PURPA
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PURPA is a U.S. federal law enacted in 1978 that promotes energy conservation, efficiency, and the development of small renewable power and cogeneration facilities by reshaping how utilities purchase and generate electricity.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| PURPA canonical | 2 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal law
ⓘ
energy law ⓘ |
| abbreviation |
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
ⓘ
surface form:
FERC
QF ⓘ |
| affects | state public utility commissions ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
diversify electricity generation sources
ⓘ
promote competition in electricity generation ⓘ reduce dependence on foreign oil ⓘ |
| allows | FERC to terminate mandatory purchase obligation under certain conditions ⓘ |
| amendedBy | Energy Policy Act of 2005 ⓘ |
| chapterTitle |
Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978
ⓘ
surface form:
Public Utility Regulatory Policies
|
| codifiedIn | Title 16 of the United States Code ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dateSigned | 1978-11-09 ⓘ |
| definesCategory |
cogeneration facility
ⓘ
small power production facility ⓘ |
| enactedBy |
Ninety-fifth United States Congress
ⓘ
surface form:
95th United States Congress
|
| enactedInYear | 1978 ⓘ |
| encourages | use of renewable resources such as wind, solar, geothermal, and biomass ⓘ |
| establishesConcept | qualifying facility ⓘ |
| fullName | Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 ⓘ |
| hasLongTermImpactOn |
independent power producer industry in the United States
ⓘ
non-utility generation market in the United States ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | first major federal law to open U.S. electric generation to non-utility producers ⓘ |
| implementedBy | Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ⓘ |
| introducesConcept |
avoided cost
ⓘ
mandatory purchase obligation ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
United States federal government
|
| legalCitation | Public Law 95-617 ⓘ |
| partOf | National Energy Act of 1978 ⓘ |
| policyArea |
energy conservation
ⓘ
renewable energy policy ⓘ utility regulation ⓘ |
| primaryGoal |
encourage development of cogeneration facilities
ⓘ
encourage development of small power production facilities ⓘ promote energy conservation ⓘ promote energy efficiency ⓘ |
| promotes |
cogeneration of heat and power
ⓘ
distributed generation ⓘ renewable energy development ⓘ |
| regulates | electric utilities ⓘ |
| requires |
electric utilities to purchase power from qualifying facilities
ⓘ
purchases at avoided cost rates ⓘ states to consider certain regulatory standards for utilities ⓘ |
| respondsTo | 1970s energy crisis ⓘ |
| sector | electric power industry ⓘ |
| signedIntoLawBy | Jimmy Carter ⓘ |
| targets | monopoly structure of vertically integrated electric utilities ⓘ |
| typeOfIncentive | regulatory incentive rather than direct subsidy ⓘ |
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