South Dakota Public Utilities Commission v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s Empirical Analysis
690 F.2d 674 · 1982
Citation profile
5 federal appellate · 3 state decisions
Relationships
Applies 42 U.S.C. § 2021
Relies on Montana-Dakota Utilities Co. v. Northwestern Public Service Co. · Arkansas Louisiana Gas Co. v. Hall · New England Power Company v. New Hampshire Massachusetts · Union Electric Co. v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Most-quoted passages
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“The Amendment to the Coordinating Agreement of Northern States Power Company (Minnesota) and Northern Power Company (Wisconsin) filed with the Commission ... is just and reasonable. It is approved as a rate schedule change pursuant to § 205 of the Federal Power Act subject to the modification ordered in Paragraph (B) below.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“Commission's denial turned on lack of need for the nuclear plant, economic disbenefits, and superiority of alternative means of generation.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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