Legal Opinion
Southwest Gas Corp. v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided June 2, 1998No. 92-1623, 93-1627, and 94-1310PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SENTELLE, Circuit Judge:
In this consolidated proceeding, we consider petitions filed by Southwest Gas Corporation (“petitioner” or “Southwest”), a local distribution company (“LDC”), seeking review of six orders of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC” or “the Commission”) applying the changes in the natural gas pipeline regulatory regime under Order No. 636 1 to the pipeline operated by El Paso Natural Gas Company (“El Paso”) which serves Southwest. Because we find that each challenge is either moot, previously disposed of, or without merit under applicable standards of review, we…
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