Northern States Power Co. v. International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 160

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

DONOVAN W. FRANK, District Judge.

INTRODUCTION

This matter is before the Court on Plaintiff Northern States Power Company, Minnesota’s (“NSP”) Motion to Vacate Arbitration Award. (Doc. No. 3.)

BACKGROUND

Plaintiff NSP is a Minnesota corporation doing business as Xcel Energy. (Doc. No. 1, Compl. ¶ 1.) NSP owns and operates a public utility that generates and distributes electricity throughout the Twin Cities metropolitan area, out-state Minnesota communities, North and South Dakota, and Wisconsin. (Id. ¶ 8; Doc. No. 10, Wilhelm Aff., Ex. 1 (“Opinion and Award”) at 2.)…