The Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program: How are State Allotments Determined? (open access)

The Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program: How are State Allotments Determined?

This report discusses the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), which is a block grant program under which the federal government provides states annual grants to operate multi-component home energy assistance programs for needy households.
Date: April 17, 2001
Creator: Abbey, Craig W.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Electric Reliability: Options for Electric Transmission Infrastructure Improvements (open access)

Electric Reliability: Options for Electric Transmission Infrastructure Improvements

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Date: June 7, 2005
Creator: Abel, Amy
System: The UNT Digital Library
Electric Transmission: Approaches for Energizing a Sagging Industry (open access)

Electric Transmission: Approaches for Energizing a Sagging Industry

This report discusses factors that have contributed to the lack of new transmission capacity and some of the resulting issues.
Date: January 30, 2008
Creator: Abel, Amy
System: The UNT Digital Library
Electric Transmission: Approaches for Energizing a Sagging Industry (open access)

Electric Transmission: Approaches for Energizing a Sagging Industry

This report discusses factors that have contributed to the lack of new transmission capacity and some of the resulting issues. This report reviews approaches being taken to address the lack of investment in transmission infrastructure and transmission congestion.
Date: April 27, 2007
Creator: Abel, Amy
System: The UNT Digital Library
Electric Transmission: Approaches for Energizing a Sagging Industry (open access)

Electric Transmission: Approaches for Energizing a Sagging Industry

This report discusses factors that have contributed to the lack of new transmission capacity and some of the resulting issues. In addition, the report reviews approaches being taken to address the lack of investment in transmission infrastructure and transmission congestion.
Date: February 12, 2007
Creator: Abel, Amy
System: The UNT Digital Library
Electric Transmission: Approaches for Energizing a Sagging Industry (open access)

Electric Transmission: Approaches for Energizing a Sagging Industry

This report discusses factors that have contributed to the lack of new transmission capacity and some of the resulting issues.
Date: October 3, 2007
Creator: Abel, Amy
System: The UNT Digital Library
Electric Utility Policy: Comparison of House-Passed H.R. 6 and S.Amdt. 1412, 108th Congress (open access)

Electric Utility Policy: Comparison of House-Passed H.R. 6 and S.Amdt. 1412, 108th Congress

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Date: August 26, 2003
Creator: Abel, Amy
System: The UNT Digital Library
Electric Utility Provisions in House-Passed H.R. 6, 109th Congress (open access)

Electric Utility Provisions in House-Passed H.R. 6, 109th Congress

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Date: June 7, 2005
Creator: Abel, Amy
System: The UNT Digital Library
Electric Utility Regulatory Reform: Issues for the 109th Congress (open access)

Electric Utility Regulatory Reform: Issues for the 109th Congress

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Date: August 18, 2005
Creator: Abel, Amy
System: The UNT Digital Library
Electric Utility Regulatory Reform: Issues for the 109th Congress (open access)

Electric Utility Regulatory Reform: Issues for the 109th Congress

This report discusses regulation issues affecting electricity today. Comprehensive electricity legislation may involve several components: Public Utility Holding Company Act (PUHCA) reform, PURPA's requirement that utilities purchase power from qualifying facilities (QFs), and reliability.
Date: April 21, 2005
Creator: Abel, Amy
System: The UNT Digital Library
Energy Policy Act of 2005, P.L. 109-58: Electricity Provisions (open access)

Energy Policy Act of 2005, P.L. 109-58: Electricity Provisions

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Date: January 24, 2006
Creator: Abel, Amy
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federal Energy Regulatory Commissions Standard Market Design Activities (open access)

Federal Energy Regulatory Commissions Standard Market Design Activities

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Date: January 31, 2003
Creator: Abel, Amy
System: The UNT Digital Library
Government Activities to Protect the Electric Grid (open access)

Government Activities to Protect the Electric Grid

This report provides a description of initiatives within the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and the Departments of Energy, Homeland Security, and Defense to protect the physical electrical utility infrastructure from outages caused by a range of activities including system operator errors, weather-related damage, and terrorist attacks. While the electric utility industry has primary responsibility, federal and state government agencies also have been addressing physical security concerns.
Date: February 4, 2005
Creator: Abel, Amy
System: The UNT Digital Library
Government Activities to Protect the Electric Grid (open access)

