Legal Opinion
Aluminum Co. of America v. Bonneville Power Administration
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided December 11, 1989No. Nos. 87-7303, 87-7308 and 87-7313PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEAVY, Circuit Judge:
OVERVIEW
These consolidated cases challenge the first nonfirm energy rates that the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) established, and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) approved, under section 7(k) of the Pacific Northwest Electric Power Planning and Conservation Act (the Regional Act), 16 U.S.C. § 839e(k) (1982).1 Nonfirm power is energy in excess of firm power, and is provided only when such excess exists. The challenged rates, schedules NF-1 and NF-2, were effective from July 1, 1981, through September 30, 1982, and from October 1, 1982, through…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Sierra Club v. MortonSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
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3Cited by13 opinions
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