Title 42 — The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-73
§16441 Funding new interconnection and transmission upgrades
Title 42 › Chapter CHAPTER 149— - NATIONAL ENERGY POLICY AND PROGRAMS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER XII— - ELECTRICITY › Part Part C— - Transmission Rate Reform › § 16441
Summary
Commission may approve funding plans for transmission upgrades or interconnection despite nonmembership if rates are just, nondiscriminatory, and consistent with 16 U.S.C. 824d and 824e.
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Title 42, §16441
The Public Health and Welfare — Source: USLM XML via OLRC
The Commission may approve a participant funding plan that allocates costs related to transmission upgrades or new generator interconnection, without regard to whether an applicant is a member of a Commission-approved Transmission Organization, if the plan results in rates that—
(1)are just and reasonable;
(2)are not unduly discriminatory or preferential; and
(3)are otherwise consistent with section 824d and 824e of title 16.
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42 U.S.C. § 16441
Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73