---
kind: "section"
citation: "16 U.S.C. § 824l"
title: "16"
title_heading: "Conservation"
number: "824l"
heading: "Information requirements"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/16/824l"
units:
  - "Chapter 12 — Federal Regulation and Development of Power"
  - "Subchapter II — Regulation of Electric Utility Companies Engaged in Interstate Commerce"
---

# §824l. Information requirements

- (a) **Requests for wholesale transmission services—** Whenever any [electric utility](/usc/16/796.md?p=22-A), [Federal power marketing agency](/usc/16/796.md?p=19), or any other [person](/usc/16/796.md?p=4) generating electric energy for sale for resale makes a good faith request to a [transmitting utility](/usc/16/796.md?p=23) to provide [wholesale transmission services](/usc/16/796.md?p=24) and requests specific rates and charges, and other terms and conditions, unless the [transmitting utility](/usc/16/796.md?p=23) agrees to provide such services at rates, charges, terms and conditions acceptable to such [person](/usc/16/796.md?p=4), the [transmitting utility](/usc/16/796.md?p=23) shall, within 60 days of its receipt of the request, or other mutually agreed upon period, provide such [person](/usc/16/796.md?p=4) with a detailed written explanation, with specific reference to the facts and circumstances of the request, stating (1) the [transmitting utility](/usc/16/796.md?p=23)’s basis for the proposed rates, charges, terms, and conditions for such services, and (2) its analysis of any physical or other constraints affecting the provision of such services.
- (b) **Transmission capacity and constraints—** Not later than 1 year after October 24, 1992, the [Commission](/usc/16/544.md?p=c) shall promulgate a rule requiring that information be submitted annually to the [Commission](/usc/16/544.md?p=c) by [transmitting utilities](/usc/16/796.md?p=23) which is adequate to inform potential transmission customers, [State](/usc/16/796.md?p=6) regulatory authorities, and the public of potentially available transmission capacity and known constraints.

## Source credit

(June 10, 1920, ch. 285, pt. II, § 213, as added Pub. L. 102–486, title VII, § 723, Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 2919.)

## Notes

### Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### State Authorities; Construction

Nothing in this section to be construed as affecting or intending to affect, or in any way to interfere with, authority of any State or local government relating to environmental protection or siting of facilities, see section 731 of Pub. L. 102–486, set out as a note under section 796 of this title.