Legal Opinion
Sw. Airlines Co. v. Fed. Energy Regulatory Comm'n
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided June 14, 2019No. 18-1134; C/w 18-1136, 18-1137, 18-1138PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Tatel, Circuit Judge:
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission uses a streamlined "indexing" method to ensure that when oil pipelines raise their rates, the resulting charges remain reasonable. Every summer, the Commission calculates an "index" that reflects inflation between the previous two calendar years, and pipelines may, through an expedited process, rely on that index to increase their rates. If a pipeline's customers believe that a particular rate increase, though index-compliant, is still too high, then they may challenge that rate in a proceeding before the Commission. These…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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