Summary of the New England conference on legal and institutional incentives to small-scale hydroelectric development (Boston Massachusetts, January 30-31, 1979)

The New England Conference on Legal and Institutional Incentives to Small Scale Hydroelectric Development examined the legal and institutional problems confronting small-scale hydroelectric potential of the northeast. Representatives from DOE, FERC, state legislatures, state public service commissio...

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Published: 2013
Subjects:
13 HYDRO ENERGY
29 ENERGY PLANNING
POLICY AND ECONOMY
LOW-HEAD HYDROELECTRIC POWER PLANTS
FINANCIAL INCENTIVES
INSTITUTIONAL FACTORS
LEGAL ASPECTS
NORTH ATLANTIC REGION
ECONOMICS
ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS
GOVERNMENT POLICIES
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
MEETINGS
PUBLIC UTILITY REGULATORY POLICIES ACT
RESOURCE POTENTIAL
STATE GOVERNMENT
HYDROELECTRIC POWER PLANTS
LAWS
NATIONAL ENERGY ACT
NORTH AMERICA
POWER PLANTS
USA
Low Head
North Atlantic
Online Access:http://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/5167825
https://www.osti.gov/biblio/5167825
https://doi.org/10.2172/5167825
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Summary:The New England Conference on Legal and Institutional Incentives to Small Scale Hydroelectric Development examined the legal and institutional problems confronting small-scale hydroelectric potential of the northeast. Representatives from DOE, FERC, state legislatures, state public service commissions, private developers, and environmental groups attempted to evaluate the state of hydroelectric development in New England. The meeting began with an introductory panel followed by workshops addressing four topics: Federal regulatory systems, state regulatory systems, the economics of small-scale hydroelectric development, and systems dynamics and the systems dynamics model. Comments by the Honorable Georgiana H. Sheldon, FERC, are presented.

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