What degree of relationship is required between a “specific purchase” and the power content of a particular electricity product as reflected in its power content label?
A. “Specific purchase” means a transaction in which the buyer pays for some quantity of electricity from specific generating facilities to be placed on the Western System Coordinating Council (WSCC) grid or on lower voltage lines connected to the grid. The WSCC grid is the interconnected system of transmission lines spanning the western United States plus parts of Canada and Mexico. Having made a specific purchase of, for example, 500 megawatt/hour (MWh) of wind power in Washington, a retailer would be entitled to claim this energy in the power content label of an electricity product it markets in California. The retailer does not have to show that the Washington wind power was transmitted to California or that it was generated at the same time as the retailer’s customers were using power.
