Legal Opinion
Holyoke Water Power Company and Holyoke Power and Electric Company v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, New England Power Company, Intervenor
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided August 22, 1986No. 85-1052PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STARR, Circuit Judge:
Under the well-settled doctrine known as Mobile-Sierra1 the legality of a proposed rate increase by a seller of electric power turns on the terms of the contract governing the relationship between the purchasers and seller of electricity. This case calls upon us to review the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s interpretation of a contract executed in 1957 concerning the sale of electric power in Massachusetts. For the reasons that follow, we defer to the Commission’s interpretation of the contract and deny the petition for review.
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2Cases cited10 opinions
- Securities & Exchange Commission v. Chenery Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1943
- 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. Colorado Interstate Gas Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1955
- United Gas Pipe Line Co. v. Memphis Light, Gas & Water DivisionSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Motion Picture Ass'n of America, Inc. v. Federal Communications CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2002
- Southern California Edison Company v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Cities of Anaheim, IntervenorsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1986
- Vermont Department of Public Service v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Vermont Electric Power Company, IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1987
- Northwest Airlines, Inc. v. Federal Aviation Administration, Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority, IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1994
- Pub Util Cmsn St CA v. FERCCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2001
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