(United States First Circuit) - In a public utilities class action,contending that defendant power company (PREPA)'s subsidized municipalities' private exercise of power in violation of Puerto Rico law, the district court's grant of summary judgment to defendant is affirmed where plaintiffs' lack of a valid protected interest in the electricity consumed by the municipalities or the funds paid to PREPA deprive them of standing to bring takings or due process claims.
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