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| Date Aug. 4, 2010 |
Report No. GAO-10-770 |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
August 2010 Report to the Chairman, Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, United States Senate HYDROPOWER RELICENSING Stakeholders’ Views on the Energy Policy Act Varied, but More Consistent Information Needed GAO-10-770 August 2010 Highlights
Highlights of GAO-10-770, a report to the Chairman, Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, Uni... |
| Date July 9, 2009 |
Report No. GAO-09-862T |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
For Release on Delivery Expected at 10:00 a.m. EDT Thursday, July 9, 2009 Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment, Committee on Science and Technology, House of Representatives ENERGY AND WATER Preliminary Observations on the Links between Water and Biofuels and Electricity Production
Statement of Anu Mittal, Director Natural R... |
| Date July 9, 2004 |
Report No. GAO-04-694 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
July 2004 Report to the Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, Committee on Appropriations, House of Representatives BONNEVILLE POWER ADMINISTRATION Better Management of BPA’s Obligation to Provide Power Is Needed to Control Future Costs GAO-04-694 a July 2004 BONNEVILLE POWER ADMINISTRATION Better Management of BPA's Obligation to Provide Power... |
| Date June 4, 2003 |
Report No. GAO-03-844T |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
For Release on Delivery Expected at 2:00 pm June 4, 2003 Testimony Before the Committee on Indian Affairs, U.S. Senate BONNEVILLE POWER ADMINISTRATION Obligations to Fish and Wildlife in the Pacific Northwest
Statement of Jim Wells, Director, Natural Resources and Environment Team GAO-03-844T This is a work of the U.S. government and is not subject to co... |
| Date May 20, 2003 |
Report No. GAO-03-383 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
May 2003 Report to Congressional Requesters FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION Charges for Hydropower Projects’ Use of Federal Lands Need to Be Reassessed GAO-03-383 a May 2003 FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION
Highlights of GAO-03-383, a report to Congressional Requesters Charges for Hydropower Projects’ Use of Federal Lands Need to Be Reassess... |
| Date Feb. 8, 2001 |
Report No. GAO-01-373 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
February 2001 Report to the Chairman, Committee on Resources, House of Representatives FEDERAL POWER The Evolution of Preference in Marketing Federal Power GAO-01-373 United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Lr e t e February 8, 2001 The Honorable James V. Hansen Chairman, Committee on Resources House of Representatives Dear Mr. Cha... |
| Date June 30, 2000 |
Report No. RCED-00-107 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
June 2000 Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Interior and Related Agencies, Committee on Appropriations, House of Representatives HYDROPOWER RELICENSING Federal Costs Are Not Being Recovered GAO/RCED-00-107 Contents Letter Appendixes
Appendix I: FERC’s Traditional Relicensing Process 3 24 25 27 30 36 Appendix II: Objectives, Scope, and Methodology... |
| Date March 30, 2000 |
Report No. AIMD-00-114 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
March 2000 Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Water and Power, Committee on Resources, House of Representatives POWER MARKETING ADMINISTRATIONS Their Ratesetting Practices Compared With Those of Nonfederal Utilities GAO/AIMD-00-114 Contents Letter Appendixes
Appendix I: Objectives, Scope, and Methodology Appendix II: Comments From Southeastern, Sout... |
| Date June 24, 1999 |
Report No. T-RCED/AIMD-99-229 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
For Release on Delivery Expected at 2 p.m. EDT Thursday June 24, 1999 Testimony
Before the Subcommittee on Water and Power, Committee on Resources, House of Representatives FEDERAL POWER The Role of the Power Marketing Administrations in a Restructured Electricity Industry
Statement of Victor S. Rezendes, Director, Energy, Resources, and Science Issues, ... |
| Date May 17, 1999 |
Report No. RCED-99-154 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
