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UPDATE PURPA Act

USA116th CongressS-1760| Senate 
| Updated: 6/10/2019
John Barrasso

John Barrasso

Republican Senator

Wyoming

Cosponsors (3)
James E. Risch (Republican)Kevin Cramer (Republican)Steve Daines (Republican)

Energy and Natural Resources Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Updating Purchase Obligations to Deploy Affordable Resources to Energy Markets Under PURPA Act or the UPDATE PURPA Act This bill modifies (1) the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (FERC) rules related to cogeneration and small power production facilities, (2) the mandatory purchase obligation for electric utility companies to purchase energy from certain facilities, and (3) the one-mile rule of FERC. FERC must modify its rules regarding certain cogeneration and small power production facilities, including to require that such facilities are responsible for the costs of any facility or network upgrades associated with delivering power to its electric customers. The bill authorizes electric utility companies to waive the mandatory purchase obligation if additional power is not required to meet customers' electricity needs. The bill directs FERC to publish a final rule that allows any person or entity 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.
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Timeline
Jun 10, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Jun 10, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
  • June 10, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • June 10, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Energy

Administrative law and regulatory proceduresContracts and agencyElectric power generation and transmissionFederal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)Intergovernmental relationsLighting, heating, coolingPublic utilities and utility ratesState and local government operations

UPDATE PURPA Act

USA116th CongressS-1760| Senate 
| Updated: 6/10/2019
Updating Purchase Obligations to Deploy Affordable Resources to Energy Markets Under PURPA Act or the UPDATE PURPA Act This bill modifies (1) the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (FERC) rules related to cogeneration and small power production facilities, (2) the mandatory purchase obligation for electric utility companies to purchase energy from certain facilities, and (3) the one-mile rule of FERC. FERC must modify its rules regarding certain cogeneration and small power production facilities, including to require that such facilities are responsible for the costs of any facility or network upgrades associated with delivering power to its electric customers. The bill authorizes electric utility companies to waive the mandatory purchase obligation if additional power is not required to meet customers' electricity needs. The bill directs FERC to publish a final rule that allows any person or entity 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.
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Timeline
Jun 10, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Jun 10, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
  • June 10, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • June 10, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
John Barrasso

John Barrasso

Republican Senator

Wyoming

Cosponsors (3)
James E. Risch (Republican)Kevin Cramer (Republican)Steve Daines (Republican)

Energy and Natural Resources Committee

Energy

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresContracts and agencyElectric power generation and transmissionFederal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)Intergovernmental relationsLighting, heating, coolingPublic utilities and utility ratesState and local government operations