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Read. Follow. Verify.Senate Hearing on Southwestern Power Administration Rate Fairness (1978)
Record date · July 20, 2026
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What This Bill Does
This document is a transcript of a 1978 U.S. Senate subcommittee hearing regarding S. 2249, a bill aimed at preventing discriminatory electric power rates and establishing formal for rate confirmation by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
The hearing addresses the legal framework for how the Southwestern Power Administration sets electricity rates, which directly impacts the cost of power for consumers and utility providers in the region.
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Southwestern Power Administration
The agency's rate-setting processes and regulatory oversight would be modified by the requirements of S. 2249.
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
The commission would be required to implement specific due process procedures for confirming power rates.
Electric power consumers in the Southwest
The rates paid by these consumers are subject to the regulatory changes proposed in the bill.
Key Facts
- The hearing was held on March 9, 1978, by the Senate Subcommittee on Energy Production and Supply.
- The subject of the hearing was S. 2249, a bill concerning the Southwestern Power Administration.
- The bill proposes to prohibit discriminatory practices in the setting of electric power rates.
- The bill requires the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to follow due process procedures when confirming power rates.
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- The hearing took place during the second session of the 95th Congress.
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Regulatory Oversight of Power Rates
The document highlights a 1978 effort to formalize the oversight of federal power marketing administrations by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
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