EWGs Exempt Wholesale Generators are generators that were created by the Energy Power Act of 1992. These generators aren't subject to the requirements of the Public Utility Holding Company Act and can compete, based on price, with rate regulated power plants. Cooperative A non-profit corporation, owned and controlled by rural electric cooperatives, that supplies wholesale power and transmission services to its members. Generation Facilities are equipment and assets used to convert various forms of energy input into electrical power. Grid is a system of high-voltage transmission lines between the electricity generator and the distribution company or the customer.
Distribution is regulated by state agencies.
I Independent System Operator ISOs are intended to respond to concerns that transmission owners will manipulate control of the transmission network in order to advance their own generation sales. The level of independence and control are core issues in reviewing ISOs. Independent Power Producers Also known as non-utility generators and exempt wholesale generators, these entities develop power generation projects on a merchant basis. Retail service is regulated by state public utility commissions. A joint action agency is a political subdivision that provides wholesale power and transmission services for its member distribution public power systems.