Legal Opinion

Regulatory Comm'n of Alaska v. Matanuska Elec. Ass'n, Inc.

Alaska Supreme Court

Decided February 22, 2019No. Supreme Court Nos. S-15944/S-15973 (Consolidated)PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MAASSEN, Justice.

*1018I. INTRODUCTION

Electrical utilities entered into agreements for the purchase and transmission of energy from a hydroelectric project to utilities in distant service areas. Legislation exempted the agreements from the review or approval of the Regulatory Commission of Alaska (RCA); any disputes were to be resolved instead by a contractually established committee.

Along the transmission pathway was a substation leased by Homer Electric Association (HEA) to Chugach Electric Association (Chugach) and used by Chugach for the transmission of the distant utilities' electricity. When…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Falcon v. Alaska Public Offices CommissionAlaska Supreme Court · 1977
  2. Alyeska Pipeline Service Co. v. DeShongAlaska Supreme Court · 2003
  3. Norville v. Carr-Gottstein Foods Co.Alaska Supreme Court · 2004
  4. Lowell v. HayesAlaska Supreme Court · 2005
  5. Ulmer v. Alaska Restaurant & Beverage Ass'nAlaska Supreme Court · 2001

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Reed S. v. State of Alaska, Department of Health & Social Services, Office of Children's Services, Makenna S. v. State of Alaska, Department of Health & Social Services, Office of Children's ServicesAlaska Supreme Court · 2022
  2. City of Valdez v. Regulatory Commission of Alaska, Hilcorp Alaska, LLC, Harvest Alaska, LLC, Harvest Midstream I, L.P., Hilcorp Energy I, L.P., Hilcorp Energy Company, BP Pipelines (Alaska) Inc., and BP Corporation North America Inc. , City of Valdez v. Regulatory Commission of Alaska, Hilcorp Alaska, LLC, Harvest Alaska, LLC, Harvest Midstream I, L.P., Hilcorp Energy I, L.P., Hilcorp Energy Company, BP Pipelines (Alaska) Inc., and BP Corporation North America Inc.Alaska Supreme Court · 2024
  3. Hollis S. French v. Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation CommissionAlaska Supreme Court · 2021

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