Legal Opinion
Wabash Valley Power Ass'n v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided November 2, 2001No. 00-1297PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge EDWARDS.
HARRY T. EDWARDS, Circuit Judge:
American Electric Power Co., Inc. (“AEP”) and Central and South West Corp. (“CSW”), two large regional utility holding companies, jointly petitioned the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC” or “Commission”) for merger approval, as required by § 203 of the Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. § 824b(a) (1994). When presented with a merger or acquisition request, FERC “shall approve” the request if the merger or acquisition “will be consistent with the public interest.” Id. After lengthy review, FERC…
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