Legal Opinion
Cities of Newark, New Castle & Seaford v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided June 3, 1985No. 84-3049PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
BECKER, Circuit Judge.
This opinion addresses a petition for review of an order of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC” or the “Commission”) by four Delaware municipalities (“municipalities”) that purchase electric power at wholesale from intervenor Delmarva Power and Light Company (“Delmarva”). The petition raises two important questions, one concerning our jurisdiction and the other concerning the substance of the Commission’s order.
The threshold question is whether we have subject matter jurisdiction under § 313(b) of the Federal Power Act (the “Act”), 16…
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- Cities of Newark, New Castle and Seaford, Delaware v. Federal Energy Regulatory CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1985