Legal Opinion
Wisconsin's Environmental Decade, Inc. v. Securities and Exchange Commission, Wpl Holdings, Inc., Intervenor
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided August 15, 1989No. 88-1320PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge SENTELLE.
SENTELLE, Circuit Judge:
Wisconsin’s Environmental Decade, Inc., has petitioned for review of an order of the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935. The order approved the application of WPL Holdings, Inc. to acquire all the stock of Wisconsin Power and Light Company and to thereafter be exempt from all but the acquisition-review provisions of the Act. We grant the petition for the reasons set out below.
I. Background
A. Statutory Background
Public utility holding companies and their affiliates…
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