QF
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QF is a "qualifying facility" under the U.S. Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act (PURPA), typically a small power producer or cogeneration plant that meets specific efficiency and fuel-use standards to receive certain regulatory benefits.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| QF canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cogeneration facility
ⓘ
electric power producer ⓘ qualifying facility ⓘ |
| abbreviationOf | qualifying facility ⓘ |
| benefitsFrom |
mandatory purchase obligation by utilities (subject to later reforms)
ⓘ
potential exemptions from Public Utility Holding Company Act requirements ⓘ potential exemptions from certain provisions of the Federal Power Act ⓘ relief from certain state and federal utility regulations ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | traditional regulated electric utility generating plants ⓘ |
| createdBy | Title II of PURPA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| emergedIn | late 1970s U.S. energy policy reforms ⓘ |
| governedBy | FERC regulations implementing PURPA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
cogenerator
ⓘ
small power producer ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
eligible for certain regulatory benefits
ⓘ
meets PURPA efficiency standards ⓘ meets PURPA fuel-use standards ⓘ typically smaller than traditional utility generators ⓘ |
| hasEconomicRole |
introduces competition into electric generation markets
ⓘ
provides non-utility generation capacity ⓘ |
| hasFullForm | qualifying facility ⓘ |
| hasRequirement |
must meet operating and efficiency standards for cogeneration
ⓘ
must meet size limits for small power production facilities ⓘ must use qualifying primary energy sources for small power production ⓘ |
| hasRight |
to interconnect with electric utilities
ⓘ
to receive non-discriminatory access to the grid under PURPA rules ⓘ to sell power to utilities at avoided cost rates ⓘ |
| hasType |
cogeneration facility
ⓘ
small power production facility ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| mayBeOwnedBy |
independent power producers
ⓘ
industrial firms with cogeneration facilities ⓘ municipal or cooperative entities ⓘ |
| mayUseFuelType |
biomass
ⓘ
natural gas ⓘ renewable energy resources ⓘ waste materials ⓘ |
| objective |
to encourage alternative and renewable energy development
ⓘ
to promote efficient cogeneration of heat and power ⓘ |
| regulatedUnder |
PURPA
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
cogeneration (combined heat and power)
ⓘ
distributed generation facility ⓘ independent power producer ⓘ |
| requiresCertificationBy |
FERC
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectTo | state public utility commission oversight for implementation ⓘ |
| subjectToChange | purchase obligation rules modified by later federal and state reforms ⓘ |
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