Statute treatment: 16 U.S.C. § 2601-2645

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 25 citation events across 19 distinct cases.

25citations total

19distinct interpreting cases

11distinct courts

4citations in last 5y

1981–2022year range

Top 13 leading cases

#1 Central Maine Power Co. v. Public Utilities Commission (1983) me 20 own cites 4× in case

#2 Petition of Department of Public Service (1991) vt 8 own cites 2× in case

#3 Central Maine Power Co. v. Public Utilities Commission (1981) me 16 own cites 1× in case

#4 Benton Falls Associates v. Central Maine Power Co. (2003) me 14 own cites 1× in case

#5 Westside Dixon Associates LLC v. Utah Power & Light Co. (2002) utah 11 own cites 1× in case

#6 Habersham Mills v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (1992) ca11 6 own cites 1× in case

#7 Appeal of Campaign for Ratepayers' Rights (1993) nh 5 own cites 1× in case

#8 Tampa Elec. Co. v. Garcia (2000) fla 4 own cites 1× in case

#9 cluster 481063 (1987) ca8 4 own cites 1× in case

#10 Nassau Power Corp. v. Beard (1992) fla 3 own cites 1× in case

#11 West v. Village of Morrisville (1984) ca2 9 own cites 1× in case

#12 West v. Village Of Morrisville (1984) ca2 2 own cites 1× in case

#13 Atlanta Gas Light Co. v. U. S. Department of Energy (1982) ca11 4 own cites 1× in case

Ranking method: leading_score = ln(1 + own_citation_count) × √(mentions_in_case) × flag_factor, where flag_factor = 1.0 green · 0.6 unknown · 0.5 neutral · 0.4 yellow · 0.3 procedural · 0 red. Red-flagged cases excluded — their interpretation has been undermined and shouldn't lead the list. Top 20 returned per statute. Open any case for full G Cite, trajectory, and per-circuit treatment.