Barton Windpower LLC v. Northern Indiana Public Service Company

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION BARTON WINDPOWER, LLC and ) BUFFALO RIDGE I, LLC, ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) 13-cv-5329 v. ) ) Judge John Z. Lee NORTHERN INDIANA PUBLIC ) SERVICE COMPANY, ) ) Defendant. ) ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Plaintiffs Barton Windpower, LLC and Buffalo Ridge I, LLC are wind energy power plants respectively located in Iowa and South Dakota. Both are owned by Iberdrola Renewables, LLC, the second-largest operator of wind energy plants in the United States. Defendant Northern Indiana Public Service Company (“NIPSCO”)…