California Court Dismisses Ecotality Lawsuit on PUC Settlement with NRG

Washington (Platts)

Tom Tiernan

October 15, 2012

An appeals court in California dismissed a lawsuit that sought to stop NRG from installing electric vehicle charging stations in the state as part of its settlement with the Public Utilities Commission stemming from the state’s power crisis of 2000-2001.

EV charging firm Ecotality filed the lawsuit earlier this year, claiming that the settlement would benefit NRG and its EV charging business and that the settlement between the PUC and NRG was reached in secret.

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