Legal Opinion
Xiox Corp. v. Public Service Commission
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided June 3, 1993PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Yesawich Jr., J.
The Federal Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act (hereinafter PURPA; see, 16 USC §824a-3) and the Public Service Law (see, Public Service Law § 66-c) require public utility companies such as respondent Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation to purchase electricity from Federally, qualified alternate energy producing facilities (hereinafter qualifying facilities). Respondent Public Service Commission (hereinafter PSC) is charged with overseeing the contracting process and is statutorily bound, by both Federal and State law, to ensure that the amounts paid under…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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- Long Island Lighting Co. v. Public Sevice CommissionAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988
- Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. v. Public Service CommissionAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988
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- Long Island Lighting Co. v. Trigen-Nassau Energy Corp.New York Supreme Court · 1995
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