Legal Opinion · Concurrence
Nextera Energy Resources LLC v. Iowa Utilities Board
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided June 8, 2012No. 10–2080Published
1Concurrence
■ MANSFIELD, Justice
(concurring specially).
I concur in the result only. This proceeding involves an effort by MidAmerican Energy to have Iowa’s ratepayers shoulder the costs of a new wind energy project even though MidAmerican does not forecast a need for additional capacity until 2019. The majority comments at several points on' the desirability of the project. Generally speaking, I feel less qualified to reach these conclusions but more confident about the Iowa Utilities Board’s authority to approve the project.
I. Deference to the Iowa Utilities Board.
The first question before us is the…
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