Legal Opinion
Virginia Electric and Power Company v. Federal Power Commission
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided October 6, 1965No. 9886PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
J. SPENCER BELL, Circuit Judge.
The petitioner, Virginia Electric and Power Company [hereinafter Vepco], seeks to set aside an interim order of the Federal Power Commission [hereinafter the Commission] entered under section 10(f) of the Federal Power Act. 1 The order requires Vepco to pay a specified sum in partial satisfaction of its obligations for certain headwater benefits conferred by upstream dams constructed by the Government upon the petitioner’s Roanoke Rapids hydroelectric development project during the period between August 1, 1955, and December 31, 1962.
The petitioner’s project,…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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- Federal Communications Commission v. WJR, Goodwill Station, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
- South Carolina Electric & Gas Company v. Federal Power Commission, United States, on Behalf of the Secretary of the Interior, IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1964
3Cited by1 opinion
- Citizens for Allegan County, Inc. v. Federal Power Commission, City of Allegan, Michigan, Consumers Power Company, IntervenorsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1969