Legal Opinion
Hughes v. Talen Energy Marketing, LLC
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided April 19, 2016No. 14–614; 14–623PublishedCited by 92 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Ginsburg
The Federal Power Act (FPA), 41 Stat. 1063, as amended, 16 U.S.C. § 791a et seq., vests in the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) exclusive jurisdiction over wholesale sales of electricity in the interstate market. FERC's regulatory scheme includes an auction-based market *1292mechanism to ensure wholesale rates that are just and reasonable. FERC's scheme, in Maryland's view, provided insufficient incentive for new electricity generation in the State. Maryland therefore enacted its own regulatory program. Maryland's program provides subsidies, through state-mandated contracts, to a new…
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