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Natural Gas Wellhead Decontrol Act of 1989: Amends the Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978 to declare that the price guidelines for the first sale of natural gas. 1992 Energy Policy Act: Required alternative fuel vehicle use in some private/government fleets. 2005 Energy Policy Act: Provided tax incentives for conservation and use of alternative ...
Initially the PUCSL Act provided for regulation of the electricity and water service industries. In March 2006 the petroleum industry was also added to the list of industries to be regulated by the PUCSL. Thailand: Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) of Thailand is appointed by His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej as the independent regulatory ...
The Energy Policy Act of 1992, effective October 24, 1992, (102nd Congress H.R.776.ENR, abbreviated as EPACT92) is a United States government act.It was passed by Congress and set goals, created mandates, and amended utility laws to increase clean energy use and improve overall energy efficiency in the United States.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday finalized regulations requiring new gas-fired generating facilities to prevent at least 90% of resulting carbon dioxide emissions from escaping ...
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) is the United States federal agency with jurisdiction over interstate electricity sales, wholesale electric rates, hydroelectric licensing, natural gas pricing, and oil pipeline rates.
In 2018, US exports of coal, natural gas, crude oil and petroleum products exceeded imports, achieving a degree of energy independence for the first time in decades. [7] [8] [9] In the second half of 2019, the US was the world's top producer of oil and gas. [10] This energy surplus ended in 2020. [11] [12]
The gas turbines were first fired in November 2008; [7] commercial operation, supplying power to nearly 400,000 customers, began on January 4, 2009. [ 7 ] [ 11 ] Randy Livingston, PG&E's vice president of power generation, said to the Brentwood Press that the project came "ahead of schedule, on budget, and we had no lost-time injuries during ...
The National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) are air pollution standards issued by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The standards, authorized by the Clean Air Act, are for pollutants not covered by the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) that may cause an increase in fatalities or in serious, irreversible, or incapacitating illness.