Legal Opinion
Sierra Pacific Power Company v. Federal Power Commission, Pacific Gas and Electric Company, Intervenor
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided May 23, 1955No. 12430PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAZELON, Circuit Judge.
In 1938, Pacific Gas and Electric Company, a public utility under the laws of California, and Part II of the Federal Power Act, 1 entered into its second 15-year contract to sell electric energy to Sierra Pacific Power Company, a public utility under the laws of California and Nevada. With the end of World War II, it became apparent that before expiration of this contract in 1953 Sierra’s rapidly increasing demands would require either the construction of an additional transmission line into its area by P G & E, or the development of a new source of power. Accordingly,…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Texas & Pacific Railway Co. v. Abilene Cotton Oil Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1907
- Montana-Dakota Utilities Co. v. Northwestern Public Service Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1951
- Colorado Interstate Gas Co. v. Federal Power CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Wichita Railroad & Light Co. v. Public Utilities Commission of KansasSupreme Court of the United States · 1922
- Federal Power Commission v. Niagara Mohawk Power Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1954
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3Cited by20 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
- Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Company v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, (Three Cases)Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1979
- Avgoustis v. ShinsekiCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2011
- Pacific Gas and Electric Company v. Federal Power Commission, Sierra Pacific Power Company, IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1958
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