Legal Opinion
Connecticut Department of Public Utility Control v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided January 29, 2010No. 08-1199PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Senior Circuit Judge WILLIAMS.
WILLIAMS, Senior Circuit Judge:
In calculating the permissible return on equity for ISO New England, Inc., a regional organization of transmission owners, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission explicitly hiked the rate in order to induce the ISO and its members to proceed swiftly in the completion of certain key transmission projects. It applied the incentive—a 100 basis point bonus in their return on equity—primarily to projects completed by December 31, 2008. Petitioners, mainly state utility regulators in New England, challenge…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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- Public Service Electric & Gas Co. v. Federal Energy Regulatory CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2007
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