Federal Power: The Evolution of Preference in Marketing Federal Power
RCED-00-127
Published: Apr 21, 2000. Publicly Released: Jun 01, 2004.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the role of the Department of Energy's power marketing administrations (PMA), focusing on: (1) how federal legislation and major relevant court cases have, over time, directed the PMAs to give preference to particular customers in purchasing electricity; and (2) the role of preference in the PMAs' electricity sales in light of the restructuring of the electricity industry.
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