Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-102

§837e Transmission Lines for Other Electric Energy; Rates

Title 16 › CHAPTER 12F — PACIFIC NORTHWEST CONSUMER POWER PREFERENCE; RECIPROCAL PRIORITY IN OTHER REGIONS › § 837e

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

Make unused capacity on federal transmission lines that connect a generating plant in the Pacific Northwest or Canada with other areas available to carry other electric power when that capacity is not needed for federal power or the power listed in section 837h. The Secretary must set fair rates for that transmission, and the rates can be adjusted at agreed times, at least once every five years. If someone has a firm (guaranteed) contract to transmit non‑federal power, that contract cannot be changed later because more transmission is needed for federal power, the power in section 837h, or other electric energy.

Full Legal Text

Title 16, §837e

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Any capacity in Federal transmission lines connecting, either by themselves or with non-Federal lines, a generating plant in the Pacific Northwest or Canada with the other area or with any other area outside the Pacific Northwest, which is not required for the transmission of Federal energy or the energy described in section 837h of this title, shall be made available as a carrier for transmission of other electric energy between such areas. The transmission of other electric energy shall be at equitable rates determined by the Secretary, but such rates shall be subject to equitable adjustment at appropriate intervals not less frequently than once in every five years as agreed to by the parties. No contract for the transmission of non-Federal energy on a firm basis shall be affected by any increase, subsequent to the execution of such contract, in the requirements for transmission of Federal energy, the energy described in section 837h of this title, or other electric energy.

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Citation

16 U.S.C. § 837e

Title 16, Conservation

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102