Skip to main content
U.S. Department of Energy
Office of Scientific and Technical Information

Who`s got jurisdiction?

Journal Article · · Electric Perspectives
OSTI ID:79366
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) recently asserted jurisdiction over the rates, terms and conditions of both wholesale and retail transmission. The claim is controversial. Whether and to what extent FERC actually possesses jurisdiction is a question that will probably be decided by the US Supreme Court. Until such a decision is handed down, there is no one clear answer. The object of this column is not to propose a set of answers, but to identify the jurisdictional questions that would predictably arise if a state commission ordered retail wheeling to a customer and the arguments that would arise on both sides if such questions were posed. Three possible outcomes are discussed: (1) No federal jurisdiction; (2) FERC jurisdiction over rates, terms, and conditions; and (3) Total federal preemption.
OSTI ID:
79366
Journal Information:
Electric Perspectives, Journal Name: Electric Perspectives Journal Issue: 2 Vol. 20; ISSN ELPED9; ISSN 0364-474X
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

Similar Records

Preemptory effect of an FERC rate approval
Journal Article · Thu Aug 16 00:00:00 EDT 1984 · Public Util. Fortn.; (United States) · OSTI ID:6773672

Who makes the rules Federal and state jurisdiction over electric transmission access
Journal Article · Tue Dec 31 23:00:00 EST 1991 · Energy Law Journal; (United States) · OSTI ID:6858313

The regulatory divide: Federal and state jurisdiction in a restructured electricity industry
Journal Article · Thu Oct 31 23:00:00 EST 1996 · Electricity Journal · OSTI ID:508427