Small Scale Hydropower Program: legal and institutional aspects project monitor report

Technical Report · Sun Sep 01 04:00:00 EDT 1985

OSTI ID:5051828

This is the final of a series of reports on the regulatory and institutional factors affecting the small scale hydropower industry. The period of time covered by this report is from December 13, 1984 to June 30, 1985. Significant developments have occurred in the hydroelectric regulatory process at both the federal and state level with respect to implementation of Section 210 of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (PURPA). FERC developments include the following: The SOFAR project has been licensed under a municipal preference. FERC has issued a methodology for assessing environmental impacts of hydro projects ''clustered'' on specific river basins across the country. FERC approved issuance of a final rule amending the application procedures for licenses, exemptions and preliminary permits. The greatest number of developments have taken place in the area of state implementation of PURPA.

• Research Organization: Franklin Pierce Law Center, Concord, NH (USA). Energy Law Inst.
• DOE Contract Number: AC07-78RA04934
• OSTI ID: 5051828
• Report Number(s): DOE/RA/04934-2; ON: DE86001434
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

13 HYDRO ENERGY
130400* -- Hydro Energy-- Legislation & Regulations
CONSTRAINTS
HYDROELECTRIC POWER PLANTS
INSTITUTIONAL FACTORS
LAWS
LEGAL ASPECTS
NATIONAL ENERGY ACT
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
POWER PLANTS
PUBLIC UTILITY REGULATORY POLICIES ACT
REGULATIONS
SMALL-SCALE HYDROELECTRIC POWER PLANTS
TAX LAWS
US DOE
US FERC
US ORGANIZATIONS