Study of the impacts of regulations affecting the acceptance of Integrated Community Energy Systems: public utility, energy facility siting and municipal franchising regulatory programs in Alaska. Preliminary background report

Technical Report · Tue Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1980

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5524104· OSTI ID:5524104

Feurer, D. A.; Weaver, C. L.; Gallagher, K. C.; Hejna, D.; Rielley, K. J.

The Alaska Public Utilities Commission is a subagency of the Department of Commerce and Economic Development Department. The Department has general authority to enforce state laws regulating public utilities. The Commission (formerly called the Public Service Commission) was created in 1959. It is made up of five members appointed by the governor and confirmed by the legislature. One of the members is designated by the governor as chairman of the Commission. Members serve six-year terms with the exception of the chairman who serves a four-year term. Members must be qualified as follows: one must be an attorney, one must be an engineer, one must be a graduate of an accredited university with a major in finance, accounting, or business administration, and two must be consumers. The role of local governments in regulating public utilities subject to Commission jurisdiction is limited to the imposition of reasonable fees and conditions for the use of streets and other public property. Public utility regulatory statutes, energy facility siting programs, and municipal franchising authority are examined to identify how they may impact on the ability of an organization, whether or not it be a regulated utility, to construct and operate an ICES.

• Research Organization: Ross, Hardies, O' Keefe, Babcock and Parsons, Chicago, IL (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-78CS20289
• OSTI ID: 5524104
• Report Number(s): DOE/CS/20289-3
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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