Utilities and Cogeneration: Some Regulatory Problems

Peter Zweifel and Konstantin Beck

The Energy Journal, 1987, vol. 8, issue 4, 1-16

Abstract: Cogeneration-a technology which uses waste heat for electricity generation-has been known for over one hundred years. To be economically viable, it requires that excess electricity be fed into a grid for distribution. In the U.S., utilities have been legally obliged by PURPA legislation (Public Utility Regulation Practices Act) to put their grids at the disposal of electricity suppliers in industry. Nonetheless, cogeneration has recently accounted for no more than 14 percent of electricity used in industry (Anandalingam, 1985). Thus, PURPA legislation may not be enough to open markets to cogenerators.

Keywords: Electric utilities; Cogeneration; Rate of return regulation; PURPA (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1987
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DOI: 10.5547/ISSN0195-6574-EJ-Vol8-No4-1

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