Title 16 — ConservationRelease 119-73
§825b Requirements applicable to agencies of United States
Title 16 › Chapter CHAPTER 12— - FEDERAL REGULATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF POWER › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER III— - LICENSEES AND PUBLIC UTILITIES; PROCEDURAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS › § 825b
Summary
Any U.S. agency that makes and sells electricity to the public must follow sections 825 and 825a and the Commission’s rules for their power plants and the electricity they sell, as far as practicable. They must meet those requirements to the same degree a public utility must.
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Title 16, §825b
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All agencies of the United States engaged in the generation and sale of electric energy for ultimate distribution to the public shall be subject, as to all facilities used for such generation and sale, and as to the electric energy sold by such agency, to the provisions of section 825 and 825a of this title, so far as may be practicable, and shall comply with the provisions of such sections and with the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder to the same extent as may be required in the case of a public utility.
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16 U.S.C. § 825b
Title 16 — Conservation
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73