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Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act. Annual report. [Annual report required by Section 108, Public Law 95-620]

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:6343152
This annual report has been prepared for Congress by the Department of Energy in conjunction with the Environmental Protection Agency, as required by section 806 of the Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act of 1978 (FUA) as amended, Public Law 95-620, enacted November 9, 1978. This annual report describes actions taken, under the provisions of the legislation, to encourage the use of indigenous energy resources in electric powerplants and major fuel-burning installations in the electric utility, industrial, and Federal governmental sectors. This report addresses implementation activities during calendar year 1982 under FUA and section 2 of the Energy Supply and Environmental Coordination Act of 1974, Public Law 93-319, and assesses the effectiveness of both laws in achieving their purposes. The report also includes summary information on natural gas consumption by electric utilities in 1977 and 1982, as required by section 711(c) of FUA, as amended by section 1021 of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981, Public Law 97-35. Copies of this report were submitted to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the US Senate and to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the US House of Representatives, as required by section 807 of FUA. A companion report, as required by section 403(c) of FUA, will be submitted to Congress covering implementation of FUA at fuel-burning facilities owned or operated by the Federal Government.
Research Organization:
USDOE Economic Regulatory Administration, Washington, DC. Office of Fuels Programs
OSTI ID:
6343152
Report Number(s):
DOE/RG-0057/2; ON: DE83010617
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English