§825j Investigations relating to electric energy; reports to Congress

Summary

The Commission must investigate how electric power is made, moved, and sold across the United States and its territories. It must cover private companies and government providers, even if they are not normally under the Commission’s control. The Commission must, as much as possible, keep current information on who owns and runs power facilities, their capacity and actual output, the costs to generate and deliver power, and the rates, charges, and contracts for homes, farms, businesses, factories, and other buyers. It must also look at how these facts affect navigation, industry, commerce, and national defense, and report the findings to Congress.