Electric Utility Rate Design and Energy Management Initiatives. Annual Report, 1977 PDF Download

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Title II of the Energy Conservation and Production Act (ECPA) directed the Federal Energy Administration (FEA) to undertake several major initiatives in the area of electric utility rate design and to transmit to Congress a report annually with respect to its activities. The first Annual Report, covering calendar year 1976, was submitted to Congress in April 1977. The 1977 Annual Report describes the progress of FEA in undertaking those initiatives specifically described by ECPA, prior to October 1, 1977, and provides a perspective on how these activities have since been carried forward under the new Department of Energy (DOE). FEA undertook a comprehensive study of alternative measures to improve electric utility rate design. The proposals studied included: cost-effective load management techniques; rates reflecting incremental cost-of-service or time-of-use of service, or both; ratemaking policies that discourage inefficient fuel use and encourage economical fuel purchases; and policies that encourage equipment and system reliability. The analysis of these measures considered energy savings, capacity savings, capital savings, and changes in costs resulting from national implementation of each of these measures.