| Abstract |
The implications of public utility regulation have often been considered in the context of geothermal electric generation, where existing utilities have been among the central actors. The prospect of public utility status for direct heat projects, in which most major utilities so far have shown little interest, has received far less attention. That prospect, and its regulator implications, will be of increasing concern to direct heat suppliers, district heating developers and process heat users wishing to recoup their costs through sales of excess fluids. |