18 CFR § 292.307 - System emergencies.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t18/s292.307"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "18 CFR § 292.307 - System emergencies."
title_number: 18
title_name: "Conservation of Power and Water Resources"
section_number: "292.307"
section_name: "System emergencies."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY"
subchapter_number: "K"
subchapter_name: "REGULATIONS UNDER THE PUBLIC UTILITY REGULATORY POLICIES ACT OF 1978"
part_number: "292"
part_name: "REGULATIONS UNDER SECTIONS 201 AND 210 OF THE PUBLIC UTILITY REGULATORY POLICIES ACT OF 1978 WITH REGARD TO SMALL POWER PRODUCTION AND COGENERATION"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "16 U.S.C. 791a-825r, 2601-2645; 31 U.S.C. 9701; 42 U.S.C. 7101-7352."
cfr_part: "292"
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# 292.307 System emergencies.
(a) *Qualifying facility obligation to provide power during system emergencies.* A qualifying facility shall be required to provide energy or capacity to an electric utility during a system emergency only to the extent:
(1) Provided by agreement between such qualifying facility and electric utility; or
(2) Ordered under section 202(c) of the Federal Power Act.
(b) *Discontinuance of purchases and sales during system emergencies.* During any system emergency, an electric utility may discontinue:
(1) Purchases from a qualifying facility if such purchases would contribute to such emergency; and
(2) Sales to a qualifying facility, provided that such discontinuance is on a nondiscriminatory basis.