Federal court backs key electric grid policy

Published August 15, 2014 4:42pm ET



A federal court on Friday upheld a key rule designed to spur investment in expensive electric grid infrastructure that could connect more people to renewable energy and other power sources.

A three-member panel for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit unanimously sided with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, rejecting claims from petitioners that the federal grid regulator lacked authority to implement its regulation, known as Order 1000.

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