Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-102

§838h Uniform Schedules of Rates and Charges for Sale of Federal Power and Transmission of Non-federal Power; Allocation of Cost Recovery

Title 16 › CHAPTER 12G — PACIFIC NORTHWEST FEDERAL TRANSMISSION SYSTEM › § 838h

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

Rate schedules can set the same charges across designated transmission areas, and the cost to run the Federal transmission system must be fairly split between Federal and non‑Federal users who use it.

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Title 16, §838h

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The said schedules of rates and charges for transmission, the said schedules of rates and charges for the sale of electric power, or both such schedules, may provide, among other things, for uniform rates or rates uniform throughout prescribed transmission areas. The recovery of the cost of the Federal transmission system shall be equitably allocated between Federal and non-Federal power utilizing such system.

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Citation

16 U.S.C. § 838h

Title 16, Conservation

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102