Consumers Public Power District v. Twin Valleys Public Power District

This is an appeal from a final order of the Nebraska State Railway Commission denying an application by Consumers Public Power District to build an electric transmission line in Harlan County.

The evidence shows that the Western Union Telegraph Company desires electrical service for a new microwave relay station approximately 2 miles north of Orleans, Nebraska, a point served by Consumers. Consumers has a contract to furnish this service. The service requires the construction of a new 3-wire, 2,400 volt line from Orleans to the microwave relay station, a distance of 2.3 miles. The application…