Legal Opinion
Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc. v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided November 12, 2004No. Nos. 03-1238 and 03-1254PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge TATEL.
TATEL, Circuit Judge:
Obligated by statute to recoup its costs from industries it regulates, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission funds its electricity-related programs through *385annual charges to public utilities based on the volume of electricity they transmit. In this case, two transmission providers, having unsuccessfully petitioned FERC to base those charges on sales as well as transmissions — an approach the Commission once followed but has now abandoned — ask this court to order FERC to reconsider its position. They argue that changed…
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