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Title 42, The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-102

§6802 Definitions

Title 42 › CHAPTER 81 — ENERGY CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE RENEWAL › SUBCHAPTER I — ELECTRIC UTILITY RATE DESIGN INITIATIVES › § 6802

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

Gives plain meanings for key words used in this part. Secretary means the Secretary of Energy. Electric utility means a person, a State agency, or a Federal agency that sells electricity. Federal agency means any agency or instrumentality of the United States. State agency means a State, its local governments, or any agency or part of them. State utility regulatory commission means either a State-level utility regulator or the Tennessee Valley Authority. State means any State, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and any U.S. territory or possession. Utility regulatory commission means a State or Federal agency that can set, change, approve, or reject the rates charged by an electric utility, except when that agency is itself the utility.

Full Legal Text

Title 42, §6802

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As used in this subchapter:
(1)The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Energy.
(2)The term “electric utility” means any person, State agency, or Federal agency which sells electric energy.
(3)The term “Federal agency” means any agency or instrumentality of the United States.
(4)The term “State agency” means a State, political subdivision thereof, or any agency or instrumentality of either.
(5)The term “State utility regulatory commission” means (A) any utility regulatory commission which is a State agency or (B) the Tennessee Valley Authority.
(6)The term “State” means any State, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and any territory or possession of the United States.
(7)The term “utility regulatory commission” means any State agency or Federal agency which has authority to fix, modify, approve, or disapprove rates for the sale of electric energy by any electric utility (other than by such agency).

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1998—Par. (1). Pub. L. 105–388 made technical amendment by striking heading and designation which had been inserted by Pub. L. 95–617. 1978—Par. (1). Pub. L. 95–617 substituted “The term ‘Secretary’ means the Secretary of Energy” for “The term ‘Administrator’ means the Administrator of the Federal Energy Administration; except that after such Administration ceases to exist, such term means any officer of the United States designated by the President for purposes of this subchapter”.

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42 U.S.C. § 6802

Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102