Legal Opinion
State Ex rel. Utilities Commission v. Carolina Power & Light Co.
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Decided July 1, 2005No. 649A03PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDMUNDS, Justice.
In this matter, we consider the extent to which federal law has preempted the authority of the North Carolina Utilities Commission over proposed contracts involving sales of electricity by North Carolina utilities to wholesale customers in interstate commerce. *518Because we hold that the power to review such proposed contracts is consistent with the duties imposed upon the Utilities Commission by our General Assembly and is not preempted by federal law, we reverse the holding of the North Carolina Court of Appeals.
On 17 November 1998, Carolina Power & Light Company (CP&L)…
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