The Public Utilities Regulatory Policy Act (PURPA) and US Geothermal Industry: Current controversies and trends in federal and state implementation

Technical Report · Thu Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1988

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6680520· OSTI ID:6680520

This report is an analysis of the issues confronting US energy policymakers and the US geothermal industry as the result of the implementation and interpretation of the 1978 Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act, commonly known as PURPA. It seeks to answer four sets of questions about PURPA: (1) What has the existence of PURPA meant to the US geothermal industry. (2) How has the interpretation of PURPA evolved over the past decade. (3) What particular portions of PURPA rule making have been most crucial to the growth and development of the geothermal industry. (4) What aspects of PURPA have been most troubling to utilities purchasing or developing geothermal energy.

• Research Organization: Meridian Corp., Alexandria, VA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC03-86SF16299
• OSTI ID: 6680520
• Report Number(s): DOE/SF/16299-T11; ON: DE89004417
• Resource Relation: Other Information: Portions of this document are illegible in microfiche products
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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