How well are PURPA's cogeneration incentives functioning

Journal Article · Sun Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1984 · Energy Econ., Policy Manage.; (United States)

OSTI ID:6944647

Wooster, C; Thompson, E

The history of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act (PURPA) legislation to date shows how difficult entrenched legal barriers to a technology are to remove. The authors show how the multiplicity of approaches pursued by different state public service commissions in fulfilling the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's rules reveal the indefinite nature of the PURPA mandate at the state level and the continued uncertainty investors may face in attempting to evaluate the attractiveness of a cogeneration project. Cogeneration appears to be making gains where state commissions have chosen to take the substantive mandate to encourage cogeneration seriously, rather than merely to implement PURPA procedures. 2 references, 2 tables.

• Research Organization: Washington Univ., Saint Louis, MO
• OSTI ID: 6944647
• Journal Information: Energy Econ., Policy Manage.; (United States), Journal Name: Energy Econ., Policy Manage.; (United States) Vol. 3:3; ISSN EEPMD
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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