Legal Opinion
Kansas City Power & Light Co. v. State Corp. Commission
Supreme Court of Kansas
Decided February 21, 1986No. 58,293PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Lockett, J.:
Kansas City Power & Light Company (KCP&L) appeals from a decision of the District Court of Linn County, Kansas, upholding an order of the State Corporation Commission (KCC) which requires an electric utility to enter into a contract to purchase electricity from a cogenerator or small power producer. The KCC order was in implementation of § 202 and § 210 of the federal Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (PURPA, codified as amended at 16 U.S.C. §§ 824a-3, 824i [1982]), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) regulations…
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