Open Access Same-Time Information System

Open Access Same-Time Information System

The Open Access Same-Time Information System (OASIS), is an Internet-based system for obtaining services related to electric power transmission in North America. It is the primary means by which high-voltage transmission lines are reserved for moving wholesale quantities of electricity. The OASIS concept was originally conceived with the Energy Policy Act of 1992, and formalized in 1996 through Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Orders 888 and 889.

Read more about Open Access Same-Time Information System:  Before OASIS, Impact of The Energy Policy Act of 1992, FERC Orders 888 and 889, OASIS Nodes, OASIS Impacts

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