Legal obstacles and incentives to the development of small scale hydroelectric power in Indiana

Technical Report · Thu May 01 04:00:00 EDT 1980

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5287555· OSTI ID:5287555

The legal and institutional obstacles to the development of small-scale hydroelectric energy in Indiana are examined. The Federal government also exercises extensive regulatory authority in the area. An examination is made of the Federal-state relationships with the aim of creating a more orderly understanding of the vagaries of the system. The introductory chapter examines the dual regulatory system from the standpoint of the appropriate legal doctrine, the law of pre-emption, application of the law to the case of hydroelectric development, and concludes with an inquiry into the practical use of the doctrine by the FERC. The Indiana water law; direct and indirect regulations; the Public Service Commission of Indiana; and financial considerations are examined.

• Research Organization: Energy Law Inst., Concord, NH (USA). Franklin Pierce Law Center
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: AS02-78RA04934
• OSTI ID: 5287555
• Report Number(s): DOE/RA/04934-27
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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