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Cogeneration: regulation, economics and capacity. Volume 1. Regulation

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:6208650

Because cogeneration can increase energy utilization efficiency, there is general interest in propagating its use. In 1978 Congress, as part of the National Energy Act, passed the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act (PURPA). One goal of PURPA is to create an environment that would increase efficiency in energy and facility use by electric utilities through the encouragement of cogeneration and small power production. Congress had found that economic, regulatory, and institutional barriers prevented the implementation of cogeneration technologies and thus lessened the efficiency of energy use in the United States. In order to remedy these problems, PURPA requires that within 1 year of enactment the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) implement rules for qualifying cogeneration facilities, and that 1 year later each State regulatory authority implement rules for each electric utility for which it has ratemaking authority. This report examines state approaches to implementing the cogeneration provisions of PURPA under FERC rules. FERC rules were effective as of March 1980. By September of 1982, all but 11 states and the District of Columbia has issued final rules. Arkansas, Colorado, Georgia, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, West Virginia, and Wisconsin had not issued final rules.

Research Organization:
Resource Dynamics Corp., McLean, VA (USA)
OSTI ID:
6208650
Report Number(s):
DOE/NBB-0031-Vol.1; ON: DE83011124
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English