Recent state legislation that encourages development of DHC (district heating and cooling) systems
Conference
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OSTI ID:5763480
While studying how state legislation affects the development of district heating and cooling (DHC) systems, research uncovered more than forty recently-enacted statutes in nearly thirty states that in some way encourage the development or operation of DHC systems. The content of these pieces of legislation indicates the variety of potential legal/regulatory problems that confront DHC systems and the legislative approaches to resolving those problems. These statutes do one or more of the following: exempt certain thermal energy producers or DHC systems from public utility regulation; provide for limited public utility regulation of some DHC systems; authorize state agencies to make loans to DHC systems or thermal energy producers; enable public entities to own DHC systems or thermal energy production facilities; or enable public entities to purchase from DHC systems. 1 tab.
- Research Organization:
- Argonne National Lab., IL (USA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-31109-ENG-38
- OSTI ID:
- 5763480
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-870621-3; ON: DE88003082
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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