The regulatory authorities and the non-regulated utilities were to consider each of the eleven standards and make written determination on whether to adopt or more » reject the PURPA standards. Title I and Title III require that state regulatory authorities and certain non-regulated utilities consider six ratemaking and five regulatory policy standards. Through the PURPA legislation, the Congress sought to promote: conservation of electric energy and natural gas increased efficiency in the use of facilities and resources by electric and natural gas utilities and equitable retail rates for electric and gas utilities. The Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act (PURPA) was passed by the Congress in 1978. An overview of PURPA and its requirements are presented and the reporting form used to analyze the progress of state regulatory authorities and nonregulated utilities is described.
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Additional information, including a set of detailed statistical exhibits for each of the 11 PURPA standards, is provided in a series of appendixes. This volume consists of a state-specific examination of the progress made by state regulatory authorities and nonregulated more » utilities in considering the PURPA standards and a detailed description of DOE's activities in furthering the purposes of PURPA. The objective of this volume is to supplement the information provided in Volume I. The purposes of the report are to: summarize and analyze the reports submitted by state regulatory authorities and nonregulated utilities regarding their consideration, determinations on, and other actions related to the six rate-making and five regulatory policy standards established by PURPA and describe federal actions conducted by DOE to assist the state regulatory authorities and nonregulated utilities in carrying out their responsiblities under Titles I and III of PURPA. The report also describes DOE's efforts to assist State regulatory authorities and nonregulated utilities in carrying out their PURPA responsibilities. The report concludes that while there was more progress made on the regulatory standards than on the ratemaking standards, progress on all standards as of June 30, 1979, was limited.
This document fulfills these statutory reporting requirements for 1980, and assesses the progress made by State regulatory authorities and nonregulated utilities prior to June 30, 1979, in carrying out their PURPA duties and responsibilities. In addition, section 206 of the Energy Conservation and Production Act of 1976 requires DOE to report annually regarding its activities under Title II of ECPA. DOE is also required to report on its own PURPA-related activities and to recommend any further Federal initiatives, including legislation, that may be necessary to carry out more » the purposes of the Act. PURPA sections 116 and 309 require the Secretary of Energy to report annually to Congress regarding the progress of these State regulatory authorities and nonregulated utilities in carrying out their PURPA obligations. The Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 requires State regulatory authorities and nonregulated utilities to consider and make determinations regarding a set of Federal standards that show promise of furthering three statutory purposes: end-use conservation, utility efficiency, and equitable rates. The third more » section, Nonregulated Electric Utilities, summarizes information available on nonregulated utilities, i.e., publicly or cooperatively owned utilities which are specifically exempted from state regulation by state law. State statutes or decisions that specifically define a state standard similar or identical to a PURPA standard, or that refer to one of the three PURPA objectives, are noted. A chart showing actions taken on the policy and rate design issues addressed by PURPA is also included for each jurisdiction, and citations to relevant authorities are presented for each standard. The second section, State Regulatory Law and Procedure, summarizes for each state or other ratemaking jurisdiction: (1) general constitutional and statutory provisions affecting utility rates and conditions of service (2) specific laws or decisions affecting policy or rate design issues covered by PURPA standards and (3) statutes and decisions governing administrative procedures, including judicial review. The first section, the Introduction, summarizes the standards promulgated by PURPA and the results of the legal study. This report is divided into three sections.
This report is a legal study prepared to provide a review of the substantive and procedural laws of each regulatory jurisdiction that may affect implementation of the PURPA standards, and to summarize the current state of consideration and implementation of policies and rate designs similar or identical to the PURPA standards by state regulatory agencies and nonregulated utilities.
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