May 1999 Report to the Honorable Van Hilleary, House of Representatives TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY Future Study of Lake Levels Should Involve Public and Consider Costs and Benefits GAO/RCED-99-154 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division B-282488 May 17, 1999 The Honorable ... |
| Date March 31, 1997 |
Report No. RCED-97-48 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
March 1997 Report to Congressional Requesters FEDERAL POWER Issues Related to the Divestiture of Federal Hydropower Resources GAO/RCED-97-48 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division B-275838 March 31, 1997 Congressional Requesters As you requested, this report provides info... |
| Date Feb. 10, 1997 |
Report No. AIMD-97-27R |
Title
GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Accounting Management and Information Division B-275697 February 10, 1997 The Honorable John T. Doolittle Chairman, Subcommittee on Water and Power Resources Committee on Resources House of Representatives The Honorable George Miller Ranking Minority Member Committee on Resources House of Representatives As requested, we are provid... |
| Date Oct. 2, 1996 |
Report No. RCED-97-12 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
October 1996 Report to Congressional Committees BUREAU OF RECLAMATION An Assessment of the Environmental Impact Statement on the Operations of the Glen Canyon Dam G A O years
1921 - 1996 GAO/RCED-97-12 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division B-272927 October 2, 1996 The Ho... |
| Date Sept. 19, 1996 |
Report No. AIMD-96-145 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
September 1996 Report to Congressional Requesters POWER MARKETING ADMINISTRATIONS Cost Recovery, Financing, and Comparison to Nonfederal Utilities G A O years
1921 - 1996 GAO/AIMD-96-145 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Accounting and Information Management Division B-271161 September 19, 1996 The Honorable John T. Dooli... |
| Date July 25, 1996 |
Report No. T-RCED-96-180 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
For Release on Delivery Expected at 2:00 p.m., EDT, Thursday, July 25, 1996 Testimony
Before the Subcommittee on Water and Power Resources, Committee on Resources, House of Representatives FEDERAL POWER Outages Reduce the Reliability of Hydroelectric Power Plants in the Southeast
Statement of Victor S. Rezendes, Director, Energy, Resources, and Science I... |
| Date May 2, 1996 |
Report No. T-RCED-96-142 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
For Release on Delivery Expected at 10 a.m., EDT Thursday May 2, 1996 Testimony
Before the Subcommittee on Water and Power Resources, Committee on Resources, House of Representatives FEDERAL POWER Recovery of Federal Investment in Hydropower Facilities in the Pick-Sloan Program
Statement by Victor S. Rezendes, Director, Energy, Resources, and Science Iss... |
| Date April 2, 1996 |
Report No. RCED-96-101R |
Title
GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Resources, Community, Economic Development and Division B-271402 April 2, 1996 The Honorable John R. Kasich Chairman, Committee on the Budget House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: In response to your interest in obtaining data on the lands the U.S. Army’s Corps of Engineers manages for active civil works projects, we are pr... |
| Date Feb. 23, 1993 |
Report No. RCED-93-41 |
Title
-_.......--_ _ I.---~ I~~c't~r~ll;lI-~~ . t !Wl .__---- _--I--_- ENDANGERED SPECIES Potential Econom ic Costs of Further Protection for Columbia River Salmon
148627 RESTRICTED--Not to be released outside the General Accounting Office unless specifically approved by the Office of Congressional Relations. SSbC132 RELEASED ~ -.-_ .__--_ ._ - ..-...- (;/ZOl’ II(:IsI)-!):~-41 111* I. _“..1 ..I.” ... |
| Date Nov. 4, 1992 |
Report No. NSIAD-93-27 |
Title
-__---. United States General Accounting Office ~ GAO
November 1992 Report to the Chairman, Committcoe on Energy and Natural Resources, L1.S.Senate j EASTEUROPEAN ENERGY
Prospects for Improvement in Albania’ Energy Sector s 148104 . RESTRICTED--Not to be released outside the General Accounting Office unless specifically approved by the Office of Congressional Relations. i%/NSIAD-93-27 GAO United... |
| Date March 27, 1991 |
Report No. RCED-91-104 |
