CFR > Title 18 - Conservation of Power and Water Resources > CHAPTER I—FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY > SUBCHAPTER K—REGULATIONS UNDER THE PUBLIC UTILITY REGULATORY POLICIES ACT OF 1978 (parts 290 to 294) > PART 292—REGULATIONS UNDER SECTIONS 201 AND 210 OF THE PUBLIC UTILITY REGULATORY POLICIES ACT OF 1978 WITH REGARD TO SMALL POWER PRODUCTION AND COGENERATION > SUBPART C—Arrangements Between Electric Utilities and Qualifying Cogeneration and Small Power Production Facilities Under Section 210 of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 ( > 292.307—System emergencies.

292.307—System emergencies.

(a) Qualifying facility obligation to provide power during system emergencies. A qualifying facility shall be required to provide energy or capacity to an electric utility during a system emergency only to the extent:
(1) Provided by agreement between such qualifying facility and electric utility; or
(2) Ordered under section 202(c) of the Federal Power Act.
(b) Discontinuance of purchases and sales during system emergencies. During any system emergency, an electric utility may discontinue:
(1) Purchases from a qualifying facility if such purchases would contribute to such emergency; and
(2) Sales to a qualifying facility, provided that such discontinuance is on a nondiscriminatory basis.