Electric Power: Contemporary Issues and the Federal Role in Oversight and Regulation.

Abstract

Electric power will play an important role in the Nation's energy picture, but rapidly increasing fuel prices, lower growth rates, and difficulties in developing large powerplants have made it difficult for electric utilities to provide adequate supplies of power at prices the public is willing to pay. This report provides the Congress with a discussion of: important issues in electric power regulation and management, recent GAO reports on some of those issues, and questions and observations about power system planning and development which deserve Federal attention. It specifically highlights important electric power issues which transcend State, regional, and utility decisionmaking and identifies for the Congress significant areas which should be considered when making decisions affecting the electric power industry. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 21, 1981
Accession Number
ADA111546

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Business Administration
  • Climate Change Adaptation
  • Commerce
  • Electric Power
  • Electric Power Management
  • Energy Conservation
  • Energy Consumption
  • Energy Efficiency
  • Energy Storage
  • Environment
  • Environmental Protection
  • Heat Energy
  • Hydropower
  • Law
  • Load Monitoring
  • Renewable Energy
  • Wind Energy

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  • Energy Conservation and Renewable Energy Engineering.
  • Systems Analysis and Design