Title
llni Wtl St.;tt,w (hbutarai Accounting “~_. _......-_-.______. ”.-.” ~-I_ p--.--.II_.-~__ -_......-. Office a’ GAO Idttport to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives HYDROELECTR DAMS Costs and Alternatives for Restoring Fisheries in the Elwha River IIll llllll
143738
i ’ --..--..----.~ (;Ao/lit(:EI)-91-104 ... |
| Date Feb. 22, 1990 |
Report No. RCED-90-93 |
Title
FEDERAL ELECTRIC POWER Views on the Sale of Alaska Power Administration Hydropower Assets 140936 GAO 1 / United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division B-238296
I February 22,199O The Honorable Mike Synar Chairman, Environment, Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee Committee on Government Operations House of Representative... |
| Date June 12, 1989 |
Report No. RCED-89-169 |
Title
~_-.-~--.. --- -... .-.^_.-_--.-.-. ------.~ .Junth l!H!) WATER RESOURCES Corps of Engineers’ Drought Management of Savannah River Projects - GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division B-234347 June 12,198Q The Honorable Butler Derrick House of Representatives Dear Mr. Derrick: This report responds to your March 24, ... |
| Date March 3, 1989 |
Report No. RCED-89-51 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
March 1989 Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on mm Oversight and Investigations, Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives CANADIAN POWER IMPORTS Update on Electricity Imports in the Northeast GAO unitedstates
General Accounting Of’f’ice Washington, D.C. 205443 Resources, Community, Economic Development and Division B-20823 1 Marc... |
| Date Sept. 14, 1988 |
Report No. RCED-88-199 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO?
September 1988 Report to the Chairman, Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives . ELECTRIC POWER Issues Concerning Expansion of the Pacific NorthwestSouthwest Intertie ‘: RESTRISNot bytheofliosof~Ml~na GAO/RCED-88-199 to be released outside the General Accmmting C&Ike except on the basis of the specific approval . Resources, Communit... |
| Date Sept. 11, 1987 |
Report No. RCED-87-192 |
Title
. United States General Accounting Office /3*7,fK I GAO
September 1987 Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Water and Power Resources, Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, House of Representatives ELECTRIC POWER Rate Impacts of Utah Power and Light Lawsuit to Obtain Federal Hydropower r 1 -’ I ..! GAO/RCED-87-192 ‘ . . GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548... |
| Date Nov. 25, 1986 |
Report No. RCED-87-12 |
Title
, United
G A o - . _ - - - States General Accounting Office 3q5fi R&&t to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives
--T‘.I’-’ N~mmber 1986 ENERGY REGULATION More Effort Needed to Recover Costs and Increase Hydropower User Charges 131958 Nat fa be released outdde the C)crracr?rnl AccounUng Office except on tha beads ... |
| Date May 20, 1986 |
Report No. RCED-86-99 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office SAO
Lay 1986 Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Committee on Energy and Commerce House of Representatives ’ ENERGY REGULATION Hydropower Impacts on Fish Should l3e Adequately Considered .
I RESTRlTmB -4% to be releamb outside the denemrlt Accaun~ Office except on the be& of Sp&iflc ammal by the Office of Ckm@m%malIkMtionk... |
| Date Jan. 31, 1986 |
Report No. RCED-86-82BR |
Title
United States Genera Accounting Of&e Briefing Report to Congressional Requesters January 1986 WATER RESOURCES IssuesConcerning Expanded Irrigation in the Columbia Basin Project . , UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 OFFICE RESOURCES, COMMUNITY, AND ECONOMK OEVELOPMENT 0lVlSl0N E-221748 The Honorable James H. Weaver Subcommittee on General Chairman, Northwest Power Oversight, a... |
| Date Aug. 17, 1984 |
Report No. RCED-84-166 |
Title
Report To The Chairman, Subcommittee Oversight And investigations Committee On Energy And Commerce House Of Representatives Implementation Of The Pacific Northwest Electric Power Planning And Conservation Act‘s Fish And Wildlife Provisions
Concerned over how hydroelectric facilities on the Columbia River and its tributaries affect the region’s fish and wildlife, the moved to protect these natu... |
| Date Nov. 4, 1983 |
Report No. RCED-84-38 |
Title
. .
