North America
June 12, 2018
Power & Utilities | Smart Grid
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EnerKnol’s Visual Primer – Utilities Seek to Weaken Renewable Energy Contracts as DIY Projects Proliferate
Lawmakers and regulators alike are questioning the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act amid falling costs for wind turbines and solar farms, raising the prospect for more changes to the law.
The dramatic fall in renewables costs have enticed several utilities to look at large-scale investments and also attracted a large number of independent developers seeking to qualify their projects for must-buy obligations under the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (PURPA). Utilities have complained about having to overpay qualifying facilities and buy electricity even when they don’t need it. The must-buy requirements are also interfering with the utilities’ own plans of developing renewable plants, intensifying the pushback against PURPA.
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