Legal Opinion

Northern States Power Co. v. North Dakota Public Service Commission

North Dakota Supreme Court

Decided March 1, 1990No. Civ. 890250PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

VANDE WALLE, Justice.

Northern States Power Company (NSP) appealed from an order of the Public Service Commission (PSC) which found that NSP’s extension of electrical service into three subdivisions of Fargo, North Dakota, constituted an unreasonable duplication of investment, facilities, and services already provided by Cass County Electric Cooperative (Cass). We affirm.

NSP is a Minnesota corporation which provides electric and natural gas service to areas in eastern North Dakota. Since 1937, NSP has been authorized by the PSC to provide electric service as an electric utility to the city of…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Power Fuels, Inc. v. ElkinNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1979
  2. Skjefte v. Job Service North DakotaNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1986
  3. Blueshield v. Job Service North DakotaNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1986
  4. Triangle Oilfield Services, Inc. v. HagenNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1985
  5. Berdahl v. North Dakota State Personnel BoardNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1989

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Capital Electric Cooperative, Inc. v. City of BismarckNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 2007
  2. North Central Electric Cooperative, Inc. v. North Dakota Public Service CommissionNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 2013
  3. Shark v. Northern States Power Co.North Dakota Supreme Court · 1991
  4. Haugland v. SpaethNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1991
  5. Capital Electric Cooperative, Inc. v. North Dakota Public Service CommissionNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 2016

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