Legal Opinion
Power Authority v. Flacke
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided June 9, 1983PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Kane, J.
In or about April, 1976, the Power Authority of the State of New York (the Authority) applied to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) (formerly the Federal Power Commission) for a license to construct and operate a hydroelectric pumped storage power facility at Prattsville, New York. The proposed facility would use the Schoharie Reservoir on Schoharie Creek as the receiving reservoir. A new reservoir would be built at a higher elevation on Dog Hill, an elevated plateau adjacent to the existing reservoir. When demand for electricity is low, such as at…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Udall v. Federal Power CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Power Authority v. New York State Department of Environmental ConservationNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
- Power Authority v. New York State Department of Environmental ConservationAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1982
3Cited by4 opinions
- Power Authority v. WilliamsNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
- Power Authority v. WilliamsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1984
- United Petroleum Ass'n v. WilliamsNew York Supreme Court · 1984
- Fourth Branch Associates v. Department of Environmental ConservationNew York Supreme Court · 1989