Opinion ID: 553338
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 4

Heading: FERC's Denial of Prospective Relief

Text: 69 When the Commission affirmed the findings and conclusions of the ALJ, it chose not to impose the prospective relief sought by petitioners Allegheny, CMEEC and MMWEC. These entities sought to have imposed on PASNY a requirement that it obtain FERC approval prior to allocating preference power to entities other than rural electric cooperatives and traditional retail municipal electric utilities in the future. Allegheny, CMEEC and MMWEC asserted that such a remedy was appropriate because of PASNY's repeated failure to comply with previous FERC and court rulings when making its allocation decisions. The Commission ordered that PASNY must make an informational filing with the Commission ninety days prior to the effective date of an allocation. This filing must outline the determinations on which PASNY has relied to conclude that the entity to which it proposes to sell preference power qualifies as a public body. Opinion No. 329, 48 FERC at 61,478. 70 As we have stated on a prior occasion, the Commission has broad discretion in determining what relief is appropriate to remedy a violation of the NRA and the remedy should be reasonably commensurate with the needs of the case. PASNY, 743 F.2d at 112. Here, the ALJ found that PASNY had acted in good faith. Given this finding, the Commission's decision not to require PASNY in the future to obtain approval before allocating preference power did not constitute an abuse of discretion. Indeed, we think the Commission properly balanced all the factors that were before it and fashioned a thoughtful and appropriate remedy which may adequately accommodate and protect the interests of all the parties involved.