美国最高法院要求华盛顿州11月27日前回应限额与投资案，太平洋电力质疑该计划歧视外州客户
华盛顿州瑟斯顿县奥林匹亚市消息，美国最高法院已要求华盛顿州就太平洋电力公司提出的限额与投资案作出回应，回应截止日期为11月27日，相关申请定于11月6日分发给大法官开会讨论，消息于10月27日公布。太平洋电力公司于9月4日提交申请，请求最高法院审理该公司与华盛顿州限额与投资计划的争议；公司主张，该州的限额与投资计划歧视向非华盛顿州客户供电的公用事业企业。华盛顿州生态部主任凯西·西克斯基勒此前通过州总检察长办公室于10月13日放弃了回应权，但最高法院现要求州政府作出回应。限额与投资计划是华盛顿州通过市场机制控制温室气体排放的政策工具，此次争议的核心是该计划是否对跨州供电构成不公平待遇。最高法院是否正式受理此案，将在11月6日大法官会议之后见分晓，具体裁决以最高法院后续公布为准。
U.S. Supreme Court Asks Washington State to Respond by November 27 in Cap-and-Invest Case; PacifiCorp Says the Program Discriminates Against Out-of-State Customers
Olympia, Thurston County, Washington — The U.S. Supreme Court has asked Washington State to respond to PacifiCorp's petition in the cap-and-invest case, with a response deadline of November 27; the petition is scheduled to be distributed to the justices for their November 6 conference, according to news released on October 27. PacifiCorp filed the petition on September 4, asking the Supreme Court to take up its dispute over Washington's cap-and-invest program; the company argues the program discriminates against utilities that supply power to customers outside Washington. Washington Department of Ecology Director Casey Sixkiller had waived the right to respond on October 13 through the state attorney general's office, but the high court is now seeking a response. The cap-and-invest program is Washington's market-based tool for controlling greenhouse gas emissions, and the core of the dispute is whether it treats cross-border power supply unfairly. Whether the Supreme Court formally takes the case will become clear after the November 6 conference; any ruling will be as announced by the court.
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