Electric Consumers Protection Act of 1986, United States
Published: November 18, 2008, 7:59 pm
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Cutler J. ClevelandThe Electric Consumers Protection Act (ECPA) of 1986 amended the Federal Power Act (FPA) of 1920 by increasing the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) regulatory and enforcement powers. Under the ECPA, Congress requires that the FERC give equal consideration to non-power generating values such as the environment, recreation, fish, and wildlife, as are given to power and development objectives when making hydroelectric project licensing decisions.
The implementation of the new compliance provisions, and new studies of fish, wildlife, recreation, aesthetics, land use, water use, and water quality, has increased the licensing fees significantly. Federal and state fish and wildlife agencies advise the FERC on its new mandate to mitigate adverse affects from existing licenses. Congress also requires the Commission to conduct studies to determine whether the benefits relating to cogeneration and small power production plants apply to small power production facilities using new dams or water diversion systems.
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Ida Kubiszewski PhD (Lead Author);Cutler J. Cleveland (Topic Editor) "Electric Consumers Protection Act of 1986, United States". In: Encyclopedia of Earth. Eds. Cutler J. Cleveland (Washington, D.C.: Environmental Information Coalition, National Council for Science and the Environment). [First published in the Encyclopedia of Earth November 18, 2008; Last revised Date November 18, 2008; Retrieved May 24, 2013 <http://www.eoearth.org/article/Electric_Consumers_Protection_Act_of_1986,_United_States>
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Dr. Ida Kubiszewski is a Senior Lecturer at the Crawford School of Public Policy at Australian National University. She is also a co-founder and former-Managing Editor the Encyclopedia of Earth. Dr. Kubiszewki is currently working as the Managing Editor for a magazine/journal hybrid called Solutions. Solutions is an outlet for discussions focusing on solutions to the complex problems we are now facing in ... (Full Bio)
The Electric Consumers Protection Act (ECPA) of 1986 amended the Federal Power Act (FPA) of 1920 by increasing the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) regulatory and enforcement powers. Under the ECPA, Congress requires that the FERC give equal consideration to non-power generating values such as the environment, recreation, fish, and wildlife, as are given to power and development objectives when making hydroelectric project licensing decisions.
The implementation of the new compliance provisions, and new studies of fish, wildlife, recreation, aesthetics, land use, water use, and water quality, has increased the licensing fees significantly. Federal and state fish and wildlife agencies advise the FERC on its new mandate to mitigate adverse affects from existing licenses. Congress also requires the Commission to conduct studies to determine whether the benefits relating to cogeneration and small power production plants apply to small power production facilities using new dams or water diversion systems.
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