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| Domain | Definition |
Energy | A category of electric power producer established under the Public Utility Regulatory Policy Act (PURPA) of 1978, that includes small-power producers (SPP) who use renewable sources of energy such as biomass, geothermal, hydroelectricity, solar (thermal and photovoltaic), and wind, or cogenerators who produce both heat and electricity using any type of fuel. PURPA requires utilities to purchase electricity from these power producers at a rate approved by a state utility regulatory agency under Federal guidelines. PURPA also requires utilities to sell electricity to these producers. Some states have developed their own programs for SPPs and utilities. (references) |
| QFs are non-utility power producers that often generate electricity usingrenewable and alternative resources, such as hydro, wind, solar, geothermal orbiomass (solid waste). QFs must meet certain operating, efficiency, and fuel-usestandards set forth by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). If theymeet these FERC standards, utilities must buy power from them. QFs usually havelong-term contracts with utilities for the purchase of this power, which is amongthe utility's highest-priced resources. (references) | |
| Under PURPA, QFs were allowed to sell their electric output to the localutility at avoided cost rates. To become a QF, the independent powersupplier had to produce electricity with a specified fuel type(cogeneration or renewables), and meet certain ownership, size, andefficiency criteria established by the Federal EnergyRegulatory Commission. (QF). (references) | |
| A cogenerator orsmall power producer which under federal law, has the right to sell its excess poweroutput to the public utility. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Crosswords: QUALIFYING FACILITY |
| Specialty definitions using "QUALIFYING FACILITY": AVOIDED COST ♦ Public Utilities Regulatory Policy Act of 1978. (references) |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)51 55 41 4C 49 46 59 49 4E 47 46 41 43 49 4C 49 54 59 |
| Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010001 01010101 01000001 01001100 01001001 01000110 01011001 01001001 01001110 01000111 00100000 01000110 01000001 01000011 01001001 01001100 01001001 01010100 01011001 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)Q U A L I F Y I N G   F A C I L I T Y |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0051 0055 0041 004C 0049 0046 0059 0049 004E 0047 0046 0041 0043 0049 004C 0049 0054 0059 |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)5155354643405943484124035374346435459 |
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