ALCOA INC. v. F.E.R.C.

No. 06-1426.

564 F.3d 1342 (2009)

ALCOA INC., Petitioner v. FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided May 8, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David R. Poe argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the briefs were Sonia C. Mendonca and Brett A. Snyder.

Samuel Soopper, Attorney, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief were Cynthia A. Marlette, General Counsel, and Robert H. Solomon, Solicitor.

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge GRIFFITH.


GRIFFITH, Circuit Judge.

The newly created Electric Reliability Organization proposed that its costs be allocated according to a method of computation called net energy for load. Alcoa asks us to review the decision of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission that approved the proposal. We find the decision reasonable and thus deny the petition for review.

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