Legal Opinion
Transwestern Pipeline Co. v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided March 23, 1990No. Nos. 88-1046, 88-1371, 88-1484, 88-1555, 88-1559 and 88-1573PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge STEPHEN F. WILLIAMS.
STEPHEN F. WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge:
This appeal grows out of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s attempt to afford natural gas consumers the benefits of increased competition. Its basic stratagem was to “unbundle” the sale of gas from its transportation, enabling local distribution companies and end-users to buy gas in the field and to use interstate pipelines simply for transportation. See Order No. 436, Regulation of Natural Gas Pipelines after Partial Wellhead Decontrol, 50 Fed.Reg. 42,408 (1985). In Associated Gas…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Chevron U. S. A. Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Payne Enterprises, Inc. v. United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1988
- United Gas Improvement Co. v. Callery Properties, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Alabama Electric Cooperative, Inc. v. Federal Energy Regulatory CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1982
- Associated Gas Distributors v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, the Peoples Gas Light & Coke Co., IntervenorsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1990
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Watergate East, Inc. v. District of Columbia Public Service CommissionDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1995
- Transwestern Pipeline Company v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, the Public Utilities Commission of the State of California, Process Gas Consumers Group, Southern California Gas Company, El Paso Natural Gas Company, Pacific Gas and Electric Company, Texas Eastern Transmission Corporation, the Kansas Power and Light Company, Southwest Gas Corporation, Williams Natural Gas Company, Intervenors. Transwestern Pipeline Company v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Southern California Gas Company, Southwest Gas Corporation, Pacific Gas and Electric Company, Williams Natural Gas Company, Public Utilities Commission of the State of California, El Paso Natural Gas Company, Citizens Energy Corporation, Intervenors. Transwestern Pipeline Company v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Williams Natural Gas Company, Southern California Gas Company, Public Utilities Commission of the State of California, Intervenors. Transwestern Pipeline Company v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Kansas Power & Light Company, Natural Gas Clearinghouse, Inc., Williams Natural Gas Company, Southern California Gas Company, Public Utilities Commission of the State of California, Pacific Gas & Electric Company, Psi, Inc., Texas Eastern Transmission Corp., Southwest Gas Corp., Intervenors. Public Utilities Commission of the State of California v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Kansas Power & Light Company, Natural Gas Clearinghouse, Inc., Williams Natural Gas Company, Southern California Gas Company, Pacific Gas & Electric Company, Psi, Inc., Southwest Gas Corp., Transwestern Pipeline Company, Intervenors. Kansas Power & Light Company v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Natural Gas Clearinghouse, Inc., Williams Natural Gas Company, Pacific Gas & Electric Company, Public Utilities Commission of the State of California, Southern California Gas Company, Psi, Inc., Transwestern Pipeline Company, IntervenorsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1990