An Evaluation of the Federal Power Commission's Rulemaking on Utilities' Construction Work in Progress

EMD-77-7 Published: Dec 02, 1976. Publicly Released: Dec 02, 1976.

Highlights

GAO was asked to review a proposed Federal Power Commission rule to allow natural gas and electric utility companies to include construction work in progress in their bases for computing rates.

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Construction costsElectric utilitiesEnergy costsPolicy evaluationPublic utilitiesPollution controlFinancial conditionNatural gasFederal rulemakingConstruction