Federal Power Act

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The Federal Power Act is a U.S. law that regulates interstate electricity transmission and wholesale power sales, granting the federal government—primarily the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission—broad authority over the nation’s electric power industry.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal statute ⓘ
electricity regulation law ⓘ
energy law ⓘ
allocatesJurisdictionBetween federal government ⓘ
state governments ⓘ
amendedBy Energy Policy Act of 1992 ⓘ
Energy Policy Act of 2005 ⓘ
amendedFrom Federal Water Power Act of 1920 ⓘ
authorizes FERC to approve tariffs and rate schedules ⓘ
FERC to order refunds for unjust and unreasonable rates ⓘ
FERC to oversee independent system operators ⓘ
FERC to oversee regional transmission organizations ⓘ
FERC to regulate transmission service terms and conditions ⓘ
licensing of hydroelectric projects on navigable waters ⓘ
regulation of rates for wholesale sales of electricity in interstate commerce ⓘ
codifiedIn Title 16 of the United States Code ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
enactedBy United States Congress ⓘ
focusesOn interstate power transmission ⓘ
regulation of electric utilities ⓘ
wholesale power markets ⓘ
grantsAuthorityTo Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ⓘ
jurisdiction federal ⓘ
originalShortTitle Federal Water Power Act ⓘ
linked to: Federal Power Act
partOf New Deal legislation ⓘ
policyGoal to ensure reliable interstate electric service ⓘ
to protect consumers against excessive electricity rates ⓘ
previouslyAdministeredBy Federal Power Commission ⓘ
primaryRegulator Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ⓘ
prohibits unduly discriminatory or preferential electric rates ⓘ
publicLawNumber Public Law 74-333 ⓘ
regulates interstate transmission of electric energy ⓘ
wholesale sales of electric energy in interstate commerce ⓘ
relatedTo Energy Policy Act of 2005 ⓘ
Natural Gas Act ⓘ
Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 ⓘ
requires electric rates to be just and reasonable ⓘ
reservesAuthorityToStatesOver local distribution of electric energy ⓘ
retail sales of electricity ⓘ
section Part I ⓘ
Part II ⓘ
Part III ⓘ
Section 201 ⓘ
Section 203 ⓘ
Section 205 ⓘ
Section 206 ⓘ
Section201Defines FERC jurisdiction over sale and transmission of electric energy in interstate commerce ⓘ
Section203Covers FERC approval of certain utility mergers and asset dispositions ⓘ
Section205Covers filing and review of rates and charges ⓘ
Section206Covers modification of existing rates found unjust or unreasonable ⓘ
signedBy Franklin D. Roosevelt ⓘ
U.S.CCitation 16 U.S.C. §§ 791a–828c ⓘ
yearEnacted 1935 ⓘ

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Energy Policy Act of 2005 → amends → Federal Power Act ⓘ
Federal Power Commission → subjectOf → United States federal energy law ⓘ
linked to: Federal Power Act
Federal Power Act → originalShortTitle → Federal Water Power Act ⓘ
linked to: Federal Power Act
Public Law 109-58 → amends → Federal Power Act ⓘ
Natural Gas Act → relatedTo → Federal Power Act ⓘ
Title XII – Electricity → relatedTo → Federal Power Act ⓘ
Energy Policy Act of 1992 → amended → Federal Power Act ⓘ
Federal Water Power Act of 1920 → laterTitle → Federal Power Act ⓘ
Public Law 74-333 → hasOfficialName → Federal Power Act ⓘ
Public Law 74-333 → hasShortTitle → Federal Power Act ⓘ
Public Law 74-333 → hasCommonName → Federal Power Act of 1935 ⓘ
linked to: Federal Power Act
Public Law 102-486 → amends → Federal Power Act ⓘ