Long-Term Firm Transmission Rights in Organized Electricity Markets
other · US Department of Energy · Published 2006-08-01 · Effective 2006-08-31 · 71 FR 43564
Document
Document number
06-6494
Federal Register citation
71 FR 43564
CFR reference
18 CFR 42
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
other
Sub-agency
US Department of Energy
Publication date
2006-08-01
Effective date
2006-08-31
Energy docket
Docket No. RM06-8-000
Abstract
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is amending its regulations under the Federal Power Act to require transmission organizations that are public utilities with organized electricity markets to make available long-term firm transmission rights that satisfy certain guidelines adopted by the Commission in this Final Rule. The Commission is taking this action pursuant to section 1233(b) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, [Pub. L. 109-58, Sec. 1233(b), 119 Stat. 594, 960 (2005).]