Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978. Annual report to Congress

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

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5351326· OSTI ID:5351326

Titles I and III of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (PURPA) establish retail regulatory policies for electric and natural gas utilities, respectively, aimed at achieving three purposes: conservation of energy supplied by electric and gas utilities; efficiency in the use of facilities and resources by these utilities; equitable rates to electricity and natural gas consumers. PURPA also continues the pilot utility implementation program, authorized under Title II of the Energy Conservation and Production ACT (ECPA), to encourage adoption of cost-based rates and efficient energy-management practices. The purpose of this report is twofold: (1) to summarize and analyze the progress that state regulatory authorities and certain nonregulated utilities have made in their consideration of the PURPA standards; and (2) to summarize the Department of Energy (DOE) activities relating to PURPA and ECPA. The report provides a broad overview and assessment of the status of electric and gas regulation nationwide, and thus helps provide the basis for congressional and DOE actions targeted on the utility industry to address pressing national energy problems.

• Research Organization: Department of Energy, Washington, DC (USA). Economic Regulatory Administration
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• OSTI ID: 5351326
• Report Number(s): DOE/RG-0034/2
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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