Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978

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The Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 is a U.S. federal law that promoted energy conservation and the development of small-scale and renewable power generation by reforming electric utility rate structures and encouraging competition.

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instanceOf United States federal statute ⓘ
energy law ⓘ
abbreviation PURPA ⓘ
affects electric utility rate structures ⓘ
utility planning practices ⓘ
wholesale power markets ⓘ
codifiedIn Title 16 of the United States Code ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
createdCategory cogeneration facility ⓘ
small power production facility ⓘ
createdConcept qualifying facility ⓘ
enactedBy 95th United States Congress ⓘ
linked to: 95th Congress
encourages cogeneration of heat and power ⓘ
competition in electric generation ⓘ
distributed generation ⓘ
renewable energy development ⓘ
historicalImpact opened U.S. electric generation to non-utility producers ⓘ
stimulated early independent power producer industry ⓘ
implementedBy Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ⓘ
state public utility commissions ⓘ
jurisdiction federal ⓘ
partOf National Energy Act of 1978 ⓘ
policyInstrument avoided cost pricing ⓘ
mandatory purchase obligation ⓘ
rate reform ⓘ
presidentAtSigning Jimmy Carter ⓘ
primaryGoal encourage cogeneration ⓘ
encourage development of renewable energy ⓘ
encourage small power production ⓘ
promote efficient use of electricity ⓘ
promote energy conservation ⓘ
regulates electric utilities ⓘ
retail electric rates ⓘ
wholesale power purchases from qualifying facilities ⓘ
relatedTo Energy Policy Act of 1992 ⓘ
Energy Policy Act of 2005 ⓘ
Federal Power Act ⓘ
Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 ⓘ
requires consideration of certain ratemaking standards ⓘ
electric utilities to purchase power from qualifying facilities ⓘ
non-discriminatory rates for qualifying facilities ⓘ
sector electric power ⓘ
shortName PURPA ⓘ
signedBy Jimmy Carter ⓘ
subjectMatter cogeneration policy ⓘ
electric utility regulation ⓘ
energy conservation ⓘ
renewable energy policy ⓘ
title Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 ⓘ
yearEnacted 1978 ⓘ

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Energy Policy Act of 2005 → amends → Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 ⓘ
Federal Power Act → relatedTo → Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 ⓘ
Public Law 109-58 → amends → Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 ⓘ
Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 → title → Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 ⓘ
Title XII – Electricity → relatedTo → Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act ⓘ
linked to: Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978
PURPA → fullName → Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 ⓘ
PURPA → chapterTitle → Public Utility Regulatory Policies ⓘ
linked to: Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978
National Energy Act of 1978 → isPackageOf → Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 ⓘ
United States energy policy apparatus → hasFramework → Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 ⓘ
Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978 → relatedTo → Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 ⓘ
National Energy Conservation Policy Act → relatedTo → Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 ⓘ
Public Law 102-486 → amends → Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 ⓘ
United States federal energy legislation → hasComponent → Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 ⓘ
Public Law 95-617 → hasOfficialName → Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 ⓘ
Public Law 95-617 → sectionFocus → Title I—Retail Regulatory Policies for Electric Utilities ⓘ
linked to: Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978
QF → regulatedUnder → Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 ⓘ
QF → createdBy → Title II of PURPA ⓘ
linked to: Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978