Legal Opinion
San Diego Gas & Electric Co. v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided June 8, 1990No. Nos. 88-1744, 88-1782PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
STEPHEN F. WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge:
This dispute arises out of the lurching energy prices of the past two decades. An energy purchase contract that looked good for both parties on the date signed (November 4, 1985) soon afterwards looked dismal to the buyer. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission declined to lower the price, but at the same time declined to relieve the seller from a delay of the effective date stemming from what may seem a technical default. We affirm the Commission against attack by both sides.
The contract obligates San Diego Gas & Electric Company to buy 100 megawatts of…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- United Gas Pipe Line Co. v. Mobile Gas Service Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Federal Power Commission v. Sierra Pacific Power Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1956
- The City of Piqua, Ohio v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Dayton Power and Light Company, IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1979
- United Gas Pipe Line Company v. Federal Energy Regulatory CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1983
- City of Girard, Kansas v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Kansas Gas and Electric Company, IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1986
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