FERC Order 888 required mandatory open transmission access to all users, which filled in the patchwork left by the Energy Policy Act from 4 years earlier. Additionally, it promoted the concept of independent system operators (ISOs) to build competition for wholesale market participants. It left FERC with jurisdiction over wholesale electric sales, transmission, and left state commissions with jurisdiction over distribution and generation components of retail service.
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