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Is PURPA done? New bill takes aim at law's mandatory purchase obligation

By District Energy posted 02-12-2018 00:00

  

Peter Maloney, UtilityDive

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A new bill in Congress could take the teeth out of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act, delivering a blow to some renewable energy projects.

For utilities, some of which have opposed PURPA since it became law in 1978, it could be a final victory in a decades-old fight that pitted utilities against independent generators.

PURPA has been a key driver in the growth of alternative and renewable energy. It also served as a wedge in opening the door to electric utility deregulation. PURPA’s importance has faded since deregulation, but in the past decade or so, it has found new relevance in states outside of the deregulation sphere.

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