NOTICE OF PURPA CONSIDERATION AND
HEARING PROCESS
Central Florida Electric Cooperative, Inc.
(Cooperative) hereby gives its members notice regarding the process to be
followed in implementing the statutory directives in the Energy Policy Act of
2005 (EPAct 2005), which amended the Public Utilities Regulatory Policies Act of
1978 (PURPA). EPAct 2005
established new Federal standards under Section 111(d) of PURPA, which each
non-regulated electric utility (such as the Cooperative) is required to consider
and to “make a determination whether or not it is appropriate to implement such
standard[s]” within certain defined time lines based on evidence collected from
interested persons after public notice and hearing.
A complete public notice issued June 1, 2007 providing a description of
the PURPA amendments and of the procedures to be followed by the Cooperative in
carrying out the mandate of EPAct 2005 is available on the Cooperative’s web
site www. cfec.com or can be obtained by calling the Cooperative at (352)
493-2511. The schedule of key events is as follows:
Ø Notice – to be posted on June 1, 2007
Ø Initial Comments – to be submitted on August 15, 2007
Ø Reply Comments – to be submitted on October 15, 2007
Ø Notice of Intent to Participate in Public Hearing – to be submitted on or before November 15, 2007
Ø
Public Hearing – to be held
on January 15, 2008, commencing at 9:00 a.m. at
Ø
Determination – to be
rendered on or before July 31, 2008
Notice of PURPA Consideration and Hearing Process to all Eligible Participants (PDF format)
Excerpts from the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (PDF format)