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Pacific Northwest Electric Power Planning and Conservation Act, with Index (Public Law 96-501).

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/10171761· OSTI ID:10171761
The Pacific Northwest Electric Power Planning and Conservation Act was enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America. It was enacted to assist the electrical consumers of the Pacific Northwest through use of the Federal columbia River Power System to achieve cost-effective energy conservation, to encourage the development of renewable energy resources, to establish a representative regional power planning process, to assure the region of an efficient and adequate power supply, and for other purposes. Contents of the Act are: short title and table of contents; purposes; definitions; regional planning and participation; sale of power; conservation and resource acquisition; rates; amendments to existing law; administrative provisions; savings provisions; effective date; and severability.
Research Organization:
USDOE Bonneville Power Administration, Portland, OR (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
OSTI ID:
10171761
Report Number(s):
DOE/BP-67; ON: DE94015990; NC: NONE
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English