Electric - Qualifying Facilities
What is a Qualifying Facility?
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A Qualifying Facility (QF) is a generating facility
which meets the requirements for QF status under the Public Utility
Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (PURPA  )
and part 292 of the Commission's Regulations (18
C.F.R. Part 292 ), and which has obtained certification of
its QF status.
There are two types of QFs: cogeneration facilities and small
power production facilities.
A Cogeneration Facility is a generating facility
that sequentially produces electricity and another form of useful
thermal energy (such as heat or steam) used for industrial, commercial,
residential or institutional purposes, and otherwise meets the
requirements of 18 C.F.R. §§ 292.203(b) and 292.205 for operation,
efficiency and use of energy output.
A Small Power Production Facility is a generating
facility whose primary energy source is renewable (hydro,
wind, solar, etc.), biomass, waste, or geothermal resources, and
that otherwise meets the requirements of 18 C.F.R. §§ 292.203(a),
292.203(c) and 292.204. Small power production facilities are
limited in size to 80 MW, with the exception of certain types
of facilities certified prior to 1995 and designated as "eligible"
under section 3(17)(E) of the Federal Power Act (FPA )
(15
U.S.C. § 796(17)(E) ), which have no size limitation.
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