Legal Opinion
Pacific Northwest Generating Cooperative v. Dept. of Energy
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided December 17, 2008No. 05-75638, 05-75639, 06-73756, 06-74223, 06-74237, 06-74797, 06-75361PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BERZON, Circuit Judge:
A. Introduction
At their origins during the New Deal, the Bonneville Project’s hydroelectric operations in the Pacific Northwest, administered by the Bonneville Power Administration (“BPA”), were promoted as spreading the benefits of affordable federal power widely, to “the farmer and the factory, and all of you and me.” 2 At the same time, the Project gave a vital boost to the aluminum industry of the Pacific Northwest. Indeed, in the early days of the Project, what was good for BPA was good for the aluminum industry, and what was good for the aluminum industry was good…
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- Bennett v. SpearSupreme Court of the United States · 1997
- Barnhart v. Peabody Coal Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 2003
- Joel White v. John Lambert, SuperintendentCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2004
- Aluminum Co. of America v. Central Lincoln Peoples' Utility DistrictSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
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