### Question
What does Independent System Operator" or "ISO mean?


### Answer
**Independent System Operator" or "ISO** has the following meaning in *16 U.S.C. § 796*:

> an entity approved by the Commission—


(A) to exercise operational or functional control of facilities used for the transmission of electric energy in interstate commerce

#### Citation:
  - *16 U.S.C. § 796*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 12-FEDERAL REGULATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF POWER > SUBCHAPTER I-REGULATION OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF WATER POWER AND RESOURCES**

