Regulacje i polityka gospodarcza · 20.11.2000

Interstate Electric Transmission System; Electric Reliability Issues; Notice of Inquiry

The Department of Energy (DOE) is seeking comments on whether to initiate, pursuant to section 403 of the DOE Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7173), a rulemaking for final action to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to impose mandatory electric reliability standards. This is the initial step in a process in which DOE intends to examine electric reliability issues and proposals, and the extent of Federal authority under existing law, given the transition to restructured, more competitive electricity markets. Based on the results of that examination, DOE will consider the issuance of a proposed rulemaking. Any proposed rulemaking would seek to promote and ensure the long-term reliability of the interstate electric transmission system. DOE is seeking responses to particular questions posed below, and welcomes any other comments or proposals pertinent to an electric reliability rulemaking.