Legal Opinion
Process Gas Consumers Group v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided April 19, 1991No. 89-1739PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge WALD.
WALD, Circuit Judge:
Petitioners seek review of decisions issued by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC” or “Commission”) on remand from this court’s decision in Process Gas Consumers Group v. FERC, 866 F.2d 470 (D.C.Cir.1989) (“PGC I”). At issue is FERC’s approval of a natural gas rate surcharge to support “end-use” research by the Gas Research Institute *206(“GRI”). Upon a thorough review of the extensive record, we find aspects of the Commission’s order inconsistent with FERC regulations and the standards set forth by this court in…
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