Legal Opinion
Town of Norwood, Massachusetts v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Boston Edison Company, Intervenor
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided November 6, 1978No. 77-1326PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the court filed by Chief Judge J. SKELLY WRIGHT.
J. SKELLY WRIGHT, Chief Judge.
This is a petition for review of the Federal Power Commission’s 1 resolution of a variety of disputes stemming from efforts by the Town of Norwood, Massachusetts, to discontinue purchasing wholesale power from the Boston Edison Company and commence purchasing it at a lower rate from the New England Power Company (NEP-CO), while using Edison’s transmission facilities to “wheel” 2 the power thus purchased. The most important issue raised concerns the intersection of the Supreme Court’s Mobile-Sierra…
2Cases cited6 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
- Federal Power Commission v. Conway Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1976
- The Towns of Alexandria, Minnesota v. Federal Power Commission, Otter Tail Power Company, Intervenor. The Village of Elbow Lake, Minnesota v. Federal Power Commission, Otter Tail Power Company, IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1977
- Public Service Company of Indiana, Inc. v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Crawfordsville, Frankfort, Logansport, Peru, and Washington, Indiana, and Indiana Municipal Electric Association and "Imea Cities," Intervenors. City of Crawfordsville, Indiana, City of Frankfort, Indiana, City of Logansport, Indiana, City of Peru, Indiana and City of Washington, Indiana v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Hoosier Energy Division of Indiana Statewide Rural Electric Cooperative, Inc. And Public Service Company of Indiana, Inc., Intervenors. Wabash Valley Power Association, Inc., Hoosier Energy Division of Indiana Statewide Rural Electric Cooperative, Inc., Intervenor v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Public Service Company of Indiana, Inc., Intervenor. Indiana Municipal Electric Association v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Public Service Company of Indiana, Hoosier Energy Division of Indiana Statewide Rural Electric Cooperative, Inc., Intervenors. Public Service Company of Indiana, Inc. v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Wabash Valley Power Association, Inc., IntervenorsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1978
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- Mississippi Industries v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Missouri Public Service Commission, Mississippi Power & Light Company, Louisiana Power & Light Company, City of New Orleans, Louisiana, Mississippi Public Service Commission, State of Arkansas, Union Carbide Corporation, Occidental Chemical Corporation, Arkansas & Missouri Congressional Delegations, Louisiana Public Service Commission, Arkansas Public Service Commission, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, Arkansas Power & Light Company, Middle South Energy, Inc., Middle South Services, Inc., and Cities of Conway and West Memphis, Arkansas, Intervenors. Mississippi Public Service Commission v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Arkansas Power & Light Company v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Mississippi Power & Light Company v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Louisiana Public Service Commission v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Occidental Chemical Corporation v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Reynolds Metals Company v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Edwin Lloyd Pittman, Attorney General of the State of Mississippi v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Arkansas and Missouri Congressional Delegations v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Arkansas Public Service Commission v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, State of Arkansas v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Mississippi Legal Services Coalition v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, City of New Orleans v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Missouri Public Service Commission v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Representative Webb Franklin v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana v. Federal Energy Regulatory CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1987
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