Apline Energy, LLC v. Matanuska Electric Association

OPINION

BOLGER, Justice,

I. INTRODUCTION

Federal law requires electric utilities to purchase power generated by cogeneration facilities that meet certain standards and provides a method of calculating the purchase rate that the utilities must pay: To qualify for this treatment, a facility must be certified that it meets the standards. It may self-certify, by filing a form describing the project and asserting that it believes it meets the standards, or it may, request a formal determination that it meets the standards. The Regulatory Commission of Alaska implements this certification scheme on…