Legal Opinion
Florida Power & Light Company v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided November 6, 1981No. 80-5259PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
R. LANIER ANDERSON, III, Circuit Judge:
The question petitioner Florida Power & Light Company (“FP&L”) asks us to answer is whether the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“Commission”) has the authority to compel FP&L to file a tariff including an FP&L policy relating to the availability of electric transmission service. FP&L’s position is that filing such a tariff in effect would require FP&L to offer electric transmission service to all customers and would convert it into a common carrier for such service. FP&L argues that this amounts to compelled wheeling, which is beyond the authority…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Standard Oil Company of New Jersey, Appts. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1910
- Montana-Dakota Utilities Co. v. Northwestern Public Service Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1951
- Otter Tail Power Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- United States v. GriffithSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- United Gas Pipe Line Co. v. Mobile Gas Service Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1956
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3Cited by31 opinions
- Rosie Quarles v. Fred St. Clair, Individually and as Commissioner of the Mississippi State Department of Public WelfareCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
- Mississippi Industries v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Missouri Public Service Commission, Mississippi Power & Light Company, Louisiana Power & Light Company, City of New Orleans, Louisiana, Mississippi Public Service Commission, State of Arkansas, Union Carbide Corporation, Occidental Chemical Corporation, Arkansas & Missouri Congressional Delegations, Louisiana Public Service Commission, Arkansas Public Service Commission, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, Arkansas Power & Light Company, Middle South Energy, Inc., Middle South Services, Inc., and Cities of Conway and West Memphis, Arkansas, Intervenors. Mississippi Public Service Commission v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Arkansas Power & Light Company v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Mississippi Power & Light Company v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Louisiana Public Service Commission v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Occidental Chemical Corporation v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Reynolds Metals Company v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Edwin Lloyd Pittman, Attorney General of the State of Mississippi v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Arkansas and Missouri Congressional Delegations v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Arkansas Public Service Commission v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, State of Arkansas v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Mississippi Legal Services Coalition v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, City of New Orleans v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Missouri Public Service Commission v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Representative Webb Franklin v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana v. Federal Energy Regulatory CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1987
- The City of Pompano Beach, a Florida Municipal Corporation v. Federal Aviation Administration, James C. Brettman, IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1985
- Associated Gas Distributors v. Federal Energy Regulatory CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1987
- Raymond J. Donovan, Secretary of Labor v. Oil, Chemical, and Atomic Workers International Union and Its Local 4-23Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
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