilities may still be exercised by municipalities. Public utility regulatory statutes, energy facility siting programs, and municipal franchising authority are examined to identify how they may impact on the ability of an organization, whether or not it be a regulated utility, to construct and operate an ICES.},
doi = {10.2172/5590226},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/5590226}, journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1980},
month = {Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1980}
}