Proposed CFTC Order to Exempt Coops from Regulations

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has proposed an order that would exempt certain electricity transactions involving electric cooperatives from most Commodity Exchange Act regulations.  The order would exempt transactions between and among coops and government-owned electric utilities, including state and municipal utilities and the federal power marketing administrations.  Additional information regarding the proposed order can be found here.

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