Legal Opinion
Western Massachusetts Electric Company v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Pittsfield Generating Company, L.P., and Masspower, Intervenors
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided January 15, 1999No. 92-1665, 94-1290 and 97-1726PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge RANDOLPH.
RANDOLPH, Circuit Judge:
Western Massachusetts Electric Company — WMECO—petitions for review of six orders of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission asserting jurisdiction over certain interconnection agreements and ordering the cost of grid upgrades associated with the interconnections to be rolled into WME-CO’s rate base rather than be borne exclusively by the interconnecting facilities. For the reasons that follow, we deny the petitions for review.
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The Altresco Agreements
Altresco-Pittsfield Limited Partnership 1 operates a 165 MW…
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