Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-102
§837d Exchange Contracts
Title 16 › CHAPTER 12F — PACIFIC NORTHWEST CONSUMER POWER PREFERENCE; RECIPROCAL PRIORITY IN OTHER REGIONS › § 837d
Summary
The Secretary may make contracts with areas outside the Pacific Northwest, without following the limits in sections 837a and 837b, to trade energy and capacity tied to the Northwest’s reservoir refill or drawdown times and to meet peak-power needs. All benefits, including any added firm power, must be shared fairly based on each area’s secondary energy and other contributions.
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Title 16, §837d
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Without regard to the limitations specified in section 837a and 837b of this title, the Secretary may enter into contracts for the exchange with areas other than the Pacific Northwest of (1) surplus energy during the Pacific Northwest storage refill period, (2) any hydroelectric energy during the Pacific Northwest storage refill period which will be returned to the Pacific Northwest in equal amounts during the same Pacific Northwest refill period or the succeeding storage drawdown period, (3) any hydroelectric energy which will be returned to the Pacific Northwest in equal amounts during the same Pacific Northwest storage drawdown period, (4) hydroelectric peaking capacity, or (5) surplus peaking capacity for energy. All benefits from such exchanges, including resulting increases of firm power, shall be shared equitably by the areas involved, having regard to the secondary energy and other contributions made by each.
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16 U.S.C. § 837d
Title 16, Conservation
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102