Under the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (EPAct), 75 percent of Light Duty Vehicle (less than 8,500 pounds) acquisitions by federal agencies must be Alternative Fuel Vehicles (AFVs). EPAct's intent was to reduce United States reliance on foreign oil, and it was hoped that federal agencies ...
摘要: The Energy Policy Act of 1992 (EPAct) 1 fundamentally changes federal regulation of the electric utility industry, 2 greatly facilitating the development of a competitive market for wholesale electric power. 3 Title VII (the Electricity Title) of the EPAct amends the Federal...
Things to know about flushometer retrofits: the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (EPAct '92), signed by President George H.W. Bush, was supposed to dramatically reduce the amount of water consumed in the United States each year by putting new use limits on showers, faucets, and toilets.(...
The growth of non-utilities was further advanced by the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (EPACT). EPACT expanded nonutility markets by creating a new category of power producers: wholesale generators that are exempt from corporate and geographic restrictions. These transformations eventually planted the con...
One way to do so is by returning to the open-access vision of the industry implicit in the Energy Policy Act (EPAct) of 1992 and Commission Order Nos. 888 and 889. Introduction The electric utility industry is engaged in a vigorous debate about how best to attract efficient investment in...
According to the author, the major initiative from the U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to effect the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (EPAct) was 1996 Order Number 888. The author also traces the history of the filed-rate doctrine as applied to the electric industry.年份: 2010 ...
13.7 Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act (PURPA) 220 13.8 Energy Policy Act of 1992 (EPAct02) 222 13.9 The Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct05) 224 13.10 The Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 227 13.11 Environmental Laws 227 ...
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As competition in the power supply area grew, spurred by low natural gas prices and advances in the cost effectiveness of smaller generating units, Congress enacted the Energy Policy Act of 1992, embracing competition in bulk power markets as the cornerstone of federal electricity policy. Passage ...
lawsandlegislation,decliningworldwidepetroleumreservesandthegrowingneedforeconomicandenergyindependence.TheCleanAirActAmendments(CAAA)of1990andtheEnergyPolicyAct(EPAct)of1992havebothbeenestablishedtohelpincreasetheuseofalternativefuels.TheCAAAisdesignedtoimprovethequalityofairthroughouttheUnitedStatesbyreducingharmful...