Legal Opinion
Association of Public Agency Customers, Inc. v. Bonneville Power Administration
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 24, 1997No. Nos. 95-70859, 95-70861, 95-70862, 95-70864, 95-70927 and 95-70928PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THOMAS, Circuit Judge:
Confronted by unprecedented market pressures, the Bonneville Power Administration (“BPA”) undertook a searching re-examination of its business strategy. As a result, BPA proposed profound alterations in its relationships with certain large industrial customers. At issue in this consolidated appeal are the administrative decisions effecting the transition, which are challenged by a number of widely divergent interest groups. After careful consideration, we deny all the petitions for review.
BACKGROUND
In order to assess whether BPA’s actions were arbitrary and capricious,…
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