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

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...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2008.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Electric power. Power resources > Law and legislation. Contracts. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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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.
Item Description:	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. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.