l -BY THE U.S.GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE
Report To The Secretary Of Energy Expanding The Pacific Northwest/Southwest Intertie-Benefits And Impediments
The’ Pacific Northwest and California are join d by three high-voltage transmission line (intertie) which allow for an exchange of e ectricity between the two regions. The regi ns benefit from the exchange of power bet use of the difference in t... |
| Date May 26, 1981 |
Report No. EMD-81-80 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 B'200895 The Honorable Georgiana Sheldon Acting Chairman, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Dear Ms. Sheldon: MAY 28.7981 &y era1 Energy Regulatory Fe Commission's Hydroelectric Permitting and Licensing Efforts are Being 'Ha pered by Hybrid Applications and Staffin d (EM&81-80) *Increases in the’price of imported oil have brought ... |
| Date Oct. 24, 1980 |
Report No. EMD-81-22 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERAL WASHINGTON,
ENERGY AND MINERALS DIVISION ACCOUNTING D.C. 20648 OFFICE October 24, 1980 B-200895 %-' J" The Honorable John A. Durkin Chairman, Subcommittee on Energy \ 0 (/v-d Conrervation and Supply Committee on Energy and Naturalp' Resource8 United States Senate Dear Mr. Chairmant fire Hydropower Permits and Licenses Being Issued Quicker Due to FERC's Streamlined Procedures?... |
| Date Sept. 26, 1980 |
Report No. EMD-80-122 |
Title
, t E I B\i THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL Report To The Honorable John A. Durkin United States Senate
OF THE UNITED STATES Non-Federal Development Of Hydroelectric Resources At Federal Dams--Need To Establish A ci&ar Federal Policy
Senator John Durkin of New Hampshire requested GAO to: ( 1) determine whether a Federal policy exists which allows non-Federal developers to develop hydroelectric resources a... |
| Date Sept. 24, 1980 |
Report No. EMD-80-100 |
Title
. Y “b*i.m . , m 11339s B’Y’ THE US. GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFleE- Report To The Secretary Of Energy Oil Savings From Greater lntertie Capacity Between The Pacific Northwest And California
Over 4 million barrels of oil might be saved annually by expanding the electrical transmission line capacity between the Pacific Northwest and California. This report makes recommendations to the Department o... |
| Date April 1, 1980 |
Report No. EMD-80-66 |
Title
B-125042 The Honorable Henry M. Jackson Chairman, Committee on Energy Natural Resources United States Senate Subcommittee Conservation"and on no.., ,1.1.1.,.
