COMMITTEE ON

ENERGY AND COMMERCE
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

NINETY-SEVENTH CONGRESS

FIRST SESSION

ON

H.R. 2876

A BILL TO AMEND THE FEDERAL POWER ACT AND THE PUBLIC
UTILITY REGULATORY POLICIES ACT OF 1978 TO PLACE ELEC-
TRIC UTILITIES, INCLUDING MEMBERS OF REGISTERED HOLD-
ING COMPANY SYSTEMS, ON THE SAME BASIS AS NONUTILI-
TIES WITH RESPECT TO ENCOURAGING THEIR INVESTMENT
IN COGENERATION AND SMALL POWER PRODUCTION FACILI-
TIES, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
H.R. 2992

A BILL TO ENCOURAGE AND ENHANCE THE USE OF DOMESTIC
RENEWABLE RESOURCES IN SMALL POWER PRODUCTION
FACILITIES, AND TO ENCOURAGE THE EFFICIENT USE OF
ENERGY RESOURCES IN COGENERATION FACILITIES, BY RE-
MOVING CERTAIN REGULATORY RESTRICTIONS RESPECTING
SMALL POWER PRODUCTION AND COGENERATION FACILITIES,
AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

APRIL 27 AND JUNE 3, 1981

Serial No. 97-56

Printed for the use of the
Committee on Energy and Commerce

THE UTILITY ROLE IN COGENERATION

AND SMALL POWER PRODUCTION

United States. Congress. House. Commilice
on Energy and Commerce.

Subcommuttic

on Energy Conservation con Power

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HEARINGS

BEFORE THE

SUBCOMMITTEE ON

ENERGY CONSERVATION AND POWER

OF THE

COMMITTEE ON

ENERGY AND COMMERCE
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

NINETY-SEVENTH CONGRESS

FIRST SESSION

ON

H.R. 2876

A BILL TO AMEND THE FEDERAL POWER ACT AND THE PUBLIC
UTILITY REGULATORY POLICIES ACT OF 1978 TO PLACE ELEC-
TRIC UTILITIES, INCLUDING MEMBERS OF REGISTERED HOLD-
ING COMPANY SYSTEMS, ON THE SAME BASIS AS NONUTILI-
TIES WITH RESPECT TO ENCOURAGING THEIR INVESTMENT
IN COGENERATION AND SMALL POWER PRODUCTION FACILI-
TIES, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
H.R. 2992

A BILL TO ENCOURAGE AND ENHANCE THE USE OF DOMESTIC
RENEWABLE RESOURCES IN SMALL POWER PRODUCTION
FACILITIES, AND TO ENCOURAGE THE EFFICIENT USE OF
ENERGY RESOURCES IN COGENERATION FACILITIES, BY RE-
MOVING CERTAIN REGULATORY RESTRICTIONS RESPECTING
SMALL POWER PRODUCTION AND COGENERATION FACILITIES,
AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES