### Question
Can you define what State regulatory authority means?


### Answer
**State regulatory authority** is defined as the following in *16 U.S.C. § 2602*:

> any State agency which has ratemaking authority with respect to the sale of electric energy by any electric utility (other than such State agency), and in the case of an electric utility with respect to which the Tennessee Valley Authority has ratemaking authority, such term means the Tennessee Valley Authority

#### Citation:
  - *16 U.S.C. § 2602*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 46-PUBLIC UTILITY REGULATORY POLICIES**

