Legal Opinion
Swecker v. Midland Power Cooperative
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided May 17, 2017No. Civil Action No. 2016-1434PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
CHRISTOPHER R. COOPER, United States District Judge
Plaintiffs Gregory and Beverly Swecker own and operate a wind turbine on their Iowa farm. They have brought this pro se action against two Iowa electric Utilities and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) under the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (“PURPA”). Under PURPA, FERC must promulgate rules requiring electric Utilities to purchase electricity from small generation facilities like Plaintiffs’ wind turbine. The statute limits the price _ that these utilities must pay for the electricity, such…
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