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Order No. 888
    Promoting Wholesale Competition Through Open Access Non-discriminatory Transmission Services by Public Utilities; Recovery of Stranded Costs by Public Utilities and Transmitting Utilities

    May 18, 2006
      Proposed changes to open-access rules to improve clarity and transparency for transmission use and planning Read More

    September 16, 2005
    January 20, 1998
      This Order on Rehearing clarified the primary goal of Order No. 888's requirements for pooling arrangements "is to ensure comparability regarding transmission services that are offered on a pool-wide basis." Order No. 888-C TXT

    November 25, 1997
      This Order on Rehearing affirms, with certain clarifications, the fundamental calls made in Order No. 888-A. Order No. 888-B TXT

    May 16, 1997

    March 4, 1997
      This Order on Rehearing reaffirms the basic determinations in Order No. 888 and clarifies certain terms.

      Order No. 888-A [Note: The links below are TXT files]

    September 27, 1996
    July 2, 1996
    May 29, 1996
    April 24, 1996
      Requires all public utilities that own, control or operate facilities used for transmitting electric energy in interstate commerce:

      • To have on file open access non- discriminatory transmission tariffs that contain minimum terms and conditions of non-discriminatory service, and
      • Permits public utilities and transmitting utilities to seek recovery of legitimate, prudent and verifiable stranded costs associated with providing open access and Federal Power Act section 211 transmission services.

      The Commission's goal is to remove impediments to competition in the wholesale bulk power marketplace and to bring more efficient, lower cost power to the Nation's electricity consumers.

      Order No. 888 [Note: The links below are TXT files]
      • » Cover
      • » Rulemaking [Note: This file is large (1,606,135 bytes) and may take some time to download.]
      • » Appendix
      • » Appendix B List of Commenters
      • » Appendix C Allegations of Public Utilities Exercising Transmission Dominance
      • » Appendix D Pro Forma Open Access Transmission Tariff
      • » Appendix E Group I Public Utilities
      • » Appendix F Group II Public Utilities
      • » Appendix G Legal Analysis of Commission Jurisdiction over the Rates, Terms and Conditions of Unbundled Retail Transmission in Interstate Commerce




Updated: May 25, 2006