Legal Opinion
City of New Orleans v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided October 20, 1995No. Nos. 94-1340, 94-1345PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WALD, Circuit Judge:
This case involves a decision by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC” or “the Commission”) to allow the spin-off of two electricity generating plants by Entergy, a holding company which owns four subsidiary utility companies. The City of New Orleans (“CNO”), claiming that New Orleans ratepayers will suffer harm from FERC’s decision, and Entergy, the holding company, both challenge the Commission’s Order for addressing the “prudence” of the spin-off only as to its current effect on rates up until such time as the utility system will need to purchase new…
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