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11 Colum. J. Envtl. L. 447 (1986)
Alternative Energy Power Production: The Impact of the Public Utility Regulatory Policy Act

handle is hein.journals/cjel11 and id is 455 raw text is: Alternative Energy Power Production: The Impact of the Public Utility Regulatory Policy Act R. Alta Charo, Lisa R. Stearns and Karen L. Mallory TABLE OF CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION ....................................... 448 II. THE NEED FOR FEDERAL ACTION TO PROMOTE UTILITY COOPERATION ........................................ 450 III. PURPA AND FERC REGULATIONS: THE FRAMEWORK OF RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN UTILITIES AND QUALIFYING FACILITIES ........................................... 453 A. Qualifying Status .................................. 455 B. Rate Regulation ................................... 456 C. Interconnection Costs ............................... 458 D. Exemptions & Waiver .............................. 458 IV. ISSUES ARISING OUT OF PURPA IMPLEMENTATION ..... 459 A. How Best to Set Avoided Cost Purchase Rates ......... 462 1. Energy Credits ............................... 465 2. Capacity Credits ............................. 466 3. Preem ption .................................. 469 4. Alternatives to Avoided Cost ................. 471 B. How to Improve the Bargaining Power of QFs ......... 472 1. Information and Financing Costs ............. 472 2. Contracts .................................... 473 3. W heeling .................................... 478 C. How to Increase Utility Cooperation .................. 483 D. Managing the Conflict Between Cogeneration and Clean A ir .............................................. 486 V. CONCLUSION ......................................... 492 VI. A PPENDIX ............................................ 494

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