Legal Opinion
Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. v. Public Service Commission
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided June 16, 1988PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Yesawich, Jr., J.
Section 210 of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (hereinafter PURPA) (16 USC § 824a-3) was enacted to foster the development of cogeneration and small power production facilities and thereby reduce this country’s dependence on fossil fuels (see generally, Matter of Consolidated Edison Co. v Public Serv. Commn., 63 NY2d 424, 431, appeal dismissed 470 US 1075) by, inter alia, authorizing the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (hereinafter FERC) to prescribe rules requiring electric utilities to purchase electric energy from such facilities…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- City of Philadelphia v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- New York State Council of Retail Merchants, Inc. v. Public Service CommissionNew York Court of Appeals · 1978
- Consolidated Edison Co. v. Public Service CommissionNew York Court of Appeals · 1984
- Fossella v. DinkinsNew York Court of Appeals · 1985
- Long Island Lighting Co. v. Public Service CommissionAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1987
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3Cited by4 opinions
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- Hudson River Fisherman's Ass'n v. WilliamsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988
- Long Lake Energy Corp. v. Public Service CommissionAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
- Xiox Corp. v. Public Service CommissionAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993