Evolution of the Regulation of High Cost Gas Supplies

W. F. Hederman

Published 1980

This analysis examines the impasse that has developed in the formulation of a federal regulatory policy for facilities to manufacture synthetic natural gas (SNG) from coal. No policy presented to date is acceptable to both regulators and private parties whose support is needed to build and operate such facilities. The regulatory approaches taken by the Federal Power Commission and its successor, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), in considering proposals for liquefied natural gas import and coal gasification projects provide the basis for this analysis. By pursuing opportunities for compromise, federal regulators could, without any major economic inefficiencies, provide insights to both the FERC and the Department of Energy about whether or not coal gasification represents a desirable way to achieve either agency's goals.

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  • Copyright: RAND Corporation
  • Availability: Web Only
  • Year: 1980
  • Pages: 57
  • Document Number: N-1435-DOE

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Hederman, W. F., Evolution of the Regulation of High Cost Gas Supplies. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 1980. https://www.rand.org/pubs/notes/N1435.html.
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