which further supported the scheme. However, the United States Federal Power Commission (later the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission) rejected the Westcoast proposal in 1954 after three years of hearings and 28,000 pages of testimony.
The additional proof bolstered the plan, but ultimately, the United States Federal Power Commission (later the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission) dismissed the Westcoast proposal in 1954 after a lengthy process involving three years of hearings and an enormous amount of documentation.