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Lisa Murkowski: “Yes, I think that all utilities who substantially participate in the interstate wholesale electric power market should…”

On the recordApril 25, 2002
Yes, I think that all utilities who substantially participate in the interstate wholesale electric power market should be under the same regulatory regime, and subject to the same oversight by the same regulator. But I also want to make clear that municipally-owned and cooperatively-owned utilities that are too small or not selling in interstate commerce, such as those in Alaska, should not be subject to FERC regulation. I would oppose any attempt to extend such Federal regulation to these entities or their activities.
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Lisa Murkowski
Republican · Alaska

Editor's note · Context

Discussing regulatory oversight of utilities in relation to the interstate wholesale electric power market.

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