Public Utility District No. 1 of Snohomish County v. FERC and the Mobile-Sierra Doctrine.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Electric power.

Natural gas.

Contracts.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (10 pages, digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2008.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Discusses the Mobile-Sierra Doctrine, which mandates that FERC will not abrogate wholesale electricity and natural gas contracts between private parties absent demonstrating that change is necessary in the public interest. Discusses recent ruling in Public Utility District No. 1 of Snohomish County v. FERC, which provides for exception to Mobile-Sierra requirement in context of market-based rates. Considers implications for FERC regulation of wholesale electricity and natural gas contracts.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

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Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Public Utility District No. 1 of Snohomish County v. FERC and the Mobile-Sierra Doctrine

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