§ 16432. Study on the benefits of economic dispatch

Legislative history

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1. 2005

   Electricity Modernization Act of 2005

   Pub. L. 109–58 title XII § 1234 · 119 Stat. 594

   Enacted · 42 U.S.C. § 16432

   (Pub. L. 109–58, title XII, § 1234, Aug. 8, 2005, 119 Stat. 960.)

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   (Pub. L. 109–58, title XII, § 1234, Aug. 8, 2005, 119 Stat. 960.)

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   SEC. 1234. STUDY ON THE BENEFITS OF ECONOMIC DISPATCH. (a) Study.— The Secretary, in coordination and consultation with the States, shall conduct a study on— (1) the procedures currently used by electric utilities to perform economic dispatch; (2) identifying possible revisions to those procedures to improve the ability of nonutility generation resources to offer their output for sale for the purpose of inclusion in economic dispatch; and (3) the potential benefits to residential, commercial, and industrial electricity consumers nationally and in each State if economic dispatch procedures were revised to improve the ability of nonutility generation resources to offer their output for inclusion in economic dispatch. (b) Definition.— The term “economic dispatch” when used in this section means the operation of generation facilities to produce energy at the lowest cost to reliably serve consumers, recognizing any operational limits of generation and transmission facilities. (c) Report to Congress and the States.— Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, and on a yearly basis following, the Secretary shall submit a report to Congress and the States on the results of the study conducted under subsection (a), including recommendations to Congress and the States for any suggested legislative or regulatory changes.

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