Government Activities to Protect the Electric Grid

This report provides a description of initiatives within the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and the Departments of Energy, Homeland Security, and Defense to protect the physical transmission infrastructure.
Date: December 20, 2004
Creator: Abel, Amy
System: The UNT Digital Library
Smart Grid Provisions in H.R. 6, 110th Congress (open access)

Smart Grid Provisions in H.R. 6, 110th Congress

This report provides an overview of Smart Grid, a distribution system that allows for flow of information from a customer's meter in two directions. It discusses both regulatory and technological barriers that have limited the implementation of Smart Grid technology.
Date: February 13, 2008
Creator: Abel, Amy
System: The UNT Digital Library
Electric Utility Infrastructure Vulnerabilities: Transformers, Towers, and Terrorism (open access)

Electric Utility Infrastructure Vulnerabilities: Transformers, Towers, and Terrorism

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Date: April 9, 2004
Creator: Abel, Amy; Parfomak, Paul W. & Shea, Dana A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Electric Utility Restructuring: Maintaining Bulk Power System Reliability (open access)

Electric Utility Restructuring: Maintaining Bulk Power System Reliability

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Date: February 1, 2005
Creator: Abel, Amy; Parker, Larry B. & Stitt, Steven C.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Global Climate Change: Selected Legal Questions About the Kyoto Protocol (open access)

Global Climate Change: Selected Legal Questions About the Kyoto Protocol

This report addresses legal issues after the United States signed the Kyoto Protocol to the UnitedNations Framework Convention on Climate Change. The protocol is not yet in effect internationally and cannot be legally binding on the U.S. unless and until the Senate gives its advice and consent.
Date: January 10, 2001
Creator: Ackerman, David M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Global Climate Change: Selected Legal Questions About the Kyoto Protocol (open access)

Global Climate Change: Selected Legal Questions About the Kyoto Protocol

This report addresses legal issues after the United States signed the Kyoto Protocol to the UnitedNations Framework Convention on Climate Change. The protocol is not yet in effect internationally and cannot be legally binding on the U.S. unless and until the Senate gives its advice and consent.
Date: March 29, 2001
Creator: Ackerman, David M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Global Climate Change: Selected Legal Questions About the Kyoto Protocol (open access)

Global Climate Change: Selected Legal Questions About the Kyoto Protocol

This report addresses legal issues after the United States signed the Kyoto Protocol to the UnitedNations Framework Convention on Climate Change. The protocol is not yet in effect internationally and cannot be legally binding on the U.S. unless and until the Senate gives its advice and consent.
Date: October 1, 2002
Creator: Ackerman, David M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
International Law and the Preemptive Use of Force Against Iraq. March 2003 (open access)

International Law and the Preemptive Use of Force Against Iraq. March 2003

This report examines that issue as developed in customary international law and under the United Nations Charter.
Date: March 17, 2003
Creator: Ackerman, David M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Public Aid to Faith-Based Organizations (Charitable Choice): Background and Selected Legal Issues (open access)

Public Aid to Faith-Based Organizations (Charitable Choice): Background and Selected Legal Issues

This report provides background on ten selected questions related to public aid for faith-based organization. Despite the ongoing controversy about charitable choice, not until the 107th Congress were there full hearings and extended debates on its constitutionality, efficacy, and public policy implications.
Date: March 28, 2003
Creator: Ackerman, David M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Lebanon: Background and U.S. Relations (open access)

Lebanon: Background and U.S. Relations

This report provides an overview of Lebanese politics, recent events in Lebanon, and current issues in U.S.-Lebanon relations and will be updated to reflect major developments.
Date: January 21, 2009
Creator: Addis, Casey L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Lebanon: Background and U.S. Relations (open access)

Lebanon: Background and U.S. Relations

This report provides an overview of Lebanese politics, recent events in Lebanon, and current issues in U.S.-Lebanon relations and will be updated to reflect major developments.
Date: July 23, 2009
Creator: Addis, Casey L.
System: The UNT Digital Library