Federal · Title 16 — Conservation

16 U.S.C. § 824v: Prohibition of energy market manipulation

Felony

What this law says, in plain English

It is unlawful to use manipulative or deceptive devices in buying or selling electric energy or transmission services subject to federal Commission jurisdiction. No private lawsuits are allowed under this section.

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It shall be unlawful for any entity (including an entity described in section 824(f) of this title ), directly or indirectly, to use or employ, in connection with the purchase or sale of electric energy or the purchase or sale of transmission services subject to the jurisdiction of the Commission, any manipulative or deceptive device or contrivance (as those terms are used in section 78j(b) of title 15 ), in contravention of such rules and regulations as the Commission may prescribe as necessary or appropriate in the public interest or for the protection of electric ratepayers. Nothing in this section shall be construed to create a private right of action.

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