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Catchword for “wheeling”

Catchword: wheeling

Filed Under: English, Jargon

Part of Speech: n.

The part of speech reflects that used in the full entry, and not necessarily the part of speech as it is used in the quotation below.

Quotation: Melcher tied up the Senate for several days over a more technical issue of importance to small and public utilities—their ability to get power “wheeled” to them across the transmission lines of larger private utilities. Without wheeling, small utilities located in the middle of private utility service areas would have to generate their own power, buy it from their competitor, or build expensive transmission lines to an outside source.

Article or Document Title:
“After Long, Hard Lobbying Effort: Senate Passes Hydropower Bill Giving Edge to Private Utilities”

Author:
Joseph A. Davis

Article, Document, Publication, Web Site:
Congressional Quarterly Weekly Report

Date of Publication:
Apr. 19, 1986

Page Number:
843

Volume: 44

Number or Issue: 16

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