{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-34-1516","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 34-1516","heading":"New generating facilities in the District of Columbia.","body":"No person shall construct an electric generating facility for the purpose of the retail or wholesale sale of electricity unless the Commission first determines, after notice and a hearing, that the construction of the electric generating facility is in the public interest.","path":["Title 34. Public Utilities.","Chapter 15. Retail Electric Competition and Consumer Protection."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/34-1516","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"bb2a977c5454f09ace9397c51a1795b06e9fac052324003627646244e0696840","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-34-1515","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-34-1517"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}