Question juridique clé
Whether Swissgrid AG had to bear part of the Federal Administrative Court costs despite being a utility acting under statutory duties.
Solution extraite
Yes. Swissgrid remained the losing necessary opposing party and was liable for the court costs under Art. 63 VwVG.
Motifs extraits
Cost liability depends on party status and losing status, not on whether the party filed its own requests before the appellate court. Swissgrid had initiated the underlying proceedings and lost on the merits, so it could not shift costs to the authority.