Ratemaking authority

Ratemaking authority
  A utility commission's legal authority to fix, modify, approve, or disapprove rates as determined by the powers given the commission by a State or Federal legislature.
  U.S. Dept. of Energy, Energy Information Administration's Energy Glossary

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