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Code of Federal Regulations Title 18. Conservation of Power and Water Resources § 18.358.5 Independent functioning rule

Current as of January 02, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) General rule. Except as permitted in this part or otherwise permitted by Commission order, a transmission provider's transmission function employees must function independently of its marketing function employees.

(b) Separation of functions.

(1) A transmission provider is prohibited from permitting its marketing function employees to:

(i) Conduct transmission functions;  or

(ii) Have access to the system control center or similar facilities used for transmission operations that differs in any way from the access available to other transmission customers.

(2) A transmission provider is prohibited from permitting its transmission function employees to conduct marketing functions.

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