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IN RE DETAILING CRITERIA & STANDARDS

No. A04-1742.

700 N.W.2d 533 (2005)

In the Matter of DETAILING CRITERIA AND STANDARDS FOR MEASURING AN ELECTRIC UTILITY'S GOOD FAITH EFFORTS IN MEETING THE RENEWABLE ENERGY OBJECTIVES UNDER MINN. STAT. 216B.1691.

Court of Appeals of Minnesota.

July 26, 2005.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Elizabeth Goodpaster, Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy, St. Paul, MN, for relators Izaak Walton League of America, Minnesotans for an Energy-Efficient Economy, and Minnesota Center for Environment Advocacy.

Mike Hatch, Attorney General, Kari Valley Zipko, Assistant Attorney General, St. Paul, MN, for respondent Minnesota Public Utilities Commission.

Denis R. Vogel, Mary Beth Peranteau, Wheeler, Van Sickle & Anderson, S.C., Madison, WI, for respondent Dairyland Power Cooperative.

Michael J. Bradley, Moss & Barnett, Minneapolis, MN, for respondents Great River Energy, Interstate Power and Light Company, Minnesota Power, Otter Tail Power, Southern Minnesota Municipal Power Agency, and Northern States Power Company d/b/a Xcel Energy.

Delmar R. Ehrich, John F. Jeske, Faegre & Benson LLP, Minneapolis, MN, for respondent Minnesota Chamber of Commerce.

Considered and decided by WRIGHT, Presiding Judge; KALITOWSKI, Judge; and DIETZEN, Judge.

OPINION

WRIGHT, Judge.

The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (PUC) issued an order that set certain objectives for the use of renewable energy resources by electric utilities. On certiorari review, relators assert that the PUC committed an error of law by misinterpreting the statute that establishes these objectives. In the alternative, relators argue that the PUC made an arbitrary and capricious decision by adopting inconsistent methods for determining...

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