Ratepayer-funded energy efficiency programs in a restructured electricity industry
- Lawrence Berkeley National Lab., CA (United States)
State reliance on non-bypassable system benefit charges to support energy efficiency programs begs a reexamination of the underlying public-policy objectives - and a reconsideration of whether to continue to rely on utilities to administer them. Electricity industry restructuring will require state legislatures and regulators in many states to reexamine {open_quote}public purpose{close_quote} programs such as energy efficiency programs, for which regulated utilities have been responsible in the past. Public purpose programs, which have historically been funded by ratepayers, include research and development, programs targeted at low-income customers, energy efficiency programs, and economic development activities. Several states have also required or encouraged utilities to support broader environmental goals by promoting renewables or electric vehicles. In this paper, the authors focus only on the future of ratepayer-funded energy efficiency activities.
- OSTI ID:
- 447683
- Journal Information:
- Electricity Journal, Vol. 9, Issue 7; Other Information: PBD: Aug-Sep 1996
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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