PURPA Modernization Act of 2019
- Last Action
- 3/6/2019
Actions
- 2019-03-06Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
- 2019-03-05Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- 2019-03-05Introduced in House
- 2019-03-05Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2019-03-05 (00)
PURPA Modernization Act of 2019
This bill addresses the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (FERC) one-mile rule and the mandatory purchase obligation for electric utility companies to purchase energy from certain facilities.
The bill directs FERC to publish a final rule that allows any person or entity to provide a rebuttable presumption to the one-mile rule. Under the one-mile rule, facilities are considered to be located at the same site as the facility for which qualification is sought if they are located within one mile of such facility. Specified factors must be taken into consideration by FERC when it determines whether two facilities are located at the same site.
The bill authorizes an electric utility company to waive the mandatory purchase obligation if additional power is not required to meet customers' electricity needs.
Cosponsors (3)
- Greg Gianforte (R-MT)
- Paul Mitchell (R-MI)
- Larry Bucshon (R-IN)
Subjects
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Alternative and renewable resources
- Electric power generation and transmission
- Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)
- Public utilities and utility rates
- State and local government operations
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