-.-“_.__ and 11111 I111111 11111111111111111111 11111111 Energy 111986 Dear Chairmen:
4 Energy Initiative Program for Small (EMD-80-66) --Is It Working? J 1980, letter requested that we ( 1) rev$yw#, , -Your- FebruaryA, the efficiency of$$%... |
| Date Feb. 11, 1980 |
Report No. EMD-80-14 |
Title
. - ..,.c WJlFQE3 BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL 4 , Report ToThe Congress
OF THEUNITEDSTATES Magnetohydrodynamics: A Promising Technology For Efficiently Generating Electricity From Coal
If technical problems can be solved, magnetohydrodynamics--which generates electricity from coal by passing heated, electrically charged gases through a magnetic field--could become an important technology for utilitie... |
| Date Jan. 11, 1980 |
Report No. EMD-80-30 |
Title
-_ l&J- t BY THECOMPTROLiER GENERAL OF THEUNITEDSTATES Report ToThe Congress r ;
Hydropower -- An Energy Source Whose Time Has Come Again
Recent price increases in imported oil demonstrate the urgency for the U.S. to rapidly develop its renewable resources. One such renewable resource for which technology is available now is hydropower. Studies indicate that hydropower potential, particularly at e... |
| Date Nov. 20, 1979 |
Report No. EMD-80-25 |
Title
NAdcoC g ntED peit t hi; qtfrud Accoantirng Offl e 6 0,gs @. PoaR o f tuld the General f se edB3approv5al fi REPORT BY THE
OF THE UNITED STATES RnU$ED 1IIr1al5 Comptroller General
Montana's Libby Dam Project: More Study Needed Before Adding Generators And A Reregulating Dam
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has not shown that its proposed project to add more generators to the Libby Dam and a reregu... |
| Date July 30, 1979 |
Report No. EMD-79-96 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 ENERGY AND DIVISION MINERALS B-114858
L G &?7m?rfi & dq J&r /?gwA~~f~~C~ 5 hw; JULY 30,1979 The Honorable United States James H. Weaver House of Representatives Dear Mr. Weaver: Pursuant to your letter of June 20, 1979--and subsequent discussions with your staff--we briefly reviewed the issue papers prepared by the Bonneville Power Adm... |
| Date Dec. 20, 1977 |
Report No. EMD-78-1 |
Title
DOCUMENT
04274 B3554812] ESUME Alaska Power Administration: Financial anagement and Program Operations. EMD-78-1; B-188151. December 20, 1977. 28 pp. + 14 enclosures 32 pp.). Report to the Congress; by Elmer B. Staats, Comptroller General. Issue Area. Accounting and Financial Reporting (2800). Contact: Energy and Minerals Div. Budget Function: Natural Resources, Environment, and Energy: Water Reso... |
| Date July 18, 1977 |
Report No. PSAD-77-131 |
Title
DOCUMENT RESUME
02785 - [A2033112] Clarence Cannon Dam and Reservoir: Cost, Schedule, and Safety Problems. PSID-77-131; B-181997. Jujy 18, 1977. 17 pp. + 3 appendices (6 Fpp.) Report to the Congress; by Elmer B. Staats, Comptroller General. Issue Area: Federal Procurement of Goods and S.:rvices: Notifying the Congress of Status of Important Procurement Programs (1905); water and Water Related Prog... |
| Date May 26, 1977 |
Report No. 093968 |
Title
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| Date Dec. 15, 1976 |
Report No. 089083 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING DC 2O!X8 OFFICE WASHINGTON
ENERGY AND MINERALS DIVISION The Honorable Jack 0. Horton Assistant Secretary, Land and water Resources Department of the Interior r Dear Mr. Horton. Because the United States faces a shortage of domestic 011 and natural gas, both the President and Congress have emphasized the natIona goal of reducing the consumption of these fuels rn ord... |
| Date Oct. 20, 1965 |
Report No. B-125031 |
Title
REPORT TO. THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES I'!\AMINATIO(N OF1 I'INANCIIAL ST'A 'I'EM'I' NTS SOUII'011X'1 ESTEIIN )POWEll SYSTEINI ANI) REJI,'ATEI) ACTIV'ITIES
VlSCAL, YEAR\I 19q64 SOII''ITIWESTErN POWEl1 AI)MINISl'IIATION I)E:'AIRTM1,N1' 01)'TIE, INTERIOR ANDI O(RlPS (11'IENIIN I'NERIS (CIVIl, I NC,'l'TIONS) 1)1r:DI'VI{TENTI'O1' TlE ARXIMY BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES
( :'['01... |
| Date Nov. 23, 1964 |
Report No. B-125032 |
Title
REPORT TO THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES SALE OF HYDROELECTRIC POWER BY THE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR UNDER SECTION 5 OF THE FLOOD CONTROL ACT OF 1944 AT RATES NOT APPROVED BY TIIE FEDERAL POWER COMMISSION BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES
NOVEMBER 1964
_/1 COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES
WASHINGTON. D.C. 20548 B-125032 To the Speaker of the House of Representatives and ... |
