Legal Opinion
City of Boulder v. Public Service Co. of Colorado
Colorado Court of Appeals
Decided July 8, 1999No. 98CA0518PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge PLANK.
Plaintiffs, various entities selling electricity to defendant Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCo), a Colorado corporation, appeal the dismissal of their complaint asserting claims against PSCo and the Colorado Public Utilities Commission (PUC). We affirm.
I. Background
A. Legal Background
In 1978, Congress enacted the Public Utilities Regulation Policies Act (PURPA), codified at 16 U.S.C. § 824, et seq. (1999), to encourage the development and operation of facilities utilizing alternative electrical generation technologies not dependent upon fossil fuels as well as…
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