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Small power producer

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-025807

Under the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act (PURPA), a small power production facility (or small power producer) generates electricity using waste, renewable (biomass, conventional hydroelectric, wind and solar, and geothermal) energy as a primary energy source. Fossil fuels can be used, but renewable resource must provide at least 75 percent of the total energy input. (See Code of Federal Regulations, Title 18, Part 292.)

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-025807
FieldEnvironment
SubjectBuilt environments
AbbreviationSPP
ReferencesDOE Energy Information Administration Glossary
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-025807",
  "term": "Small power producer",
  "field": "Environment",
  "term_source": "Small Power Producer",
  "definition": "Under the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act (PURPA), a small power production facility (or small power producer) generates electricity using waste, renewable (biomass, conventional hydroelectric, wind and solar, and geothermal) energy as a primary energy source. Fossil fuels can be used, but renewable resource must provide at least 75 percent of the total energy input. (See Code of Federal Regulations, Title 18, Part 292.)",
  "abbreviation": "SPP",
  "subject": "Built environments",
  "references": [
    "DOE Energy Information Administration Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/small-power-producer/"
}

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