Legal Opinion
Appalachian Power Company v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Town of Richlands, Virginia, Intervenors
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided December 17, 1996No. 94-1411, 95-1612PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEPHEN F. WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge:
Section 211 of the Federal Power Act (“FPA”), 16 U.S.C. § 824j (1994), authorizes the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to order an electric utility with transmission capability to “wheel” electricity, i.e., to provide transmission services for the electric power of other providers. Here FERC exercised this authority and ordered the Appalachian Power Company (“Appalachian” or “APCo”) to transmit electricity that a group of Virginia municipalities (the “Municipals”), wholesale electric customers of Appalachian, had contracted to buy from another supplier,…
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