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2002 SESSION

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SB 257 Electric utility restructuring; electric energy emergencies.

Introduced by: John C. Watkins | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

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Electric utility restructuring; electric energy emergencies. Authorizes the Governor to declare an electric energy emergency upon finding that an unplanned interruption in the generation or transmission of electricity, resulting from a hurricane, ice storm, windstorm, earthquake or similar natural phenomena, or from a criminal act affecting generation or transmission, act of war or act of terrorism, so imminently and substantially threatens the health, safety or welfare of residents of this Commonwealth that immediate action of state government is necessary to prevent loss of life, protect the public health or safety, and prevent unnecessary or avoidable damage to property. Upon declaring an emergency, the Governor may require a generator or municipal electric utility to generate, dispatch or sell to the Commonwealth electricity from a facility that it operates within the Commonwealth, for distribution within the areas of the Commonwealth designated in the declaration. The Commonwealth shall compensate generators, dispatchers or sellers of electricity. The Governor is also authorized to request the Secretary of the United States Department of Energy to invoke section 202(C) of the Federal Power Act.


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