16 Usc 2643 (purpa 2643)

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§ 2645

TITLE 16—CONSERVATION

who are part of the same regional electricity entity,
shall be recognized.’’

§ 2643. Gathering information on costs of service
(a) Information required to be gathered
Each electric utility shall periodically gather
information under such rules (promulgated by
the Commission) as the Commission determines
necessary to allow determination of the costs
associated with providing electric service. For
purposes of this section, and for purposes of any
consideration and determination respecting the
standard established by section 2621(d)(2) of this
title, such costs shall be separated, to the maximum extent practicable, into the following components: customer cost component, demand cost
component, and energy cost component. Rules
under this subsection shall include requirements
for the gathering of the following information
with respect to each electric utility—
(1) the costs of serving each electric consumer class, including costs of serving different consumption patterns within such class,
based on voltage level, time of use, and other
appropriate factors;
(2) daily kilowatt demand load curves for all
electric consumer classes combined representative of daily and seasonal differences in demand, and daily kilowatt demand load curves
for each electric consumer class for which
there is a separate rate, representative of
daily and seasonal differences in demand;
(3) annual capital, operating, and maintenance costs—
(A) for transmission and distribution services, and
(B) for each type of generating unit; and
(4) costs of purchased power, including representative daily and seasonal differences in
the amount of such costs.
Such rules shall provide that information required to be gathered under this section shall be
presented in such categories and such detail as
may be necessary to carry out the purposes of
this section.
(b) Commission rules
The Commission shall, within 180 days after
November 9, 1978, by rule, prescribe the methods,
procedure, and format to be used by electric
utilities in gathering the information described
in this section. Such rules may provide for the
exemption by the Commission of an electric
utility or class of electric utilities from gathering all or part of such information, in cases
where such utility or utilities show and the
Commission finds, after public notice and opportunity for the presentation of written data,
views, and arguments, that gathering such information is not likely to carry out the purposes of
this section. The Commission shall periodically
review such findings and may revise such rules.
(c) Filing and publication
Not later than two years after November 9,
1978, and periodically, but not less frequently
than every two years thereafter, each electric
utility shall file with—
(1) the Commission, and
(2) any State regulatory authority which has
ratemaking authority for such utility,

the information gathered pursuant to this section and make such information available to the
public in such form and manner as the Commission shall prescribe. In addition, at the time of
application for, or proposal of, any rate increase, each electric utility shall make such information available to the public in such form
and manner as the Commission shall prescribe.
The two-year period after November 9, 1978,
specified in this subsection may be extended by
the Commission for a reasonable additional period in the case of any electric utility for good
cause shown.
(d) Enforcement
For purposes of enforcement, any violation of
a requirement of this section shall be treated as
a violation of a provision of the Energy Supply
and Environmental Coordination Act of 1974 [15
U.S.C. 791 et seq.] enforceable under section 12 of
such Act [15 U.S.C. 797] (notwithstanding any expiration date in such Act) except that in applying the provisions of such section 12 any reference to the Federal Energy Administrator
shall be treated as a reference to the Commission.
(Pub. L. 95–617, title I, § 133, Nov. 9, 1978, 92 Stat.
3132.)
REFERENCES IN TEXT
The Energy Supply and Environmental Coordination
Act of 1974, referred to in subsec. (d), is Pub. L. 93–319,
June 22, 1974, 88 Stat. 246, as amended, which is classified principally to chapter 16C (§ 791 et seq.) of Title 15,
Commerce and Trade. For complete classification of
this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under
section 791 of Title 15 and Tables.

§ 2644. Relationship to other authority
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to
limit or affect any authority of the Secretary or
the Commission under any other provision of
law.
(Pub. L. 95–617, title I, § 134, Nov. 9, 1978, 92 Stat.
3133.)
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 subchapters I to IV of this chapter and section 6808 of Title
42, The Public Health and Welfare, and amended sections 6802 to 6807 of Title 42. For complete classification
of title I to the Code, see Tables.

§ 2645. Utility regulatory institute
(a) Matching grants
The Secretary may make grants under this
section to an institute established by the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners to enable such institute to—
(1) conduct research on electric and gas utility regulatory policy issues,
(2) develop data processing and retrieval
methods for electric and gas utility ratemaking, and
(3) perform other functions directly related
to assisting State regulatory authorities in
carrying out their functions under State law
and this Act.
(b) Federal share
Grants under this section shall not be used to
provide more than the following percentages of