[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 18, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 18CFR292.308]

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           TITLE 18--CONSERVATION OF POWER AND WATER RESOURCES
 
  CHAPTER I--FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
 
PART 292_REGULATIONS UNDER SECTIONS 201 AND 210 OF THE PUBLIC UTILITY 
 
    Subpart C_Arrangements Between Electric Utilities and Qualifying 
Cogeneration and Small Power Production Facilities Under Section 210 of 
           the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978
 
Sec. 292.308  Standards for operating reliability.

    Any State regulatory authority (with respect to any electric utility 
over which it has ratemaking authority) or nonregulated electric utility 
may establish reasonable standards to ensure system safety and 
reliability of interconnected operations. Such standards may be 
recommended by any electric utility, any qualifying facility, or any

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other person. If any State regulatory authority (with respect to any 
electric utility over which it has ratemaking authority) or nonregulated 
electric utility establishes such standards, it shall specify the need 
for such standards on the basis of system safety and reliability.