Purpose

  1. To provide compliance by the Cooperative with the requirements of Sections 201 and 210 of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978, as amended, and all governmental regulations lawfully promulgated thereunder (PURPA).
  2. To encourage the development of cogeneration and small power production facilities which will conserve oil, gas, coal, and other nonrenewable resources in accordance with the requirements of PURPA.
  3. To offer a fair, reasonable, and nondiscriminatory procedure through which the Cooperative may interconnect with qualifying cogeneration and small power production facilities in accordance with the requirements of PURPA.