Compliance problems of small utility systems with the Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act of 1978: Volume 1

Technical Report · Mon Jun 01 04:00:00 EDT 1981

OSTI ID:6329390

The Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act of 1978 (FUA) prohibits the use of petroleum and natural gas in new powerplants, and prohibits the construction of new powerplants without the capability of using an alternate fuel as a primary energy source. The Act also restricts the pre-1990 natural gas use of existing powerplants which used gas in 1977 to retain historical base period proportions, and prohibits the pre-1990 use of natural gas in electric powerplants which did not burn gas in 1977 and the post-1990 use of natural gas in any electric powerplant. Section 744 of the FUA (P.L. 95-620) instructs the Secretary of Energy to conduct a study of the problems of compliance with this Act experienced by those electric utility systems which have a total system generating capacity of less than 2000 megawatts. The general objectives of this study, based on the prohibitions and restrictions of using natural gas as a primary boiler fuel and the population of utilities generating less than 2000 MW, are: (1) inventory small utility systems subject to the Act and determine their fuel use and distributions; (2) identify the small utilities' own perceptions of their compliance problems with the Act; (3) evaluate the validity of small utilities' perceptions of these problems; and (4) identify and evaluate options for alleviating small utility compliance problems, consistent with the intent and purpose of the Act. Results are presented in detail. (WHK)

• Research Organization: Department of Energy, Washington, DC (USA). Economic Regulatory Administration
• OSTI ID: 6329390
• Report Number(s): DOE/RG-0045Vol.1; ON: DE81012022
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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ELECTRIC UTILITIES
ENERGY SOURCES
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GASES
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POWER RANGE 1-10 GW
POWER RANGE 1-10 MW
POWER RANGE 10-100 MW
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PUBLIC UTILITIES
SURVEYS
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