Definition of Small power producer (SPP)

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Small power producer (SPP)

The term 'Small power producer (SPP)' as it applies to the area of energy can be defined as ' 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.)'.

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