Houston Lighting and Power seeks cut-rate cogeneration capacity - cogenerators seek cease and desist order
Journal Article
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· Cogener. Small Power Mon.; (United States)
OSTI ID:6276355
Houston Lighting and Power invited cogenerators and prospective cogenerators to bid on the purchase of 600 MW of firm capacity, the price to be determined by the lowest bid rather than by avoided costs. The request is in response to a need for additional capacity, but there is a motion to restrain the utility on the grounds that it violates the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act, which bases capacity payments on the utility's avoided costs. The article cites several instances in which the Houston utility is in conflict with PURPA and may be abusing its power as a monopsonist.
- OSTI ID:
- 6276355
- Journal Information:
- Cogener. Small Power Mon.; (United States), Journal Name: Cogener. Small Power Mon.; (United States); ISSN CSPME
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY, AND ECONOMY
290800* -- Energy Planning & Policy-- Heat Utilization-- (1980-)
296000 -- Energy Planning & Policy-- Electric Power
BIDS
COGENERATION
COMPETITION
COMPLIANCE
DEUS
ELECTRIC UTILITIES
ENERGY SYSTEMS
LAWS
LEGAL ASPECTS
NATIONAL ENERGY ACT
POWER GENERATION
PUBLIC UTILITIES
PUBLIC UTILITY REGULATORY POLICIES ACT
REGULATIONS
SELLBACK
STEAM GENERATION
290800* -- Energy Planning & Policy-- Heat Utilization-- (1980-)
296000 -- Energy Planning & Policy-- Electric Power
BIDS
COGENERATION
COMPETITION
COMPLIANCE
DEUS
ELECTRIC UTILITIES
ENERGY SYSTEMS
LAWS
LEGAL ASPECTS
NATIONAL ENERGY ACT
POWER GENERATION
PUBLIC UTILITIES
PUBLIC UTILITY REGULATORY POLICIES ACT
REGULATIONS
SELLBACK
STEAM GENERATION