utility regulatory authority
Defined in 1 dictionary — U.S. Code
United States Code
42 U.S.C. § 2296B — for purposes of this part (4 versions over time)
The term “utility regulatory authority” means any State agency or Federal agency that has ratemaking authority with respect to the sale of electric energy by any electric utility or independent power producer. For purposes of this paragraph, the terms “electric utility”, “State agency”, “Federal agency”, and “ratemaking authority” have the respective meanings given such terms in section 2602 of title 16.