Download or read book Implications of Deregulation for Biomass and Renewable Energy in California written by and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: AB 1890, California's landmark electric utility deregulation legislation, sets January 1, 1998 as the date on which the electric utility industry would be deregulated. Electricity generation is the most capital-intensive industry in the economy, and presents a significant barrier to market entry.
Download or read book The Implications of Deregulation for Biomass and Renewable Energy in California written by and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: California has been leading the nation down the path of electric utility deregulation, beginning with the April 1994, California Public Utilities Commission's (CPUC) Blue Book restructuring proposal. The road for renewable energy producers has been particularly rocky, leaving the future of renewable energy production very much in doubt. The original CPUC proposal provided for competition among generating sources on the basis of price alone, without regard for environmental considerations. The California legislature took up electric utility deregulation legislation during 1996, culminating in AB 1890, California's landmark restructuring legislation, which was passed unanimously by the Senate and Assembly, and signed into law by the governor on September 28, 1996. AB 1890 assigned to the California Energy Commission (CEC) the task of determining how to allocate the renewables transition funds between existing and new renewable generating sources, and among the various renewable energy technologies that are available for deployment in California. The California Environmental Protection Agency (Cal/EPA) was assigned the task of reporting to the legislature about the specific benefits provided by biomass energy production in California, and about policies that could shift some of the cost of biomass energy production away from the electric ratepayer, on to beneficiaries of the environmental benefits of biomass energy production. This study describes the development of the CEC and Cal/EPA reports to the California legislature, and provides an analysis of the major issues that were encountered during the course of their development. The study concludes with a consideration of the future prospects for biomass and renewable energy production in the state.
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Download or read book The Environmental Costs and Benefits of Biomass Energy Use in California written by and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The California renewable energy industries have worked diligently during the past couple of years to develop public policies conducive to the future of renewable energy production within the context of electric market restructuring and the evolving competitive electric services industry. The state`s biomass power industry has organized itself as the California Biomass Energy Alliance (CBEA), and has participated vigorously in the regulatory and legislative processes. In order to reward biomass power generators for the special services they provide, CBEA has promoted the concept of providing incentives specifically targeted to biomass within the context of any renewables program enacted in the state. This concept has been embraced by the other renewables industry organizations, but resisted by the utilities. This study represents an effort to identify, characterize, ad quantify the environmental costs and benefits of biomass energy use in California, and to elucidate the future role of biomass power production within the context of the evolving deregulation of the California electricity industry. The report begins with a review of the development and growth of the California biomass power industry during the past 15 years. This is followed by an analysis of the biomass fuels market development during the same period. It examines trends in the types and costs of biomass fuels. The environmental performance of the mature California biomass energy industry is analyzed, and takes into account the environmental impacts of the industry, and the impacts that would be associated with disposing of the materials used as fuels if the biomass power industry were not in operation. The analysis is then extended to consider the environmental and economic consequences of the loss of biomass generating capacity since 1993. The report ends with a consideration of the future prospects for the industry in the context of restructuring.
Download or read book Shall it Be Said that My Dusk Was in Truth My Dawn What States Can Gleam from the Environmental Consequences of Deregulating Electricity in California written by Michael Andrew Kantro and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 27 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1996, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) promulgated Rule 888, which mandated the deregulation and restructuring of the United States electric utility industry. One of the major environmental concerns of electrical restructuring in California was the belief that renewable energy may not be commercially viable and would be unable to survive a deregulated market. The fund is organized by the California Energy Commission, which divided the fund into four accounts-the Existing Renewable Resources Account ($ 243 million), the New Renewable Resources Account ($ 162 million), the Emerging Renewable Resources Account (Buy-Down Program-$ 54 million), and the Consumer-Side Renewable Resources Account. California attempted to foster a market in renewable energy by creating a $ 540 million, four-year renewable resource subsidy, certifying green energy, and implementing an inventive hybrid restructuring system that allows for both pool-based and bilateral trading. A state with a strong mandatory labeling requirement, a carefully built hybrid restructuring system, carefully constructed short-term subsidies, and a renewable portfolio standard will go a long way towards minimizing the environmental consequences of electrical electricity deregulation.
Download or read book Choice of Electricity Provider in California After Deregulation written by Rasa Ilze Keanini and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Future of Biomass Generated Electricity in California written by Jessica Noël Owley and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book The California Electricity Crisis written by Christopher Weare and published by Public Policy Instit. of CA. This book was released on 2003 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The 10 Billion Jolt written by James Walsh and published by Silver Lake Publishing. This book was released on 2002 with total page 379 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At Enron only obscure a bigger problem."THE 10 BILLION JOLT: California's Energy Crisis-Cowardice, Greed, Stupidity and the Death of DeregulationJames WalshTrade paperback366 pages (6" x 9")Price: 19.95ISBN 1-56343-748-1.
Download or read book Electric Utility Restructuring and the California Biomass Energy Industry written by and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 39 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A shock jolted the electric power industry in April 1994, when the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) announced its intention to restructure the industry. The proposal, commonly referred to as retail wheeling, is based on the principle that market deregulation and competition will bring down the cost of electricity for all classes of customers. It would effectively break up the monopoly status of the regulated utilities and allow customers to purchase electricity directly from competing suppliers. According to the original CPUC proposal, cost alone would be the basis for determining which generating resources would be used. The proposal was modified in response to public inputs, and issued as a decision at the end of 1995. The final proposal recognized the importance of renewables, and included provisions for a minimum renewables purchase requirement (MRPR). A Renewables Working Group convened to develop detailed proposals for implementing the CPUC's renewables program. Numerous proposals, which represented the range of possible programs that can be used to support renewables within the context of a restructured electric utility industry, were received.
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Download or read book Electric Utility Restructuring and the California Biomass Energy Industry written by Gregory Paul Morris and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A shock jolted the electric power industry in April 1994, when the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) announced its intention to 'restructure' the industry. The proposal, commonly referred to as retail wheeling, is based on the principle that market deregulation and competition will bring down the cost of electricity for all classes of customers. It would effectively break up the monopoly status of the regulated utilities and allow customers to purchase electricity directly from competing suppliers. According to the original CPUC proposal, cost alone would be the basis for determining which generating resources would be used. The proposal was modified in response to public inputs, and issued as a decision at the end of 1995. The final proposal recognized the importance of renewables, and included provisions for a minimum renewables purchase requirement (MRPR). A Renewables Working Group convened to develop detailed proposals for implementing the CPUC's renewables program. Numerous proposals, which represented the range of possible programs that can be used to support renewables with the context of a restructured electric utility industry, were received.
Download or read book Comparing Electricity Deregulation in California and Pennsylvania written by Andrew N. Kleit and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 113 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Supplying California with Renewable Energy Through Advanced Biomass Gasification written by Scott Cheney and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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