The Congress finds that the protection of the public health, safety, and welfare, the preservation of national security, and the proper exercise of congressional authority under the Constitution to regulate interstate commerce require—
(1) a program providing for increased conservation of electric energy, increased efficiency in the use of facilities and resources by electric utilities, and equitable retail rates for electric consumers,
(2) a program to improve the wholesale distribution of electric energy, the reliability of electric service, the procedures concerning consideration of wholesale rate applications before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, the participation of the public in matters before the Commission, and to provide other measures with respect to the regulation of the wholesale sale of electric energy,
(3) a program to provide for the expeditious development of hydroelectric potential at existing small dams to provide needed hydroelectric power,
(4) a program for the conservation of natural gas while insuring that rates to natural gas consumers are equitable,
(5) a program to encourage the development of crude oil transportation systems, and
(6) the establishment of certain other authorities as provided in title VI of this Act.
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The Congress finds that the protection of the public health, safety, and welfare, the preservation of national security, and the proper exercise of congressional authority under the Constitution to regulate interstate commerce require—
(1) a program providing for increased conservation of electric energy, increased efficiency in the use of facilities and resources by electric utilities, and equitable retail rates for electric consumers,
(2) a program to improve the wholesale distribution of electric energy, the reliability of electric service, the procedures concerning consideration of wholesale rate applications before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, the participation of the public in matters before the Commission, and to provide other measures with respect to the regulation of the wholesale sale of electric energy,
(3) a program to provide for the expeditious development of hydroelectric potential at existing small dams to provide needed hydroelectric power,
(4) a program for the conservation of natural gas while insuring that rates to natural gas consumers are equitable,
(5) a program to encourage the development of crude oil transportation systems, and
(6) the establishment of certain other authorities as provided in title VI of this Act.
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§ 2611. Purposes
The purposes of this chapter are to encour-
age—
(1) conservation of energy supplied by elec-
tric utilities;
(2) the optimization of the efficiency of use
of facilities and resources by electric utilities;
and
(3) equitable rates to electric consumers.
(Pub. L. 95–617, title I, § 101, Nov. 9, 1978, 92 Stat.
3120.)
Editorial Notes
REFERENCES IN TEXT
This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original
‘‘this title’’, meaning title I (§ 101 et seq.) of Pub. L.
95–617, Nov. 9, 1978, 92 Stat. 3120, which enacted sub-
chapters I to IV of this chapter and section 6808 of Title
42, The Public Health and Welfare, and amended sec-
tions 6802 to 6807 of Title 42. For complete classification
of title I to the Code, see Tables.
§ 2612. Coverage
(a) Volume of total retail sales
This chapter applies to each electric utility in
any calendar year, and to each proceeding relat-
ing to each electric utility in such year, if the
total sales of electric energy by such utility for
purposes other than resale exceeded 500 million
kilowatt-hours during any calendar year begin-
ning after December 31, 1975, and before the im-
mediately preceding calendar year.
(b) Exclusion of wholesale sales
The requirements of this chapter do not apply
to the operations of an electric utility, or to
proceedings respecting such operations, to the
extent that such operations or proceedings re-
late to sales of electric energy for purposes of
resale.
(c) List of covered utilities
Before the beginning of each calendar year,
the Secretary shall publish a list identifying
each electric utility to which this chapter ap-
plies during such calendar year. Promptly after
publication of such list each State regulatory
authority shall notify the Secretary of each
elect